Travel nursing agencies

I've been travelling for the past 3 1/2 yrs now, and no need to worry. Pretty much any agency will be able to get you an assignment and housing with pets. I began travelling with one dog and have worked my way up to two. Happy travels!

I read from a travel nurse's site that Motel 6 allows you to bring pets.

Motel 6, most Red Roof Inns, La Quinta Inn, and I beleive some Holiday Inn locations all allow pets.

I'm not sure what company you're looking to travel with, but I've worked for three different ones and I've never been put up in a hotel. Pretty much all the companies put you in apts or a few I've heard of place their nurses in those extended stay places.

When I traveled, back in the olden days 1986-1988 they put us up in apartment complexes...you could have a room alone or with another traveler and now you can take your family or significant other with you if you want to....things are definately changing for the better when it comes to traveling nursing..... :hatparty:

hi, I have traveled with a company removed for advertising and they allow pets. You just tell them that you have pets when you apply and they will find you housing that allows pets.

Most 13 week contracts will come with an apartment for housing. Sometimes it is an extended stay hotel but typically it's an apartment. Some areas have more available housing than others, though, especially when it comes to pets.

Contracts that are shorter than 13 weeks will often have extended stays as the housing because it's hard to get an apartment complex to write a lease for less than that.

Some areas just don't have much available for housing and hotels are used. No matter what, you should have an idea of what the housing will be before you sign the contract. The company isn't going to want to sign a lease and fork over money for an apartment until after you sign the contract, so it's unlikely that you'll have an actual address, but the company should be able to tell you if it's going to be a hotel or an apartment. Companies often deal with the same complexes over and over so they should be able to give you "typical" housing info. You can look these complexes up online and get some details.

It is very important to let your recruiter know about your pets very early on so plans can be made. Your company should pay all your housing deposits except for your pet deposit. One traveler on another board avoids expensive pet deposits by always getting her housing in complexes that allow pets but not mentioning her pets to the complex. That can be risky- some complexes will toss you out if you have undeclared pets.

You might want to check into companies now- a lot of hospitals and agencies require 2 years experience for specialty areas like ICU, OR, and ER.