Are there seasonal (traveling) NP's?

[Foxfour]

i have recently applied to the fnp program. having said that, i would like to know if there are np's out there who (or can you) work 6 months in one state and 6 months in another? my husband loves the heat of texas, but i hate it. it's 90 degrees outside right now, and i absolutely hate it. i would love to be able to go back and fourth to seattle and texas. we have great winters here-no snow or ice and the temp is around 50 to 60 degrees. i guess what i'm trying to say is there such jobs as a traveling (or seasonal is a better word) np? if there is not such a thing, are there np's out there who work 3 12hour shifts and not in the hospital. i have seen the tremendous stress of the np's in the hospital (i work in the nicu). i don't want anything to do with that. i'm leaning towards pedi. thank you in advance for answering my questions.

[allennp]

one of the challenges with "traveling" as a np is that you of course need licensure in each state and i am not aware of any compacts for np's like they have for rn's so of course you would have to apply to each state you expect to work in.

also most states have quite different practice acts and i would expect that to have some challenges to adapt to. the state i work in has independent practice with no collaboration other than of course normal help/advice between professional specialties. other states require rather close affiliation like a pa. one would need to be prepared to adapt to each state.

i think alaska has a set up for some temp licensure but i can not speak with authority on the matter.

i work 10 and 12 hrs shifts in a freestanding 24 hr urgent care which is not hospital attached, though the provider group i work for also staffs a local ed which is affiliated with the uc. i work about three shifts a week, two some week, four some other weeks, just depends.

hope this helps