Travel Nurse Corps

[Sasrn10]

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone following this post was involved in the travel nursing program through the VA. I am about to start my first assignment, so would love a point of contact from someone out there currently working or even formerly. 

 

Sarah 

[Swellz]

I'd love to hear how it goes. I had tried to reach out and apply with them a couple years ago, but I couldn't get any follow up from them at the time.

Also, if your handle is in fact your real name, you probably want to change it.

[DeDe245]

I get my healthcare through the VA even while traveling. They have a Traveling Vet program not to be confused with the Travel Nurse Corps. I am grateful for my VA Care and found it better and much less costly than health insurance and less hassle now that they have made improvements and you have access to a national Urgent Care Network, ER's and other private providers.

That said they are very bureaucratic and some VA's are much worse than others. My permanent home VA is great though.

I looked at the Travel Nurse Corps and was leary of the VA managing a Travel Nurse program but guess it could be like hospital that have their own in house traveler or seasonal programs.

I worked an assignment for the VA through another Travel Nurse Company and the VA still has assignments with regular Travel Nurse Agencies. On that assignment the people were pretty good but the thick bureaucracy was there.

Would be interested to know how it works out. I know they do things different than other Travel Nurse Companies.