Healthcare Staffing & Career Blog

Travel healthcare, staffing and career insights from Aureus Medical.

May 14, 2014

Efficiency on Travel Assignments

I read an article the other day about the ever changing stance on healthcare. It talked about cost reduction and healthcare workers making more contact with patients in less time. It seems fair to say that efficiency in hospitals and for healthcare workers is imperative.

May 13, 2014

Seasonal Tips for your Summer Assignment

With spring in full swing and summer on its way, you are probably beginning to see your calendar fill up with many different activities. No matter the location of your summer locum tenens assignment, barbeques, sporting events, and other outdoor activities are sure to make an appearance.

Vitamin D may help lower back pain in travel physical therapy

Both vitamin D deficiency and lower back pain are epidemics, as many travel physical therapy professionals may have discovered.

Texting and doctoring for the travel nurse: A patient hazard

It’s time to find new solutions to “texting” and doctoring.

May 9, 2014

Medical staffing professionals: Is it possible to be obese and healthy?

Healthcare staffing employees may have heard about the “fit and fat” rule.

May 7, 2014

Cool down for better performance in the heat on travel therapy jobs

The end goal of every travel physical therapist is to see their patients recover and return to doing the things that they love – whether that’s playing with their grandkids or stepping back on the baseball field.

Travel nursing professionals: How to avoid sunburn in the summer

As medical staffing professionals know, while a sunburn may seem like temporary irritation, it can cause long-term damage to the skin and speed up the aging process.

May 6, 2014

Aureus Celebrates Nurses

As each year passes, the landscape of healthcare continues to change. From talks of a social medicine platform to electronic medical record conversions, the list goes on and on. But through all of this, one thing remains the same.