For Providers
What is the Typical Locum Tenens Hospitalist Hourly Rate & Living Situation?
What is Locum Tenens hospitalist? A hospitalist is most commonly a board certified internal medicine
Locum tenens physicians and advanced practitioners fill a crucial niche in the medical community by:
- Allowing hospitals and healthcare organizations to cover another provider’s vacation/medical leave
- Helping account for increased patient demand
- Filling a gap while a new, permanent provider is recruited
Many healthcare providers are making the switch to locum tenens positions due to the flexibility, extra income, the ability to travel, and exposure to new and evolving patient care environments that the lifestyle offers. Becoming a locum tenens physician is not as simple as you would think, and while you can go through the process on your own, staffing agencies, such as Lucidity, do make the process more streamlined. Lucidity is a healthcare staffing agency that uses a technology platform to connect physicians and advanced practitioners seeking part-time or temporary work with medical practices looking to fill open shifts. We strive to deliver the best job matches directly to you based on your preferences while also providing educational and relevant locum tenens news.
Lucidity makes it easy to find information and details about being a locum tenens provider with their informational Locum tenens blog. Stay up to date on trends and changes in the locum tenens physician community with Lucidity’s blog posts. No matter what speciality you practice, our new and exciting topics will keep you informed and cover topics and themes such as the growing patient to physician gap, unequal access to healthcare, provider burnout, locum tenens hiring process and salaries, policy changes in the locum tenens community and more.
For Providers
How to Understand a Locum Tenens Contract Agreement
As a locum tenens physician, you will often work with a third party staffing group, like Lucidity, and sign a locum tenens contract. Most often, a locum tenens agreement can range between 5 to 10 pages and will cover the important details of work. Before signing the contract, there are several key areas in the contract that should always be considered before signing. Make sure to search the contract for key details and read everything as carefully as possible in order to avoid unnecessary liability and avoidable costs.
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Lucidity Officially Announces Role as Key Partner in Health Carousel Locum Network
April 22, 2020 – Cincinnati, Ohio – Health Carousel has launched the Health Carousel Locum Network (HCLN) to
For Providers
The Always-Up-to-Date COVID-19 Licensing and Regulation List for Physicians
As licensing and regulations are changed near daily to accommodate for demand due to COVID-19,
For Providers
Did You Know: Locum Tenens Providers are Eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program
Locum Tenens providers are included in Trump’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act for cash relief through the PPP. Here’s how locums providers can apply.
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Letter from the CEO: Our Response to COVID-19
Lucidity is proud to be part of the Health Carousel family of staffing companies working to connect providers and facilities in the challenging time of COVID-19.
