Five Easy Steps to Becoming a Travel Nurse
Getting started as a travel nurse is easy, and there are excellent opportunities across all 50 states. O'Grady Peyton International is a top travel nurse agency that’s known for its competitive pay, generous benefits and outstanding service.
Follow these five easy steps for access to the widest selection of travel nurse jobs:
1. Fill out a travel nurse application
Filling out an application online immediately sends us the information we need to start looking for your ideal travel nursing assignment. However, even after you submit a completed application, you’re under NO obligation to become a travel nurse with our agency.
Apply today to see what’s available.
2. Meet your recruiter and choose your first assignment
Your recruiter will be your main contact at O'Grady Peyton. After a careful review of your application, your recruiter will call you to discuss your goals and needs as a travel nurse, and will let you know about available opportunities. With thousands of open positions across all 50 states, you’ll have a wide selection of travel nurse jobs to choose from. When you're ready, you decide which assignment to select—and we help get you there!
3. The facility interview
Before the phone interview, we send your credentials to the facility. Your recruiter will help you prepare for the interview, giving you the best opportunity to be offered the travel nursing assignment. You'll have a telephone interview with a representative of the hospital, usually the unit’s nurse manager.
4. Accept the assignment
Congratulations! You've gotten an offer and chosen your first travel nurse job. Now O'Grady Peyton will assist you with credentialing requirements, licensing and either locating housing close to your assignment facility and arranging for utilities and furniture delivery, or providing a subsidy. We'll take care of all the details to make your assignment a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
5. Pack your bags and off you go!
O'Grady Peyton will be with you throughout your assignment, starting with the trip to your new home. Once you arrive, your recruiter will stay in touch to make sure everything is just how you want it. If you have any on-the-job questions, clinical liaisons are available to answer your questions 24/7, and our housing representatives are also available at any time. Our travel nurse agency representatives are always just a phone call away.