How to Write a Travel Nursing Resume

As a traveling nurse your resume should communicate to prospective employers that you are versatile and reliable. An effective resume for this type of position draws attention to your availability, willingness to adapt and knowledge of multiple nursing procedures. Hospitals and staffing agencies work together to place traveling nurses in temporary assignments. The function of your resume is to convince them that you are the right nurse for the job.

Instructions

1

Write your name in the top left-hand corner of the page. Follow a chronological resume format style. Set your page margins to 1-inch on the left, right, top and bottom.

2

Place your address in the upper left-hand corner underneath your name. Type in your street address, city, state and ZIP code. Include your contact phone number. Write a valid email address.

3

Write your career objective statement. This is one sentence that describes your career goals. You will need to describe your availability and the type of position you desire. Here's an example, "Traveling pediatric nurse, with open availability seeking positions in a surgical pediatric unit."

4

Create a section and title it "Nursing Experience." Begin with your most recent employer. Write the names of hospital or healthcare facilities at which you've worked. Write the city and state. Write your job title. List the start and end dates of employment. Using bulleted points list your job responsibilities. Write complete short sentences.

A bulleted point might read, "Worked in surgical unit and prepared patients for emergency surgery." Or you may write something like, "Responsible for dispensing psychotropic meds in pediatric clinical setting." Follow this format for each employer.

5

Create a section and title it "Education & License." Type the name of the school you attended, the type of diploma you received, include year of graduation. In addition, you will need to include your nursing license information. This includes the type of license you have and the date you received it. Include any nursing specialty on-the-job training experience you may have had.

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Write a career summary. Here you will need to explain to recruiters and employers that you are physically prepared to travel. Write three to four sentences. Include health exam, immunization and drug screening information. Here's a sample sentence, "With a current immunization record and health exam I am able to be screened for drugs and ready to travel within the ABC area."

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Create a section and title it "References." Include three professional references. Write company or staffing agency name and full name of contact person. Include a complete address on each reference and write a phone number. Use current references; two should be past supervisors.