Thursday, May 16th, 2024 in Hiring Locums, Locums Retention.
Within the complex healthcare environment, the role of locum tenens physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) extends far beyond filling temporary vacancies. Modern healthcare facilities face many challenges, one of the most significant being staff shortages and increased demand for services. Within this context, locum tenens professionals are vital to strategic planning, enabling hospitals and Read more…
Friday, April 5th, 2024 in Hiring Locums.
The healthcare industry is facing unprecedented demand for physicians and APPs. This situation presents healthcare facility teams with a dual challenge: ensuring the continuity of high-quality patient care, while navigating the complexities of staffing shortages and fluctuating demands. An appealing solution is to leverage locum tenens clinicians to fill staffing gaps and maintain the highest Read more…
Friday, March 15th, 2024 in Healthcare Insights, Hiring Locums.
The traditional concept of locum tenens is a temporary solution for bridging workforce gaps, a way to fill immediate, short-term vacancies. Historically, healthcare facilities have relied on locum tenens physicians and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to cover staff absences due to illness, leave, or to help manage an unexpected surge in patient volume. This approach Read more…
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 in Hiring Locums.
Integrating locum tenens clinicians into healthcare teams is critical in addressing the ebbs and flows of patient care needs. However, the success of this alliance relies on healthcare facilities’ ability to foster environments that acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of experience locum tenens bring. highlights a positive correlation between cohesive work environments and improved patient Read more…
Friday, February 9th, 2024 in Hiring Locums.
In the high-stakes healthcare industry, adaptability isn’t just a virtue – it’s a necessity. Medical facilities, from large teaching hospitals to small clinics, often find themselves tackling the uncertainty of fluctuating patient volumes, unexpected staff absences, and seasonal demand spikes. Teams need a strategic approach to staffing to maintain the highest standards of patient care Read more…
Monday, October 30th, 2023 in Hiring Locums.
In today’s healthcare world, there is consensus that locum tenens clinicians are critical components in a stretched healthcare system. An estimated 50,000 physicians undertake locum tenens assignments annually, and nearly 90% of healthcare facilities now turn to these doctors and advanced practice professionals (APPs) to bridge staffing gaps. With an aging patient population, medical school Read more…
