As a travel nurse assistant, you travel to each assignment location for the duration of your contract. This often involves traveling to areas that are underserved by medical staff, so you may also support education initiatives as you provide healthcare to each patient. In your role as a travel nursing assistant, you stay up-to-date with medical guidelines, provide a variety of clinical services, and follow the directions of a doctor or senior nurse while caring for patients. Most travel nursing assistants work for a standard 13-week contract, but you may occasionally be asked to provide long-term care for a specific patient. Travel nursing assistants often work with an agency to find jobs, but this is not mandatory.