Flexibility is the New Currency
Demand for travel nurses skyrocketed during the pandemic. Not surprisingly, the hourly rates of pay for this labor resource increased just as fast. Many hospitals watched core staff leave for these lucrative opportunities, contributing further to staffing shortages and vacancies. A number of these nurses, however, didn’t opt for the typical long-distance travel assignments. Rather, they stayed and traveled in their local market. (most employers have policies that prevent this,