As the pay for travel nurses comes back down, hospitals hope nurses seek permanent employment

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At the peak of the pandemic, travel nurses were making upwards of $300 per hour. Their pay is back down to $120 - $190 per hour now, but it's still double what they were making before COVID-19.

INDIANAPOLIS — Staffing levels are slowly improving as COVID-19 hospitalizations in Indiana and across the U.S. continue to decrease and it's resulting in lower pay for travel nurses who were making upwards of $300 per hour in some cases.

A shortage of health care professionals and high volume of patients during covid surges, skyrocketed wages. That coupled with more patients and not enough caregivers led to burnout and early retirements among some of the dedicated local staff. So, if you're interested in travel nursing there are opportunities, wages just aren't as explosive as it was during the surges.

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