Crystal Erickson has been an Aya Healthcare ICU travel nurse since April 2019. She’s from South Dakota and has worked in six different states, and is currently on assignment in Maryland. Read her story here in the magazine’s Top Nurses publication. Read More
Aya CVICU travel nurse, Makaya Carter, shared her experience working throughout the pandemic. Originally from Tennessee, Makaya was in Seattle when the COVID-19 pandemic began and is back in Seattle now on another assignment. Read her story here. Read More
Cortney Haak and Brandon Boyd, two Wisconsin natives who are now a travel couple, began travel nursing in 2020. The two are ICU nurses with Aya Healthcare and have worked in Washington, New Mexico, and are now on assignment in Colorado. Read more here. Read More
Zac Shepherd, Aya Healthcare ICU nurse, has spent the past four years traveling across the U.S. and helping hospitals where there’s a need. Having worked in intensive-care units in COVID-19 hot spots like Newark, New Jersey, and Long Beach, California, Shepherd said he enjoys the flexibility traveling provides. Read… Read More
Aya Healthcare travel pair, Caroline and Austin Bass, are ICU nurses. Caroline and Austin are from Tennessee and honeymooned in Eugene – and have now wound up back in Eugene as travel nurses. See their story here. Read More
The New York Times Magazine reports that for the past 30 years, hospitals across the nation have followed a model that aims to match nurses precisely to the number of occupied beds. When there are shortages throughout the hospital, nurses are asked to come in and take an extra 12-hour… Read More
Aya traveler, Zac Shepherd, has worked in COVID-19 hotspots across the country. He’s one of tens of thousands of travel nurses making infinite sacrifices for people and communities in need. Zac’s story is real, raw and unscripted, and truly depicts the life of a traveler. View Zac’s… Read More
The City of San Diego recognized all travel nurses on Travel Nurse Day 2022. Michigan native and Aya Healthcare traveler, Mercy Stevenson, shared her story. View Mercy’s story here. Read More
Four flights and a two-hour car ride. For one hug with his mom. Partnering with his mom’s recruiting agency, Aya Healthcare, Isaac Wells surprised his mother, Kara, as a camo-wrapped Christmas gift. View the surprise homecoming here. Read More
With the increase in permanent vacancies due to burnout/resignations, the demand for temporary healthcare workers has increased. There were over 100,000 vacancies at the start of the pandemic. And now, that number has increased to over 195,000. Read the full article for more details. Read More
Aya Healthcare was named to Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma, ranking second in the small and medium-size category. This year’s rankings were based on the dedication, sacrifice and culture of support by companies throughout the pandemic. Aya was recognized for encouraging work-life balance and caring about the… Read More
Demand for roving nurses to fill healthcare needs skyrocketed with COVID-19 hospitalizations. Aya travel nurses share the benefits of what drew them to the profession and how they have been impacted by the pandemic. Read the full article. Read More