When hospitals and other healthcare facilities hire locum tenens physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, they hire people, not those people’s curriculum vitae (CV). However, […]
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by Emma Siemasko 
11 July, 2017 As a leading staffing agency for nurse practitioners, Barton Associates is committed to placing talented nurse practitioners (NPs) in great locum tenens positions throughout the […]
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by Jess Huckins 20 June, 2017 It should come as no surprise that healthcare professionals work long, hard hours. We spend nights, weekends, and holidays working or on call. When we […]
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by Dr. Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP 6 June, 2017 Maybe you’re dealing with co-worker drama. Maybe you aren’t getting paid enough for your ceaseless efforts. Maybe you don’t know exactly why you’re looking for […]
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by Evan Wade 20 April, 2017 Last month, we featured six PA blogs and sites we think you should follow. This time, we decided to do the same for physicians. Each […]
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by Jess Huckins 28 March, 2017 As a leading locum tenens physician assistant (PA) staffing agency, Barton Associates is committed to placing talented physician assistants (PAs) in top locum tenens positions […]
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by Jess Huckins 23 February, 2017 When you were in school, did you imagine that you’d graduate and get a traditional full-time job in healthcare? Many healthcare providers imagine this path: […]
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by Emma Siemasko 16 November, 2016 It should come as no surprise that the United States military has provided a wide variety of opportunities for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In […]
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by Brian W. 1 September, 2016 In the United States, mandatory retirement (or, as it’s more derisively known, forced retirement) policies are illegal for the majority of professions, but there are […]
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by Barton Team 31 August, 2016 So you’ve survived nurse practitioner school, passed your national board-certification exam, and — with your head barely above water — you’ve struck out into the […]
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by Dr. Melissa de Capua DNP PMHNP 25 August, 2016 For many healthcare professionals, the initial decision to join the industry doesn’t come from a single benefit so much as a combination of factors. Prestige, […]
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by Evan Wade 27 July, 2016 Shortages in rural health have long been a challenge for the healthcare profession — and one that has seen many proposed solutions over the years. […]
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by Brian W. 6 July, 2016 
