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FirstChoice

“FirstChoice provides you with both, along with the comfort and security of one employer.”

FirstChoice offers flexible scheduling with no weekend or holiday requirements, FirstChoice offers online self-scheduling with an app available, and FirstChoice exclusively supports hospitals and facilities within the Trinity Health system.

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Why nurses choose FirstChoice

Flexibility

Choose shifts without weekend or holiday requirements

FirstChoice lists flexible scheduling and online self-scheduling, with an app available.

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Travel

Work in a variety of practice settings

FirstChoice offers travel within a local region or nationally. Professionals can choose their travel area.

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Benefits

Housing and meal stipend

FirstChoice lists a housing and meal stipend among its benefits.

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Inside FirstChoice

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Roles from FirstChoice

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FirstChoice

Clinton Township, MI

Travel RN, OR

Posted 5 days ago

$40/hr

  • RN
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Centerville, IA

  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour nights
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Dubuque, IA

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour nights
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Davenport, IA

  • RN
  • 8-⁠hour days
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Dubuque, IA

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour days
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Clinton, IA

  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour nights
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Des Moines, IA

  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour days
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

Centerville, IA

  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour days
  • Travel contract
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FirstChoice

DeWitt, IA

  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour nights
  • Travel contract

Want to work here?

The hiring team at FirstChoice sees your name and profile, never your email or phone.

Who it fits

Best fit

  • ER and med surg/tele nurses: 22 of the 48 roles in our sample
  • Travel nurses: all 48 roles in our sample are travel contracts

Not a fit

  • New grads: all 48 roles in our sample ask for nursing experienceNew grad jobs near Des Moines
  • Nurses who want one home unit: 47 of the 48 roles in our sample float between units

What nurses say

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

agency hopping among travel firms
Nurse listed FirstChoice among several travel agencies used while monitoring Facebook groups and Vivian.
Sources

The hard parts

What to ask the recruiter (4)

  • How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
  • Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
  • How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
  • What does a usual day’s workload look like?

Your next nursing job at FirstChoice starts with one application.

Nursing Mastery sends it to FirstChoice and tells you what happens next.

Common questions

Does FirstChoice hire new grads?

All 48 roles in our sample ask for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads.

Which shifts are open?

Of the 47 roles with a stated shift in our sample, 24 are night shifts, 20 are day shifts and 3 are evening shifts.

Which units are hiring?

ER (15), med surg/tele (7), med surg (6), ICU (5) and more.

How do I apply?

Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to FirstChoice, and we tell you what happens next.

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From nurses, to nurses

“Willingly, had they accepted me, I would have worked for the wounded, in return for bread and water.”

Mary Seacole

When you are unsure and everyone else is slammed, try this: if another nurse walked up and put that exact question to you, what would you tell them to do?

a nurse educator, on her own blog for new nurses, 2023