AMN Healthcare
Staffing partner · Based in Aberdeen, SD
Inside AMN Healthcare: nationwide reach and flexibility, with the trade-offs of contract life
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- open roles, live count
- $82k–$220k/yr
- posted pay across 11 roles
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What the day-to-day looks like
AMN emphasizes a values-driven culture built around inclusion, compassion, collaboration, and innovation. Nurses report appreciating assignment variety, time and location flexibility, and exposure to diverse clinical settings. Indeed reviewers rate culture at 3.6 out of 5 and work-life balance at 3.7, while job security and advancement sit lowest at 3.3 and management at 3.4, reflecting concerns about gaps between assignments, the need to adapt quickly to different facility cultures, and inconsistent recruiter communication noted in Glassdoor feedback.
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 2 · Nights 1
Benefits
Sign-on bonuses posted up to $30,000; significant professional development opportunities noted.
What stands out
Travel nurses
Travel nurses on Glassdoor rate AMN highly and nearly all say they would recommend the agency.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.comTravel nurses
From five of our postings, travel weekly gross median pay sits around $1,757, with sign-on bonuses posted up to $30,000.
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From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-21New graduates
AMN says you may apply with 6–9 months of experience and travel after one year in your specialty.
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As of 2026Source: amnhealthcare.com
More about working here
Moving here
South Dakota is a compact-license state with no state income tax, so your take-home and multi-state mobility both stretch further in Aberdeen.
Travel nurses
As a large agency and VMS holder, AMN can place its own travelers into exclusive hospital contracts faster than outside agencies.
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As of 2022Source: allnurses.comExperienced nurses
Significant professional development paths exist here, though advancement can be competitive because many people stay a long time.
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Experienced nurses
Nurses describe inclusive teamwork and supportive leaders alongside slower decisions and some micromanagement.
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Starting out and growing here
- Career development
Significant professional development opportunities exist; advancement can be competitive due to long tenure.
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Who they are
AMN Healthcare is a major staffing agency placing nurses in travel, per diem, locum, and permanent roles across the country, offering broad clinical exposure and schedule flexibility but carrying the inherent uncertainty of contract-to-contract work and mixed reviewer feedback on recruiter communication.
- Hiring days & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 1 role
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Travel nurse overall satisfaction
- Travel-nurse-specific Glassdoor score is very high with nearly all reviewers saying they would recommend AMN.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Company-wide ratings
- Broader Glassdoor rating is moderate; compensation, senior management, and career opportunity scores lag culture and diversity.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Culture and leadership
- Staff cite inclusive teamwork and supportive leaders, but also micromanagement and slow decisions.
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More review themes
- Credentialing and recruiter responsiveness
- Travelers report unresponsive or rude contacts and rigid, difficult credentialing document matching.
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As of 2022Source: allnurses.com- Size and exclusive vendor-managed facilities
- As a very large agency and VMS, AMN can fill its exclusive hospital contracts faster with its own travelers; outside agencies struggle.
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As of 2022Source: allnurses.com- New grad travel eligibility
- AMN says new grads may apply at 6–9 months experience and travel after one year in specialty.
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As of 2026Source: amnhealthcare.com
What to weigh
Travelers report unresponsive or rude contacts and rigid, difficult credentialing document matching.
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- Roles last seen active
- Sep 9, 2026
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Assignments from AMN Healthcare
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (Travel)
Georgia · Posted last week
$1,587–$2,832/week
Registered Nurse – Progressive Care (PCU) Travel
North Carolina
$1,590–$2,323/week
Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room
Atlanta, GA
$1,835–$2,540/week
Registered Nurse - Telemetry (Travel)
North Carolina
$1,576–$2,323/week
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