Travel Nursing Stories and Career Tips

A large West Coast health system began an enterprise-wide ERP implementation with a critical timeline. To support the work, the project required a large team of highly specialized technology consultants and subject matter experts across several workstreams.  Building on an established Aya partnership and the visibility of the LotusOne workforce management system, the client asked Aya to manage and bring structure to the effort — making it… Read More

This article explores key findings from the 2026 Workforce Innovation Report, analyzing how healthcare executives leverage technology and operational shifts to solve staffing shortages and improve care delivery. Read More

As the healthcare industry continues to face provider shortages—potentially short 81,180 physicians by 2035, for example—healthcare workforce management solutions are helping some hospitals come up with unique ways to address staffing issues. Chicago’s Rush University System for Health is no exception. In March 2024, the hospital system incorporated new technology… Read More

One partner for permanent physician placement & locums staffing  It is no secret that healthcare organizations are struggling to hire physicians and advanced practitioners. Searches stay open for months. Recruitment teams are stretched thin. Organizations rely on rapid, temporary coverage just to keep doors open. Addressing these challenges requires a more thoughtful and coordinated physician… Read More

by Christina Rizzo, special education teacher, Aya Education According to the California Department of Education, one in every seven students statewide rely on special education services. As the needs of schools ebb and flow, I felt a responsibility to go where I was needed most. I decided to take… Read More

Aya Locums‘ Associate Vice President of Locums Recruitment, Rhianna Watson, discusses how for some doctors and APPs, locum tenens fills a temporary gap between permanent roles, and for others, it becomes a long-term model that combats healthcare provider burnout, restores autonomy, rekindles their passion for patient care and allows… Read More

Developing the right pencil grip for kids is harder than most parents expect. Laura Robinson, an Aya Education special education teacher, came out of retirement and relocated 2,000 miles from Texas to a rural community in South Carolina’s Lowcountry where she’s working with 15 students, ages four and five… Read More

Alain Raymond, a locum tenens physician assistant, was working a shift in the cardiac surgery unit when his phone buzzed with a message from his staffing agent. He had been nominated, without his knowledge, for a national industry honor. “I thought, well, that’s great,” Raymond said. “And then I… Read More

Financial pressures, staffing mandates, the nursing shortage, and recruitment & retention have hospitals looking for flexible, turnkey technology solutions to solve their staffing challenges. Memorial Health, a leading not-for-profit healthcare organization based in Illinois, was looking for a partner to help fill critical staffing gaps and alleviate mundane and… Read More

Alain Raymond, PA-C, a cardiothoracic surgical physician assistant and a U.S. Navy veteran, discussed the freedom and flexibility of being a locum tenens and what it means to receive this national award. Watch his interview here. Read More

Aya’s founder, Alan Braynin, has been inducted into the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Staffing 100 North America Hall of Fame, an honor long earned and richly deserved. The Staffing 100 North America list celebrates the remarkable leaders whose influence and accomplishments elevate the workforce solutions ecosystem and… Read More

Travel nurse Jaime Duesenberg shares expert insights on maximizing hospital birthing bed features and labor props—including squat bars, stirrups, and grips—to help expectant parents prepare for a safe and comfortable labor and delivery experience. Read More