My first month working in this new geriatric clinic was great. But then things quickly changed. That’s why I normally wait until the end of the 2nd month to decide if I want to extend.  One day the clinic manager told me the medical director said I would be on call one weekend in January. I told her I do not do call and will make sure my agency notifies the medical director. Which they did. That’s actually the first time as a locum I have ever been asked to take call. Then one day HR announced that the locums NPs cannot see patients alone. There has to be a physician on site for billing ..read more

I had a fun time being interviewed for the Money Noticias Podcast a few months ago. Check out the podcast episode below and let me know what you think! How to Reach Financial Freedom and Millionaire Status as a Travel Nurse Practitioner with Sophia Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-noticias/id1665412564?i=1000651747047 “In this episode of Money Noticias podcast, Sunem and Israel interview Sophia, a second-generation Haitian-American from Miami, FL. She has been a nurse for over 15 years and currently works as a Traveling Nurse Practitioner. She has work ..read more

In January 2022, I started working telemedicine on the side to prepare for my 3-month sabbatical. I ended up barely working telemedicine during my sabbatical because I was pretty busy. I then quit telemedicine in October 2022, because the pay structure changed from hourly to per patient. The platform wasn’t busy enough to see several patients per hour. So instead, you were technically “on call” and someone from the telemedicine company would text you if there was a patient waiting. This didn’t match with my standard of living so I ended up resigning.  In 2023, when I took another 3 month ..read more

Check out this article I wrote about the different NP specialties and who would be a good fit for each one vs some of the cons: https://www.npschools.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-np-specialization ..read more

I had worked in Bradenton, Florida on and off for 2.5 years. During that time, I became close to several of my coworkers. Clearwater, FL is a one-hour drive from Bradenton, FL. So, while I am on my current assignment, I planned a get together with some of my prior co-workers. Some of them still work at the same clinic, while others do not. It was actually so much fun and I am glad I was able to get us together. I was impressed that 95% of the people I invited made it. There is something special about people you work/worked with. Only they can understand the good and bad times at work. We laug ..read more

I am working for a brand-new clinic in Clearwater, Florida. They just opened one month prior to me starting. They are a Medicare advantage plan clinic, seeing geriatric patients only. My orientation and training was one week long which was nice. I had a full day of EHR training which was needed. I had used this EHR before but 7 years ago. Part of the reason I decided to move forward with this assignment instead of postponing it when I was tired from my travels, was because I knew the first week I wouldn’t be seeing patients.  I shadowed the other providers and completed HIPPA and OSHA tr ..read more

I sometimes complete medical surveys during down time at work. It can take 10 minutes to complete a survey and earn $30. I usually redeem my earning for amazon gift cards and buy random stuff on there. One of the companies I complete surveys with is offering a temporary referral bonus of $30 for just signing up and attempting to complete a survey before March 22nd. So if you are interested in earning a quick $30 and potentially doing surveys in between patients, you can use the link below to sign up: http://m3gr.io/AXBZCSN/7325541 ..read more

As I have mentioned in the past, I always get a work rental through National. If you do not drive your own car to an assignment, the agency will provide you with a rental car for free. Even if the agency uses their own preferred rental car company, I always request that they book my rental car through National. I love using National because you can choose from a multitude of cars off the lot, instead of just taking whatever the car company gives you. Additionally, once you rent with them for a certain amount of time, you easily become an Elite member and get free upgrades (meaning you can cho ..read more

At the end of 2023 I was interviewed on the Millionaires Unveiled Podcast. They labeled my episode as ‘Livin’ La Vida Locum Tenen’ which I think is creative and funny. It’s only a 30 min episode so check it out in apple podcast or Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/millionaires-unveiled/id1313152833?i=1000645991454 ..read more

Public service announcement: If you have not renewed your DEA certification since 2023, there is a new requirement that you have to complete 8 hours of controlled substance training prior to renewal.  Something to keep in mind about being a travel NP is that you can only use your DEA certification one state/location at a time. So, after practicing in Colorado, I needed to transfer my DEA to Florida. Normally the agency I work with does this for me. However, I did it myself this time since I am working with a new agency.  You just have to go on the DEA website and change the address ..read more