It is that wonderful time of year when everyone is making travel plans!  Spring Break is just around the corner and soon it will be Summer. Locums are in-season. Physician coverage is in demand. And we are receiving tons of new Job Orders each day! Have you thought about where you want to travel this Summer? Why not make a little money while you’re there? Locum Tenens work, whether it be at a clinic or hospital facility, rural or city, long- or short-term, almost always includes covered travel and lodging expenses. So do a little work during the day and enjoy the city at night.

Many states even offer a Locum Tenens License. Instead of waiting the typical 2-12 months to obtain a permanent license in that state, they offer a speedier option whereby you can obtain a temporary or locums permit in 2-8 weeks. The fees are less and the wait times are shorter. It’s a win-win. The third piece of that is that the client receives the coverage they need much more quickly. Win-win-win!

States such as Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Wyoming and others will grant temporary licenses. New Hampshire, Maine, Indiana, Texas and others even have an expedited protocol on top of that to get Locums Physicians in quickly. All Medical’s experienced administrative staff can provide paperwork assistance to help make the licensing process as quick and painless as possible.

Not a Physician? Nurse Practitioners are also in demand. Many facilities are now using certified Advanced Practice Nurses to fill in as well. And with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), it makes obtaining an APRN license in a compact state for a practitioner who already has a multistate nursing license a much quicker process. The compact states are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. 24 states and counting!

If you are interested in Locums opportunities in the coming months, please give us a call. Our team of seasoned recruiters would love to speak with you and start your Customized Locums Search today. Or if you’re more of a ‘stay-cation’ kind of person, we can find you something local instead. We have a lot of non-travel work available too.

We at All Medical Locum Tenens are very thankful for our clients and providers that give us the opportunity to solve their staffing challenges.  Locum tenens recruiting is a very rewarding career when you place highly skilled providers at facilities with staffing needs, thereby serving the patient population in that area. Locum tenens providers are often needed in places that are hard to recruit to such as underserved populations, government facilities, and rural areas.

All Medical is currently searching for providers for the following opportunities:

• Colorado licensed physician for medical chart review starting December 2012.
• Texas licensed physicians to provide VA physicals near San Antonio starting immediately.
• Bi-lingual nurse practitioners for Pennsylvania.
• Urgent Care providers throughout Tennessee starting immediately.
• Urgent Care physician licensed in Michigan for remaining November and December shifts.
• Physician to provide home health visits in Mississippi starting immediately.
• Hospitalists and Emergency Medicine physicians in North Carolina starting immediately.

If you are licensed in AK, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MS, NC, ND, NY, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, we currently have an opportunity for you!

If you are a provider interested in one of the above jobs, or a client needing a staffing partner, we would love to talk to you about how we can customize a plan to solve your unique challenges. 

-Your All Medical – Locum Tenens Team

With the economy still in a slump, many hospitals, physician groups and community health centers with tight budgets for locum tenens staff have been less likely to accept candidates that require travel and housing accommodations.  Although, when the provider pool is depleted because healthcare professionals are in such high demand, facilities often have to consider out of state providers.  Keeping a physician or other revenue-generating provider on staff means keeping money coming in the door and the patient base served.  Locum tenens providers are a viable solution for coverage while perm recruiting, to cover medical leaves, and for short term coverage such as holidays and vacations.

One way that All Medical helps our clients stay on budget is by offering travel and lodging at discounted rates. All Medical partners with several nationwide vendors that provide volume discounts to All Medical on rental cars, corporate apartments, and extended stay hotels.  All travel and housing discounts are passed through to the client; we do not mark up or add travel fees on the client bill.  Coordinating provider travel and lodging is a free service we offer to all of our clients and providers.  Getting a provider from CA to NY can be more seamless than you might think! 

We have a team of coordinators dedicated to researching the best options for each individual locum tenens assignment.  Suitable accommodations for the provider and reasonable rates for the client; that is our goal and just one part of our service to you.

All Medical has been a trusted resource for healthcare staffing for over 20 years.  All Medical provides coverage for all physician specialties, nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA).

Please contact Kristen Dorton for more information on how All Medical can provide you with cost effective locum tenens solutions.
877-267-5628 (ext. 3189)
214-431-3189 (direct)

Shifting Gears Through Locum Tenens

A doctor who retired too early from her practice, an administrator who wanted to return to clinical care, and a general practitioner seeking his first position in a specialty – these are among the many U.S. physicians who have been able to shift gears successfully through locum tenens.

Temporary employment as a locum tenens physician can be an important step forward along a new career path – or a return to a traditional practice area.  With the full-service support of a dedicated healthcare staffing firm like All Medical Locum Tenens, locum tenens physicians can succeed in making an important change in their lives.

Of course, locum tenens employment offers many advantages to physicians who enjoy their current practice, but need to relocate. Even physicians who want to stay in their local communities can take advantage of the flexibility and autonomy offered by a locum tenens career path. For instance, a new mother might want to practice only 20 hours a week, but find it difficult in her full-time practice. A partner in a small group might decide to strike out on his own for any number of reasons.

To summarize, a locum tenens physician can choose from a wide array of career options and work environments throughout the country. That can mean exposure to new practice areas, physician groups and healthcare systems, providing new opportunities to advance a career. In addition, many locum tenens physicians enjoy the opportunity to diagnose and treat different types of cases and patient populations.

If you are interested in locum tenens, click here to send us an email or call to discuss these career opportunities.