As a travel nurse, how often would my job performance be evaluated?
Dr. Shaffer: Travel nurses are evaluated more often than the average permanent staff nurse. They receive yearly performance evaluations from their employers and more frequent evaluations from hospital-based nurse-managers for each assignment—typically at least four evaluations each year. Also, before each new assignment, nurse-managers and human resources personnel at the next hospital where travel nurses plan to work interview them and evaluate their work experience and records. Does the staffing firm offer the traveling nurse any support while on assignment? Dr. Shaffer: Staffing firms employ many people who work on behalf of their travelers. For the traveler, the most important support person is the recruiter. The recruiter is always there for the traveler, acting as a career lifeline and helping the traveler get the positions he or she wants. These firms also employ registered nurses to serve as clinical liaisons and career coaches and help travelers to solve problems and deal with
