Travel nurses get a certain freedom that other nursing positions just do not offer.
You can control when and where you work. You have the flexibility to take time off between assignments to focus on yourself or spend time with your friends and family. And you have the opportunity to make excellent money.
The freedoms of travel nursing are hard to beat, but the contract you get is only as good as your ability to research and negotiate.
And let’s be honest — you don’t always have time for that and this could impact your contracts.
Travel nursing agencies were established to help nurses unlock the full potential of travel nursing. You tell them what you want, and they find the best offers for you. Then you make the decision and get paid to be a nurse while you travel.
We are Trusted Nurse Staffing and we ally with nurses to tap into the exponential potential that travel nursing provides our healthcare system. Read more to learn why Trusted Nurse Staffing is not only the highest-paying travel nursing agency but also one of the best agencies in the job market.
Table of Contents
- 11 Components of the Benefits Package for Trusted Nurse Staffing, One of the Best Paying Travel Nurse Companies Available
- What Else Does Trusted Nurse Staffing Have to Offer In Addition to Being One of the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Companies?
- How to Land the Best-Paying Travel Nurse Jobs
- Use the Pronto App and Work With One of the Top Paying Travel Nurse Agencies in the Country
11 Components of the Benefits Package for Trusted Nurse Staffing, One of the Best Paying Travel Nurse Companies Available
Looking for a reason to sign on with Trusted Nurse Staffing?
How about eleven reasons?
- Maximum stipend pay
- Competitive rates
- A large selection of high-paying contracts
- A high number of direct contracts
- Bonuses: Sign-on, completion, referral, and loyalty rewards
- A reimbursement program
- Health, dental, and vision benefit options
- Short-term disability life insurance
- Whole life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Retirement benefits
Let’s explore what these reasons mean for you and our travel nurses.
#1: Maximum Stipend Pay
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we know stipends make up a large part of a travel nurse’s overall compensation. This stipend helps you survive while traveling and working.
That’s why TNS offers the maximum stipends for:
- Housing
- Meals & incidental expenditures; and
- Travel
The average stipend depends on geographical location and can be as high as $5,000 a month. Stipends are considered to be a part of your compensation package, not your salary. Therefore, they are not taxable as long as you maintain a tax home.
What is a tax home and how does it affect my stipend?
According to the IRS, tax homes are the general area where an individual earns most of their income. Since travel nurses earn their income from all over the country, their tax home is where they maintain residence. The IRS allows nurses to earn tax-free stipends when they maintain this tax home.
#2: Competitive Rates
You know you’re earning a competitive rate when you secure your travel nursing gig through Trusted Nurse Staffing.
In fact, we offer some of the highest pay rates in the travel nursing industry.
Our team works hard to ensure we’re offering a better rate than other agencies. If you find a more lucrative contract out there, it is our guarantee at Trusted Nurse Staffing to always try to match or even beat it.
We’ve also partnered with Pronto to make it even easier for you to find and compare the highest-paying travel nurse jobs. You can use Pronto on any mobile device to search for jobs anywhere at any time, even during your current assignments.
#3: A Large Selection of High-Paying Contracts
Trusted Nurse Staffing has flexible, high-paying travel nurse contracts in all 50 states.
So whether you’re interested in checking out the challenging hikes Utah or Colorado have to offer during your off time, or you’ve spent your entire life in cold-weather states and are looking for sun and warmer temperatures in Arizona, Florida, or even Hawaii — our team can make it happen.
So take your pick — sunshine or snow, short-term or a longer gig — there are so many high-paying contracts to choose from and Pronto makes it a breeze to find your next destination.
#4: A High Number of Direct Contracts
Trusted Nurse Staffing has been around for nearly 15 years. Our solid networking and established relationships provide a high number of direct high-paying travel nursing contracts.
What does this mean for travel nurses?
Because Trusted Nurse Staffing has so many direct contracts, we’re able to communicate directly with the healthcare provider, hospital, etc., instead of through a vendor management service or subcontractor.
Our connections help us significantly stand out amongst our competitors and provide our travel nurses with the best travel nursing positions.
#5: Bonuses: Sign-On, Completion, Referral, and Loyalty Rewards
Bonuses are certainly a nice perk, and Trusted Nurse Staffing offers some of the best bonuses in the business, including:
- Sign-on
- Completion
- Referral; and
- Loyalty rewards
First up, a sign-on bonus. You’ll receive a sign-on bonus as a welcome to the Trusted Nurse Staffing family. It’s our way of thanking you for entrusting us with your career opportunities.
Trusted Nurse Staffing also offers completion bonuses at the end of a contract as a reward for a job well done.
Our biggest asset is our network of talented and qualified healthcare professionals, so we encourage nurses to help us expand our pool of talent.
We depend on our employees to help us find excellent nurses and we reward them for their recommendations with an employee referral program. As part of our “refer-a-friend” program, you are eligible for a $500 bonus as soon as your referral completes their first assignment. (Hard-to-fill positions may offer additional bonus potential!)
In addition to traditional bonuses, Trusted Nurse Staffing offers a loyalty program. For each contract you complete, you’ll earn points. Save up those points by completing contract after contract with TNS.
When you decide to, you can cash them in for over 300,000 items via the Awardco Platform, including:
- Clothes
- Shoes
- Appliances
- Gadgets
- Books
- And more!
The more Trusted Nurse Staffing assignments you work, the more points you earn, and the more potential you have to spend while you get paid to travel.
#6 Reimbursement Program
We want to get you the highest-paying travel nursing contracts, so we’re willing to help you expand your career.
We don’t think you should have to pay out-of-pocket for the things you do to become a better travel nurse. That’s why Trusted Nurse Staffing offers reimbursements for any licensing, certifications, or CEUs you complete while you’re under contract with us.
#7: Health, Dental, and Vision Benefit Options
Trusted Nurse Staffing offers employee-sponsored Highmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield health insurance to all of our travel nurses.
As one of our nurses, you will receive full, prepaid health insurance. Plus, you’ll get a loaded HRA card so that the cost of insurance comes out of our pocket, not yours.
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, your insurance starts on the first day of the month after you start your assignment, and coverage continues until the last day of the month in which your assignment ends.
If you decide to pick up another assignment within 30 days, your insurance continues, and you’ll have no gap in coverage.
TNS offers dental and vision insurance to our nurses through Guardian.
Not only does Trusted Nurse Staffing offer conventional health insurance benefits, but we also understand the value of overall “wellness.” That’s why we provide wellness benefits!
You can spend your wellness benefits on things like massages (at participating locations), gym memberships, nutrition stores, fitbit.com, and other wellness products and services.
#8: Short-Term Disability Life Insurance
As a healthcare worker, you’re at a greater risk of catching something that could prevent you from doing your job. You’re likely aware that nonfatal workplace injuries are common in the healthcare industry, especially if you are a nurse. That’s why Trusted Nurse Staffing is pleased to offer short-term disability life insurance.
This policy will pay a portion of your income if you become sick or injured. Some of the features of short-term disability life insurance are:
- It’s portable. This means you own the construct, not Trusted Nurse Staffing. It follows you wherever you go, even if you choose to leave the agency (although we can’t imagine why you would want to do that).
- Your rate is locked in. The amount you pay will stay the same for the life of the policy, no matter how long you have it.
- The policy is a guaranteed issue. This means there are no medical, weight, height, blood, or urine questions asked when you apply.
Some common qualifications of this policy include cancer, pregnancy, injuries, diagnosed mental health issues, severe illness, and more.
#9: Whole Life Insurance
Unlike term life insurance, whole life insurance covers you for a lifetime. Just like our short-term disability insurance, this policy is portable.
Other features include:
- A guaranteed rate – The younger you are, the less your premium will be.
- Guaranteed cash value accumulation – You are assured no less than 3.5% if you want to take cash out of your policy for any reason.
- Dividend eligibility – You can earn money on your policy.
- A terminal illness provision – You can get early access to the policy if you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness that will result in death within a year.
#10: Accident Insurance
It’s impossible to completely prevent accidents, but we can help you plan to offset their potential financial impact with accident insurance,
Key features of Trusted Nurse Staffing’s accident insurance are:
- Low, medium, and high coverage models for you and your family
- A lump-sum benefit that can be used in any way you see fit
- On- and off-job guaranteed issue, meaning the policy pays if you miss work or not
If you are in an accident and are hospitalized, our health insurance will cover your stay. But if you have accident insurance, the lump-sum benefit means you will be issued an additional check to spend any way you wish.
Common qualifications for accident insurance payouts include:
- Burns
- Dislocations
- Eye injuries
- Fractures
- Lacerations
- Paralysis
- Accidental death or dismemberment
- Emergency benefits such as hospital admission, physical therapy, or emergency dental treatment
#11: Retirement Benefits
You may LOVE nursing and the fast-paced lifestyle, but at some point down the line, you’ll probably want to slow down a bit and enjoy retirement. It will be well deserved after all of your hard work.
That time may seem a long way off, but it’s important to plan for it sooner rather than later. Trusted Nurse Staffing cares about your financial future.
That’s why we offer a 401(k) retirement plan.
Not only that, TNS sweetens the deal by matching your retirement contributions at up to 4% after 1000 hours and one year of employment.
What Else Does Trusted Nurse Staffing Have to Offer In Addition to Being One of the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Companies?
We know you’re looking for the best-paying travel nurse agencies. Trusted Nurse Staffing is looking for the best and brightest nurses.
We understand high pay is important to our talented nurses, which is why we offer some of the best rates in the industry and so much more.
Check out some of the perks that come with a travel nursing agency of our caliber.
The Perks We Provide Nurses to Make Travel Nursing Life Just a Little Bit Easier
We provide our travel nurses:
- Options for full-time work, part-time work, or per diem work
- Overtime and double-time hours
- Weekly paychecks
- Direct deposit
- Rental car options; and
- Housing placement assistance
We’re Loyal to Our Nurses
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we get to know our nurses. You’re not just a name or number on our roster. You can count on the team at TNS to get to know you and respond quickly to any concerns you may have.
How quickly?
You’ll have 24/7 access to your recruiter.
That’s how committed our team at Trusted Nurse Staffing is to your success and your overall happiness.
We Strive to Find Your Ideal Position
When your recruiter knows you well, they’re able to find the ideal positions specifically for you.
The dream job for someone else may not be what you’re interested in or need for your life.
Are you looking for a short contract? Something more consistent and long-term? Maybe you’re hoping for a contract near your family. Or perhaps you are looking to use your career as a travel nurse to explore the country.
Trusted Nurse Staffing can provide contracts for whatever it is that you’re looking for.
We listen to your expectations, your wants, and your goals and work to find positions that are best suited for you. We also help nurses explore their options with the power of Pronto.
We Provide Support Through Every Step of the Process
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, you are truly part of a team.
We’ll be with you through every step of the process, from your very first travel nursing position to continued training, education, and certification as a seasoned pro.
Not only do we assist with your certifications, training, and compliance requirements, but Trusted Nurse Staffing also works to:
- Get you a contract that compensates you appropriately.
- Help you navigate travel to the location of your contract.
- Help you with lodging and getting you settled in your new home (whether it’s home for just a few weeks or several months).
Plus, we’re always happy to support you by offering assistance, answering questions, and addressing any possible concerns that come up during your job.
How to Land the Best-Paying Travel Nurse Jobs
You’ve decided travel nursing is the right fit for you.
So, how do you ensure you’re landing the best-paying gigs?
It’s actually easier than you may think.
Use Pronto Job Search and Work With One of the Top-Paying Travel Nurse Agencies in the Country
Pronto is the new job search powered by Trusted Nurse Staffing that can help you find the high-paying travel nursing job of your dreams.
Pronto and Trusted Nurse Staffing can help you:
- Search for available jobs by discipline, specialty, or location.
- Get key information about open positions, including:
- Location
- Weekly pay
- Assignment length
- Shift
- Apply to jobs quickly with our easy-to-use mobile experience.
- Make credentialing easier by uploading photos or documents one time or requesting a service for any credentials you don’t have on hand.
So not only is Trusted Nurse Staffing one of the highest-paying travel nurse agencies with the best perks, benefits, and compensation packages, but we also provide this tool that makes it easier than ever to look for jobs.
If you’re a veteran travel nurse, you can feel free to navigate Pronto on your own. If you’re newer and would like a little guidance, our recruitment team is here to help.
Don’t wait a minute more to get started with Trusted Nurse Staffing. You can scroll through jobs on Pronto while you pack your bags!