Wrap Up Your Year with Opportunity! Here Are December’s Top Per Diem Shifts
As 2025 comes to a close and 2026 comes into focus, now is the perfect time to chart the next steps on your career path and see what opportunities await in the New Year. And no matter what specialty or location you work in, you'll find the best jobs and career tips in the latest HealthTrust Per Diem Job Release!
The Inside Scoop for Per Diem Nurses & Clinicians
Your Healthcare Go-To Guide for Hot Deals, Pro Tips, and Lifestyle Hacks
On top of the best job opportunities, we're also proud to provide insights that help you get the most from your per diem lifestyle! Here are our top picks for December:
- Best Cold-Weather Work Gear: From insulated and temperature-regulating fabrics to layer-friendly stretchability, here’s a guide to warm winter scrubs.
- Best No-Bake Holiday Goodies: Whether you’re treating your team or looking for easy at-home snacks, these no-bake holiday recipes have you covered.
- Best Ways to Recharge between Shifts: From mindful transitioning to prioritizing sleep, don't miss these tips for resetting between busy holiday shifts.
- Best Winter Tumblers & Mugs: What tumblers offer the best, safest insulation? Are twist-on or press-in lids better? Here's how to keep drinks warm this winter.
Featured Per Diem Jobs: December 2025
This Month's Hottest Per Diem Career Opportunities
Whether you're based in Texas, New England, Idaho, or somewhere in between, you'll find the best opportunities for 2026 with our latest list of top per diem jobs.
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Portsmouth, NH • $65 Hourly
- RN • Progressive Care Unit (PCU) • Caldwell, ID • $59 Hourly
- RN • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) • Englewood, CO • $58 Hourly
- RN • Labor & Delivery (L&D) • Dallas, TX • $57 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Savannah, GA • $53 Hourly
- Radiology Tech • (General) • Independence, MO • $48 Hourly
- LPN/LVN • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Nashville, TN • $35 Hourly
- Surgical Technologist (Scrub Tech) • Kansas City, MO • $33 Hourly
Nursing Specialty Spotlight: Per Diem ICU Jobs
With flu, RSV, and holiday accidents at a peak, winter is a busy time in ICUs! Help keep them fully staffed with these amazing per diem job opportunities.
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Las Vegas, NV • $63 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Richmond, VA • $60 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Anchorage, AK • $59 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Idaho Falls, ID • $59 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Ogden, UT • $59 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Charleston, SC • $53 Hourly
Allied Spotlight: Per Diem Respiratory Therapy Jobs
If you're a respiratory therapist, you can expect more career opportunities than ever in the new year. Get 2026 off to a great start by applying for one of our top RT jobs.
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • Brandon, FL • $48 Hourly
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • Port Charlotte, FL • $48 Hourly
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • Aventura, FL • $39 Hourly
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • Ocala, FL • $37 Hourly
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • Independence, MO • $34 Hourly
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • Overland Park, KS • $34 Hourly
Featured Destination: Per Diem RN Jobs in Florida
Per diem RNs, we need you in Florida! From the ICU and PCU to telemetry and emergency care, here are the best opportunities across the Sunshine State.
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Inverness, FL • $53 Hourly
- RN • Progressive Care Unit (PCU) • Port Charlotte, FL • $53 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Fort Walton Beach, FL • $49 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Panama City, FL • $49 Hourly
- RN • Emergency Department (ER) • Pensacola, FL • $49 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Gainesville, FL • $48 Hourly
Expect More from Your Career with HealthTrust!
As we wrap up 2025 with the year's best career opportunities, remember that there are always more waiting for you at the HealthTrust per diem jobsite! You can expect an even bigger selection of per diem jobs in 2026, too. And you'll find the best ones here every month at the HealthTrust Job Release. See you in 30 days!
