Im currently a psych nurse with almost a year and a half psych experience and almost two years med surg experience prior to psych. I've become very interested in travel nursing in psych as I plan to continue my career as a psych NP one day. Here are some questions I have:
1. how does travel nursing locally (Texas) vs travel nursing in another states? I have heard it pays less if you do travel locally and it would be the same as if I worked a regular staff job at a hospital. Currently I just started making $31.25 an hour.
2. What is a good base pay to go by when choosing an assignment? Also I have heard psych nurses get paid less as it is not a specialty.
3. Is there an abundance of psych jobs available? Would it be enough to have consistent assignments lined up?
4. What are some recommended travel nurse agencies and why?
5. How competitive is the process of applying and obtaining an assignment?
Id really appreciate any feedback from all of you. I've done my research but it's always good to hear advice and opinions first hand from actual travel nurses. Thank you!
