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Pediatric
Whether you’re a traditional pediatric nurse or a traveling pediatric nurse, you’re going to be working with children and their caregivers. The difference is the travel. A traveling pediatric nurse will work with many different hospitals and doctors’ offices, while a traditional nurse will stay in one location, often with the same medical establishment throughout her career.
What the Job Entails
As a traveling pediatric nurse, you will work with hospitals and pediatricians’ offices in areas where there is a shortage of permanent nurses. You may also work in family medicine. The typical job lasts no longer than 15 weeks, so it keeps things interesting in terms of the people you see and meet in your work.
Pros
As a pediatric travel nurse, you get to work in many different places all over the country – maybe even all over the world. Positions may open up for many reasons, from nurses on maternity leave to natural disaster relief, but there is always a need. Whatever the reason, you get to work where you are needed, when you are needed there the most – helping children who need it. Some positions allow for traveling to countries outside of the United States, so you can experience foreign lands and different cultures as you gain valuable experience and make invaluable contacts.
Cons
When working with children, it can be difficult not to become attached. Emotional involvement may make it hard to move on to the next job, but you must be prepared to do just that. Training and orientation may be next to none at some places, and you'll be expected to fit right in and get down to business.
Pediatric nursing takes a person with a great deal of empathy, a gentle touch, a lot of patience and a good sense of humor. Travel nursing will allow you to use those wonderful qualities to touch the lives of children in need anywhere in the world, and will pay you very well to do so. As a travel pediatric nurse, you have the power to decide when and where you want to work. The competition to lure talented nurses is fierce, and medical facilities are willing to dangle some very tasty bait if you swim their way.
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