| Snowbirds. To a Florida native, it used to be a | | | | snowbirds? Just about any type of nursing job you |
| derisive term for those retirees that flood the Florida | | | | can imagine. Most jobs require a current license, and |
| coast when the winters turn cold up North - but | | | | one to two years of current experience. There are |
| these days, snowbirds are being viewed a little | | | | Florida nursing jobs available in ER, med and surgical |
| differently. Many staffing agencies and medical | | | | floors, trauma units and ob-gyn. If you prefer to |
| facilities are deliberately hiring snowbirds to help fill | | | | work outside a hospital setting, Florida offers nursing |
| their seasonal staffing needs. In many cities in Florida, | | | | jobs in outpatient medical management, home care, |
| the need for nurses fluctuates with the season, | | | | hospice care and residential nursing care. With its |
| creating spikes in the available Florida nursing jobs | | | | multitude of theme parks, you'll even find Florida |
| during the best times to visit Florida. | | | | nursing jobs on site for such well known names as |
| This is good news for registered nurses who are | | | | Disney, Busch Gardens and Six Flags. There are |
| looking for a change of pace, or just a warm place | | | | nursing jobs available in Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, |
| to hang their hats during the cold winter months. | | | | Pensacola, Daytona Beach, Kissimmee, Jacksonville - |
| September through April is prime time for travel | | | | and that's just a few of the many cities that have |
| nursing assignments in Florida, and there are hundreds | | | | open Florida nursing jobs. |
| of positions that need to be filled during those | | | | Florida is easily one of the most popular destinations |
| months. The assignments include nearly every | | | | for travel nurses, but there are also many positions |
| specialty in the medical field, including nurse | | | | for full-time year round nurses in the Sunshine State. |
| practitioners, licensed practical and vocational nurses | | | | If living in the sunniest state in the Union appeals to |
| and nurse therapists in a variety of areas. Nurses | | | | you, then take a look at what a Florida nursing job |
| with experience in gerontology are especially in | | | | can offer you. |
| demand, as are those that can be flexible about | | | | -Salaries increasing steadily in the past five years |
| scheduling and job preference. | | | | -Steady employment and job security |
| Because the increase in Florida nursing jobs is cyclical, | | | | -Flexible shifts and scheduling |
| many health care giants in the hospital industry have | | | | -Beautiful weather year round |
| started skipping the agency middleman and now | | | | -The opportunity to work with world-class |
| provide their own "snowbird programs." An employee | | | | practitioners in all fields and specialties |
| of one major national hospital company may choose | | | | Whether you just want a vacation from your |
| to spend six months of the year working for a | | | | everyday job, a recurring seasonal position or a |
| hospital in Rhode Island to be near family, then | | | | permanent, full time career, you'll find what you're |
| ‘retire' to Florida for six months and work in a | | | | looking for among the wide open range of Florida |
| Miami hospital when the northern winds blow. | | | | nursing jobs. |
| What sorts of Florida nursing jobs are available for | | | | |