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The Dos and Don'ts of Packing for Travel Healthcare Assignments

Packing for a travel healthcare assignment can be both exciting and challenging. With each new location comes the opportunity for adventure, but ensuring you have everything you need is key to a smooth transition. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or heading out on your first assignment, here are some essential do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when packing.

The Dos and Don'ts of Packing for Travel Healthcare Assignments

How-To Travel Guides

Packing for a travel healthcare assignment can be both exciting and challenging. With each new location comes the opportunity for adventure, but ensuring you have everything you need is key to a smooth transition. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or heading out on your first assignment, here are some essential do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when packing.

Five Apps You Didn't Know You Needed As a Traveler

Living in this digital era, it’s not often we find ourselves without a tiny computer in our pocket, but are you making the most of your smartphone as a traveler? Living life on the road can be overwhelming and stressful at times, which is why we curated a list of five free smartphone apps that will help make your transition to new assignments as smooth as possible! Stay organized so that you can focus on what really matters – providing quality care to your clients or patients.

Five Apps You Didn't Know You Needed As a Traveler

Living in this digital era, it’s not often we find ourselves without a tiny computer in our pocket, but are you making the most of your smartphone as a traveler? Living life on the road can be overwhelming and stressful at times, which is why we curated a list of five free smartphone apps that will help make your transition to new assignments as smooth as possible! Stay organized so that you can focus on what really matters – providing quality care to your clients or patients.

Mastering Public Transportation on Your Travel Healthcare Assignment

As a travel therapist, the thrill of exploring new cities and experiencing diverse cultures is part of the job's allure. But whether you’re on a short vacation or settling into a temporary home without a car, navigating public transportation in an unfamiliar city can be daunting. But, with a little preparation and some insider tips, you’ll be navigating like a local in no time.

Mastering Public Transportation on Your Travel Healthcare Assignment

How-To Travel Guides

As a travel therapist, the thrill of exploring new cities and experiencing diverse cultures is part of the job's allure. But whether you’re on a short vacation or settling into a temporary home without a car, navigating public transportation in an unfamiliar city can be daunting. But, with a little preparation and some insider tips, you’ll be navigating like a local in no time.

Beat Boredom on Assignment With These Hobby Classes

One of our favorite recommendations for how to make a new city feel like home when you move for an assignment, is by taking a group class that interests you! These classes are a terrific way to test your talent (or patience) while meeting people in your area. Each city will have a different selection of classes you can take, we recommend looking at Facebook Events or Groupon to find local classes that interest you, or you can check out one of these staple classes: 

Beat Boredom on Assignment With These Hobby Classes

Lifestyle Travel Guides

One of our favorite recommendations for how to make a new city feel like home when you move for an assignment, is by taking a group class that interests you! These classes are a terrific way to test your talent (or patience) while meeting people in your area. Each city will have a different selection of classes you can take, we recommend looking at Facebook Events or Groupon to find local classes that interest you, or you can check out one of these staple classes:

What's The Difference Between a 1099 and W-2 employee as a Healthcare Traveler?

As a healthcare traveler, you may find yourself unsure of the difference between being a 1099 independent contractor or a W-2 employee and you're classified as as a traveler, and you're not alone in this! We're often asked if Jackson Therapy Partners travelers are W-2 employees or 1099 contractors, and all JTP travelers are W-2 employees. But, you may find yourself presented with the option of being a W-2 employee or a 1099 independent contractor, so let's breakdown the difference between the two and what they mean for healthcare travelers: 

What's The Difference Between a 1099 and W-2 employee as a Healthcare Traveler?

How-To Travel Guides

As a healthcare traveler, you may find yourself unsure of the difference between being a 1099 independent contractor or a W-2 employee and you're classified as as a traveler, and you're not alone in this! We're often asked if Jackson Therapy Partners travelers are W-2 employees or 1099 contractors, and all JTP travelers are W-2 employees. But, you may find yourself presented with the option of being a W-2 employee or a 1099 independent contractor, so let's breakdown the difference between the two and what they mean for healthcare travelers: