There are traveling nurse opportunities all over the country right now as a result of healthcare shortages in big cities and rural communities. One of the hot spots for travel nursing at the moment is California. Since California is a large and populated state with many different types of communities, the healthcare shortages have been quite apparent. Travel nursing companies are constantly advertising short-term and long-term jobs in the Golden State of California.

The concept of travel nursing is fairly new; 30 or 40 years ago there were not so many nursing shortages and most nurses enjoyed a career in the same location until they retired. With the increasing number of patients and few increases in the number Registered Nurses, this has changed. There are many traveling nurse opportunities in California's rural communities, due to limited access to higher education and many nurses leaving to work in more advanced facilities. In the big cities, particularly in lower income areas, the patient loads continue to increase and the resulting stress drives many nurses to leave. The shortages increase, and the situation gets worse. This is where travel nursing companies come in.

The trained professionals who work for travel nursing companies find many benefits in this line of work. Travel nursing comes with perks such as free housing and travel, higher pay, excellent benefits and the ability to see new places and meet new people so the job never gets boring. Since many nurses complain of burnout after many years on the job, this is a great way to keep fresh in their career. The travel nursing companies take care of the licensing, benefits and payroll services while the hospitals or other clients fill positions temporarily and the nurse gets paid above market wages to work and live in a new place.

Traveling nurse opportunities in California are abundant right now. Trained professionals simply need to sign up with a staffing agency and start traveling.