With the shift in the economy over the past few years, many travelers are taking assignments closer to home. Healthcare Traveler explores the pros and cons of working as a traveling healthcare professional at facilities close to home. Aureus Medical Group employee Patricia Rogers shares her thoughts after three years of working a variety of assignments throughout Texas . She offers some realistic advice and tips to travelers considering taking an assignment close to home.
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Travel healthcare, staffing and career insights from Aureus Medical.
Aureus Medical Group Traveling Respiratory Therapists Featured in Healthcare Traveler article “Respiratory Therapists Improve Quality of Care”
Aureus Medical Group employees Janice Fogle and Beverly Berger share their experiences working in the Respiratory Therapy field. Fogle is a 34-year healthcare veteran who was inspired to become a Respiratory Therapist after watching her father fight for each breath and dying at 39, a victim of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Berger changed careers from an LPN to a Respiratory Therapist, drawn to the field after losing both her husband and mother to cancer.
Continue reading »Aureus Medical Group Traveling Nurse Featured in Healthcare Traveler article, “Rest on the Road”
Changing schedules and facilities every 8 to 13 weeks can be a struggle for traveling healthcare professionals attempting to regulate their sleep schedules. Aureus Medical Group employee Carrie Shaw, RNC, shares some great tips for adapting schedule while on assignment. A traveler for the last 11 years, Shaw has learned to take her own bedding with her to every assignment. She also brings along a few other comforts from home and tries to keep a consistent schedule.
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Our prayers go out to those affected by the tornadoes in Joplin, MO and the flooding in the South.
Now more than ever, healthcare professionals are needed to help in these storm ravaged areas. There are many organizations that help coordinate disaster relief, but the American Red Cross is probably one of the largest national providers.
Continue reading »What is a Hero?
According to the dictionary, a hero is a person, who is admired for courage or noble qualities or a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.
I have had a couple amazing opportunities in the last month to hear some outstanding speakers relating to heroes. The first event was at the Wellness Council of America Awards Luncheon in April. The guest speaker was Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto, the highest-ranking officer in the Twin Towers when they collapsed on 9/11.
Continue reading »Prepping for Your Post-College Career
OK, it’s game time. Pomp and circumstance is approaching fast, which means, you are now about to start your post-school career. A whirlwind of questions and decisions will be coming your way, but no fear, help is definitely here.
First and foremost, preparation! You wouldn’t walk into boards without cracking a book so why would you start your career without first doing some basic homework. Preparation starts with you and that means knowing all about what you have to offer your potential employer.
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Leasa Garrett, a traveling RN for Aureus Medical, was interviewed for the April Healthcare Traveler story, “Telemetry Travel Nurses.” Click
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One of Aureus Medical’s traveling nurses, Leslie Ford, was interviewed for the article “Travel Nurses Find Fitness” in Healthcare Traveler.
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