For Providers
Top 3 Reasons Why Locum Tenens Work May Be Right for You
Established in the mid-70’s, locum tenens physician staffing has steadily increased over the last 40
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.
