Traveling Surgical Tech Part 1 - Episode 8

Today's guest is a surgical technologist that has been a medical traveler for 2 years. She has a unique history of travel and loves her fur babies. Listen to what she has to say about the profession, her wanderlust, and favorite apps that help her along the way!

Show Notes Episode 8

2:00 Surgical technicians and travel
4:00 2 years as a medical traveler 
5:00 Bone chilling areas of the North
6:00 Can a surgical tech travel straight out of school? 
8:00 Patient demographics per area
9:00 Air travel not that long ago...
12:00 Family history
13:00 The mafia 
15:00 Two, 13-week contracts per year 
17:00 Dating and the travel lifestyle
18:00 IT IS OKAY TO HAVE MORE THAN 1 RECRUITER 
22:00 Policies of unpaid vacations
26:00 Bedside manner and patient care
27:00 IQ vs EQ podcast episode: https://tim.blog/2016/02/16/scorpion/  
29:00 How to ask for a week off during your contract

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