Employee Stories

Travel Nurse Stories: Getting Paid to See the World

travel nurse stories
January 24, 2018
|
2 min read

Meet Keith Schumacher

Keith has enjoyed the adventures of being a travel nurse with TotalMed since April 2015 and has been on over a dozen travel assignments across the nation. He says, “I got into travel nursing to be able to see the country. This way I get paid to travel, whereas if I had to wait until retirement I would have to pay for it myself. Also, I get to go more places for longer than if I would have had to plan for two-week vacations.”

TotalMed travel nurse

Keith earned his BSN from Mennonite College in 2006. He is a veteran traveler and has been in PACU for over 20 years practicing in everything from endoscopy, and outpatient, to Level I Trauma. His favorite perk about travel nursing is that he gets paid to travel across the country and experience many of the places he wants to visit while working and still earning an income. So far, his favorite destinations have included seeing Mount Rainier, professional baseball games in Seattle and Boston, the Cheers TV show set, Steven King’s home, the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, and the Busch Stadium and Anheuser-Busch Brewmaster tour. Outside of work, Keith enjoys doing things with his family like going to Disney World, craft festivals, playing video games, and seeing baseball games in as many parks as he can!

Read Similar Traveler Stories:

LinkedIn
Facebook
X
Email

Related Articles

winter travel healthcare assignment
Career Tips
October 22, 2026
9 min read

Thinking About a Winter Travel Healthcare Assignment? What to Consider Before You Go

A winter travel healthcare assignment can look very different depending on where you decide to spend those 13 weeks. You could be scraping ice

Read more
after travel healthcare
Career Tips
October 20, 2026
11 min read

What Happens After Travel? Your Healthcare Career Has More Options Than You Think

Travel healthcare can become more than a job. After several assignments, being a traveler can become part of how you think about your career.

Read more
healthcare work settings
Career Tips
October 15, 2026
10 min read

Same Specialty, Different Setting: How Your Healthcare Career Can Change Without Changing What You Do

Same Specialty, Different Setting: How Your Healthcare Career Can Change Without Changing What You Do When healthcare professionals start thinking about making a career

Read more

Ready for Your Next Job?

Browse open roles across travel, per diem and permanent placement — or talk with a recruiter about where you want to go next.

This website uses cookies

We use cookies and similar tools to keep the site working, understand how it is used, and measure and improve our marketing. Some of these tools are provided by analytics and advertising partners. Privacy Policy Do not sell my information