Working Nurse in Washington D.C. Says “What’s Not to Love?”
Laura H., PACU RN on her first travel nurse job in Washington DC couldn’t be happier.
Laura (left) with her twin sister, who just flew in for a visit.
Laura H., RN, a PACU nurse, was on her first travel assignment, and couldn’t have been happier. She moved into a town
house in the well-known neighborhood of DuPont Circle and months later, she was not minding the cold as she and her
little dog Isabel get to know the area.
“I walk everywhere with my malti-poo,” she says of her co-traveler. _“It’s a great way to explore D.C. on foot, but there’s also a free shuttle that gets me from my front door to work.” Laura uses a stipend to secure private housing in the nation’s capital. She says that this enabled her to live in one of the most coveted neighborhoods in Washington D.C.
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The South Carolina native says she’s happy to be changing things up after a four-year career in an anesthesiologist’s
private practice.
“I just wasn’t as happy as I could be. I wanted a fresh start somewhere where my top priority is the nurse-patient
relationship. I also wanted to prevent burnout, and that’s when my best friend suggested I give traveling a try.”
Laura’s best friend, Maggie is also a nurse. The two used to work together in South Carolina, and will soon be working
together again. Maggie has accepted a travel nursing assignment in Washington D.C., too!
“I told Maggie she’s going to just love it,” says Laura, who received a referral bonus from American Traveler for recruiting a great RN. “I don’t work weekends, holidays and I’m never on call. Plus the hospital I’m in is amazing. There’s so much diversity here. I couldn’t be working with a more talented team, and yet they are so grateful to bring nurses like me on board. Because they are short staffed I always feel deeply appreciated.”
So where is this young and vibrant RN headed next? While Laura says that she’d stay in D.C. forever if she could, she is
hoping to try Texas nursing jobs next, especially if there are
PACU jobs in Austin or Dallas. She
adds that exposure to the West Coast would be wonderful, too and has set her sights on Portland, Oregon where she hopes
to find a similar healthcare landscape.
“Here in Washington D.C., I’ve noticed that the physicians deeply respect registered nurses,” Laura says, adding, “I can’t wait to see where my recruiter, Mikayla sends me next. She’s made this transition easy.”
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Laura’s RN Career Lets Her Stop and Smell the Cherry Blossoms…
If you’re ready to let a dedicated healthcare recruiter do the same for you and your healthcare career, check out travel
nursing careers today. Whether your assignment begins on time to catch the
Cherry Blossom Festival or smell the
roses on the West Coast, there is plenty of time to plan a spring or summer adventure and concur with RNs like Laura.
“I’m loving the exposure to this new environment! What else is there to say?”
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Last Modified On: Feb 24, 2020
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