Are you a nurse that wants to work for a staffing agency as opposed to being a hospital employee? Traveling nurses do enjoy things like more flexible schedules and general higher pay. How much do they make, though?
Before consulting staffing agencies, it’s a good idea to know what the marketplace is like. There are some things to take into consideration first. Things like:
Where is the Nurse Going?
Is the staffing nurse going to a rural area or a city? How big is the hospital? The location is a big part of what they can make per hour.
A larger city with more people and higher quality care can afford to pay more. Those tend to have a higher per-hour rate. That will drop the further from a city one goes – it can vary by as much as $10 per hour.
What is the Situation?
While there is a general need for staffing nurses, there are also times when the demand is higher. Like when there is a global pandemic that rips through the healthcare field. Then nurses may be able to command higher rates.
Then it is up to the nurse to make the decision themselves whether they feel that the reward of possible higher pay outweighs the risks of possibly getting sick themselves. They also need to see if the place that they are going to is doing everything that they can to make it a safer work environment.
What Is The Rate?
A top earner in a state like New York could expect to make over $100,000 while they can make over 68% more than the national average in California. It is a good idea to do some research in the area that you are planning on going to. Many agencies can also get you free housing for a job.
The medical field is a volatile one now, especially with hospital employees getting fed up with being inundated with patients day in and day out. That can create opportunities for others so that a general rate of $30 per hour along with multiple chances for overtime can make for a hefty paycheck.
Staffing agencies will always find a demand, but this is a time when they can create many jobs for nurses. If some are highly capable as a nurse, then it might be in their best interest to contact an agency to move forward.
