Archive for July, 2011
Locum Tenens Credentialing Tips
Without question, navigating the credentialing process is among the most critical aspects of the locum tenens hiring process. When you’re only a few steps away from taking advantage of a great locum tenens job, the last thing you want to be doing is trying to track down a missing document or account for a gap in your work history. So, what can you do to make the credentialing process as fast, easy and efficient as possible? We asked Whitney Jordan, who leads our credentialing team, for a few tips for locum physicians and nurse practitioners: What are the most important … Read more »
New to locums? A locum tenens definition from Barton Associates
One of the most common questions we see at Barton Associates is, simply, what is locum tenens? There is quite a bit of confusion in the physician and nurse practitioner staffing industry surrounding locum tenens that we’re hoping that this locum tenens definition will help to clarify! What is locum tenens?Locum tenens is a Latin term that means “holding one’s place”. In a medical context, locum tenens represents the temporary (or contract) physician and nurse practitioner staffing industry. Locum tenens companies, such as Barton Associates, recruit and assign physicians and nurse practitioners to temporary (or “contract”) locum jobs. These assignments … Read more »