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Oregon can be an excellent travel nursing destination. Between major health systems in Portland, assignments throughout the Willamette Valley, and smaller facilities serving coastal and rural communities, there are opportunities well beyond the state’s largest city.

But if you’re considering an Oregon assignment, licensing needs to be part of the plan early.

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The hardest part of your first travel nurse assignment usually isn’t the nursing. It’s everything that has to happen before you ever walk onto the unit.

You create a profile. Gather documents. Apply for jobs. Wait for submissions. Interview. Review an offer. Complete credentialing. Get licensed if necessary. Find housing. Travel to a city you may have ...

Travel nurses often receive compensation in ways that look very different from a traditional staff nurse paycheck. For example, a travel nurse contract might include a relatively modest taxable hourly wage as well as thousands of dollars per month in housing, meals, and incidental stipends. Those stipends may be tax-free, which can make the travel assignment considerably more...

California is one of the most popular destinations for travel nurses. The state consistently offers some of the highest travel nursing pay in the country, along with strong nurse-to-patient ratio protections and assignments everywhere from major Los Angeles medical centers to smaller hospitals along the Central Coast. However, getting licensed can be a bear.

If you alr...

Travel nursing can be a lot easier and more lucrative when you have a Compact Nursing License. These licenses allow license holders to work in any state that is part of the compact. That dramatically increases access to the job market and helps land jobs quicker. 

This guide covers how compact eligibility works, which states are in the