HEALTHCAREseeker.com President, Stephen Halasnik, recently came back from the Travel Nurse Industry Summit and below are some of the highlights.
* Travel Nurses are being used more this year then last
* Locum Tenens ( Doctors) are the most in demand
* Allied Travelers is next and then Travel nurses.
* The large Travel companies are paying the lowest rates
* Hospitals rank Travelers C- verses last years B
* More Hospitals plan on using Travelers (46%)
* Hospitals plan on using more Travelers then Per diem
* 85% of people on 1099 prefer it
* There is 50% more Healthcare jobs then in 2002
* Travel Nurses- 63% Hospitals, 10% clinics,
* FL, CA, TX, NY are largest states for Traveler use
* Travelers love: getting into needy Hospitals
* Travelers hate: Unprofessional agencies
* Hospitals love: ability to staff up quickly with Travelers
* Hospitals hate: Travelers who are not good at jobs
* Dept. of Defense and VA Hospitals...more Travelers
* Nursing shortage predictions are accurate
* Economy is slowing but doesn't affect Hospitals yet
* Outpatient surgery growing at 80%, Hospitals 10%
