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RapidStaff Spotlight: March 2023

RapidStaff wants to recognize the clinicians who exemplify the RapidStaff values. Integrity, Internally Driven, Fun, and Respect. Our March spotlight falls on Sally, who brings her experience, integrity, and dedication to each travel assignment. Read more about Sally below! Name(s):  Sally ZenonSpecialty:  Travel Nurse AssistantNumber of RapidStaff assignments:  3Number of years with RapidStaff:  2 Why…

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5 Tips for New Travelers

So, you’ve made the decision that travel healthcare assignments are right for you. That’s great! Now it’s time to set yourself up for success to ensure you have a positive experience traveling. Read our top five tips below to give yourself a leg up when you head out on your first travel assignment. 1. Take…

healthcare crisis staffing travel nurse spotlight on Dennis and Micayla

RapidStaff Spotlight: February 2023

RapidStaff wants to recognize the clinicians who exemplify the RapidStaff values. Integrity, Internally Driven, Fun, and Respect. Our February spotlight falls on two people who bring their experience, skills, and dedication to each travel assignment. Meet Micayla Ramos and Dennis Williams, a couple who travels together and makes a difference along the way! Name(s):  Micayla…

Start Your Healthcare Travel Career in 2023!

It’s a new year, which might mean it’s time to launch your new career in travel healthcare. Travel healthcare assignments are a great way to see new places, make new friends, work resume building assignments at premiere hospitals, and most importantly, make a difference! The past few years have been filled with uncertainty, leading many…

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Tips to Destress for the Holidays

With the holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to fall victim to stress, especially when you are contemplating taking a strike or COVID-19 assignment. We wanted to share a few tips that can help you destress during this holiday season. 1. Imperfection can be perfect. Every holiday season many people feel the pressure to make things…

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Time It Takes to Staff in an Emergency

When a public health emergency (PHE) occurs, ensuring your medical facilities are effectively staffed is crucial to preventing unnecessary risks to patients’ health and safety. While it is common for hospitals to be stretched to their limits during a PHE, following the Four S’s can help alleviate these challenges. Staff: Utilizing temporary staffing and volunteers…

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Benefits to Work a Nursing Strike

When nurses go on strike, they are usually lobbying for better working conditions, for example: lowering patient-nurse ratios, increasing pay or better equipment. Unfortunately, it leaves a hole in the care that patients are receiving when nurses strike. It can be a hard decision to cross the picket line and work at a striking facility;…