Pros
I started working at a hospital full-time as soon as I was finished with my education, and even though I love my job and felt grateful to have a job, I started feeling burn out after a couple years. Feeling that I was already over my nursing job was a scary feeling because I had already put so much effort into it, and I still loved the satisfaction I got from nursing. I figured it was time for a change of pace and shopped around for some agencies to become a traveling nurse. That’s when I stumbled across Soliant. It honestly seemed too good to be true and I was apprehensive about applying, but given my mental state I figured that taking a leap of faith couldn’t be the worst thing I could possibly do to myself. I am so glad I took that leap, because Soliant has given me the freedom I need to be happy in my career. Being able to build my own schedule, travel to new locations, and meet new people keeps me from feeling like my life has stopped moving forward. My work-life balance is excellent, I have time to do all the things I didn’t get to do from being so busy with school and work, and I’m making a great income too. I just wish that I thought of being a travel nurse sooner, but maybe I wouldn’t have appreciated it as much if I hadn’t first experienced the alternatives.
Cons
The only con is that there are times when there simply isn’t enough work to put you on the schedule for the hours you’d ideally like to be working. I haven’t come across the issue too many times myself, but it’s a reality that needs to be addressed.
