Whether you are a local or are thinking about moving to Tampa, read on to learn everything you need to know about working in the nursing field in this city, including some exciting news about brand-new healthcare facilities and how to find the highest-paying per diem work in Florida.
Whether you are a local or are thinking about moving to Tampa, read on to learn everything you need to know about working in the nursing field in this city, including some exciting news about brand-new healthcare facilities and how to find the highest-paying per diem work in Florida.
Tampa alone boasts 11 hospitals – 25 including hospitals you could easily commute to. Therefore, nurses and allied health workers have a wide range of work options. In addition to these 25 healthcare facilities, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Kindred Rehabilitation Services (KRS) opened the TGH Rehabilitation Hospital on May 16, 2022. This is a new, freestanding rehabilitation hospital offering care for patients who are recovering from debilitating injuries, illnesses, surgeries, and chronic medical conditions. The TGH Rehabilitation Hospital was projected to employ upwards of 140 caregivers and staff, which translates into an increase in demand for nurses and nursing assistants in Tampa. Furthermore, Tampa General and Kindred Behavioral Health are also planning to build and operate the new freestanding Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, which will be adjacent to the TGH Rehabilitation Hospital. The Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital will be even larger than the TGH Rehabilitation Hospital, so in the near future, we can expect another surge in demand for healthcare workers in this city.
In addition to the high number of healthcare facilities in Tampa, registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in this city all make more than the state averages for their respective professions. Let’s take a look at how salaries in the nursing field in Tampa compare with nursing salaries in Florida overall. Furthermore, let’s see what the current employment is for nurses and nursing assistants in Tampa.
Whereas RNs clearly make the highest salaries, it can be noted that there is a high need for LPNs in Tampa. Furthermore, RNs, LPNs, and CNAs can all earn significantly more that the average salaries for their professions by picking up per diem shifts. Through the Nursa™ healthcare staffing app, RNs can earn up to $650 per shift, LPNs up to $500 and CNAs up to $250 – you do the math!
The Latin term ‘per diem’ means ‘per day’. It is often used interchangeably with the term PRN, which stands for the Latin ‘pro re nata’ and means ‘as needed’. In healthcare, these terms are used to refer to temporary jobs created by healthcare facilities to cover extra short-term staffing needs.
RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and allied health workers can all find higher-paying per diem jobs to supplement their income, or they can even choose to work per diem full time and enjoy complete flexibility to choose their own schedules and work settings, in addition to earning as much as they need to or want to by choosing their own workload.
Finding PRN jobs has never been easier with Nursa’s healthcare staffing app. All you need to do is download the app, answer a few questions, and upload your license for verification. Then, you can begin browsing the app for the highest-paying RN, LPN, and CNA jobs in Tampa. Request as many jobs as you like in the settings and schedules you prefer. Pick up last-minute gigs or plan ahead and request PRN jobs far in advance – with PRN work, you are in charge.
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“Love the flexibility this app allows. Great to pick up some extra shifts if you want/need them. Love the flexibility this app allows. Great to pick up some extra shifts if you want/need them.”
“Every healthcare worker needs this! This app makes it so easy to find shifts close to my home. I love the flexibility this app has as well as how user friendly it is. It gives me the opportunity to pick up shifts when I want and need them.”
“Love it Nursa is so great! I’m a college student so I am very busy and didn’t have time for a job but with nursa I can get extra money as well as focus on my studies! It’s very low pressure so you can pick up any shift you want at your convenience and the pay is amazing!!!”
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Pick Up ShiftFacilities who use Nursa fill 3 times as many open per diem shifts, on average, compared to trying to fill the shifts themselves.
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