{"id":4803,"date":"2022-01-10T21:53:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2024-09-04T01:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T01:59:37","slug":"which-certifications-provide-more-travel-nurse-job-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/career-resources\/which-certifications-provide-more-travel-nurse-job-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Certifications Give Me the Most Job Opportunities as a Travel Nurse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the United States (US), there are approximately 1.7 million traveling nurses who work in various specialties. Not only do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/travel\/\">travel nurses<\/a> gain experience in different patient populations, travel to new places, and experience different cultures, but they&#8217;re also compensated very well. Because of sky-high rates and the COVID-19 pandemic, travel positions are currently at an all-time high due to the nursing shortage, and the interest in travel nursing is also the highest it has ever been. Nurses still have to apply and compete for the highest-paying opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the last year, there have been anywhere from 30,000 to 90,000 open travel nurse positions in the U.S. It isn&#8217;t a requirement for travel nurses to have specialty certifications, but obtaining <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certifications<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can make you more desirable to healthcare organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having advanced certifications in nursing is a super powerful way to not only show that you really know your stuff but it opens up more job opportunities and better compensation packages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many certifications that travel nurses can obtain. Some are required, and some may enhance the chances of securing a travel nurse job when compared with other applications. Here are some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/career-resources\/5-nursing-certifications-in-high-demand\/\">in-demand nursing certifications<\/a> that could open up better job opportunities for travel nurses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Top Certifications to Enhance Your Travel Nurse Career<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Basic Life Support (BLS) | Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/bls\/\">BLS<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a basic requirement for all travel agencies and travel nursing jobs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/acls\/\">ACLS<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may be required depending on specialty and setting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/pals\/\">PALS<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> focuses on the pediatric population<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewal is required every two years for all certifications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covers cardiac and respiratory emergencies consistent with the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross guidelines, and teaches you how to perform highly-effective CPR, operation of an AED, and how to administer medications used in resuscitative efforts for adults, children, and infants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cmsrn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CMSRN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trained to care for and recognize symptoms of many medical and post-surgical conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certifies that you are an expert in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seven different domains<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of nursing practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewal required every 5 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/med-surg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Med-surg job opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical-Surgical Unit\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stepdown Unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive care unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Health<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Critical Care Nursing Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/ccrn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CCRN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical care nurses provide high-quality comprehensive care for patients that have serious, life-threatening medical problems, and this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacn.org\/certification\/get-certified\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certification<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides specialized knowledge that allows the nurse to stay focused and function well under intense pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 3 years via exam or CEUs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CCN job <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opportunities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/icu-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Intensive Care<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Cardiac, Surgical, Neuro, Trauma, Medical<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pediatric\/Neonatal have separate age-appropriate certifications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/er-emergency-room-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Emergency room\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telemetry unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive care unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flight nurse (will most likely also require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cfrn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CFRN<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardiac catheterization lab<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Trauma Nursing Core Course<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/tncc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">TNCC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This certification gives you specialized competencies and knowledge to stabilize life-threatening trauma patients by using your knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to assess and be able to implement interventions for optimal patient outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 4 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/er-emergency-room-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">ER job opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emergency Room<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trauma ICU<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trauma center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interventional Radiology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flight nurse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardiac catheterization lab<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Wound Care Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cwocn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CWOCN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cwon\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CWON<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cwcn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CWCN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cocn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">COCN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cccn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CCCN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cfcn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CFCN<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to assess and provide care to patients with chronic and acute wounds, as well as develop a plan of care with the appropriate treatment plans for patients<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows you to secure the most competitive wound care travel nursing jobs, as not many have this certification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 5 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/wound-care-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Wound care nurse job opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospital wound care specialist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outpatient wound &amp; rehabilitation facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long term care<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Perioperative Nurse Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/cnor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">CNOR<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certification validates that you&#8217;re an expert in pre-, intra-, and post-operative care and providing the Hughes standards of care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 5 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/or-operating-room-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">OR nurse job opportunities <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospital perioperative services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outpatient surgical practices<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Oncology Nurse Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/ocn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">OCN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certification shows your expertise in the care of patients with cancer and helping them navigate complex treatments, manage cancer symptoms and side effects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 4 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/oncology-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Oncology nurse job opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospital infusion center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical-surgical unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancer center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heme\/Onc unit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Progressive Care Nurse Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/pccn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">PCCN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certification shows you&#8217;re an expert in the care of patients who are acutely ill<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 3 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/pcu-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">PCU nurse job opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telemetry unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step down\/progressive care\/intermediate unit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Labor and Delivery Nurse Certifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Credential:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/certifications\/rnc-ob\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">RNC-OB<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certification shows you&#8217;re an expert in providing care to hospitalized pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and newborn periods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires renewal every 3 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/nursing\/labor-and-delivery-nurse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Labor and delivery nurse job opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0include:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labor and delivery units<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother-baby\/postpartum units<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birth centers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember that certifications show your expertise in your specialty and improve your chances of getting the travel assignment you want. The more certifications you have, the more your overall value increases, which increases the compensation received.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in travel nursing jobs? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vivian Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the best app to search for your next travel nursing job and keep up with current trends in travel nursing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #124e3b; color: #fdfeff; font-size: 20px; border-radius: 10px; padding: 15px; min-height: 30px; min-width: 120px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/browse-jobs\/landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Browse Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grow your career with advanced education that will open up new job opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":8502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[290,294,75,90],"class_list":["post-4803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-resources","category-travel-nursing","tag-discipline","tag-employment","tag-rn","tag-travel"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/Receipts-for-Duplicate-Expenses-iStock-Resized-scaled-e1723477624629.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vivian.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}