Eric’s life as an ER Nurse improved with travel.
Eric M is an ER Travel Nurse and also a Flight Nurse in Georgia.
Eric made his way into the healthcare field mainly because of his family history — a grandfather who was a doctor after attending Med School at Texas Tech was a big inspiration. Also, his wife is a PA in the ER. Needless to say, there are plenty of medical and healthcare professionals in his life. After finishing school in Virginia, Eric worked for a while in the ER, Trauma, MedSurg in the ICU and more. He and his family moved to Georgia around 2017.
“I started my career in travel around the time that COVID started. After meeting so many travel nurses and techs and hearing them talking about the flexibility it offered — so I started to get more interested. I just kept meeting people who recommended it so highly. So, I took a job as a Charge Nurse in the ICU and it’s been over 3 years now. With 3 kids at home, I’ve always done local travel but I know it is the right move for our family. Also, after being on staff and having so much additional work outside of being at a hospital, I knew this was the right call. Now, I finish my shift and I’m home and get to be present. When I’m on a shift, it’s patient-focused all the time and I can do my best work. I’m grateful for working in so many different facilities in different areas. Each has made me a better nurse with greater, more expansive experience.”
Eric’s goals are to keep going with travel until something happens that would require a change — “I’ve always loved working in trauma, so I could see myself working in another unit there. I’ve also done flight nursing on the side for the last few years, so I’d enjoy pursuing that more. Travel has opened a lot of doors for me. Speaking of, I’ve been with Spire for 3+ years and I always hear from peers how you can jump ship to another company to make another $500/week and such. I never feel like I need to look elsewhere. With Spire, I’ve been with the same recruiter the whole time. They just understand me on another level - and it helps me do my job better. I'm not left to figure things out for myself. I'm informed when something is needed from me - I’m always in the loop. It means a lot. I always appreciate how open the line of communication is."