Healthcare Traveler - November 2008 - (Page 20)

Perks & preferences about choosing a staffing agency. The next highest factors that current travelers rated “extremely important” were insurance (for those under 35, aged 50 to 54, and over 60), housing (for those between 35 and 44 years of age), and reimbursements and allowances (for those 45 to 49 and 55 to 59). Benefits next in importance for former travelers included housing (the under 35 group), reimbursements and allowances (those 35 to 44, 50 to 54, and over 60), and insurance (for those 45 to 49 and 55 to 59). Potential travelers under 35 years (and those 55 and older) cited housing as the most important benefit to consider when determining a staffing agency with which to partner. Insurance was the top concern for those 35 to 44 and 50 to 54. Sixty-five percent of professionals aged 45 to 49 who were interested in hitting the road felt personal support from travel companies was the crucial deciding factor. This year, rental cars; gas allowances, cards, or reimbursements; and paid vacations topped the wish lists of current and previous travelers. As before, nearly four-fifths of all respondents believed Health Care Staffing Services Certification by The Joint Commission was “important,” “very important,” or “extremely important,” with potential travelers (90%) seeking this standard more so than current mobile professionals (74%). However, fewer participants (65%, compared with 76% in 2006) seemed to place importance on whether a company is owned or operated by a clinician. This mindset is more evident with current travelers (59%) than with previous mobile practitioners (80%). Additionally, 17% of those thinking about starting a mobile career indicated this held no importance in company selection. Wish list Once again, we asked current and previous travelers to rank which three benefits, excluding compensation-related provisions, that they deemed most useful, but were not currently offered by their staffing companies. In 2006, former mobile clinicians said they would most value company-provided rental cars, bonuses, and licensure reimbursement, while those traveling at the time wished for bonuses, accrued paid time off, and rental cars. This year, both groups put rental cars in the Number One position, but believed a gas allowance/card/reimbursement and vacation days or paid vacation warranted the next two spots. One respondent expressed a wish to “have car rental expenses in place of travel Circle Career Card No. 614 20 Healthcare Traveler November 2008 http://www.hrnservices.com

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Healthcare Traveler - November 2008 Editor’s Desk Contents In a Flash Paws for Thought Field Notes You Said It Perks and Preferences A Latitude Adjustment Drug Update Clinical Tips Advice of Counsel Cityscape Advertiser’s Index Name It When In. . . It’s in the Bag Contest Rules Big Deals Tax Facts Going the Distance Allied Corner Classifieds Tales from the Road

Healthcare Traveler - November 2008

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