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Barton Healthcare Staffing, a leading specialty travel nurse and travel allied health staffing firm, celebrates first year at their West Palm Beach, FL, location. Headquartered in Peabody, MA, Barton Healthcare Staffing (BHS) expanded their office and footprint in September of 2021 by moving into the top floor of their parent […]

If you’re an active nurse practitioner (NP) or considering a career as one, it’s helpful to have informed salary expectations. So, how much revenue does the average NP generate. The answer is surprisingly complex, because of the number of variables that impact a nurse practitioner’s earnings potential. What is the […]

Extending My Assignment: Part 1 For the first time as a nurse practitioner, I will be extending my current locum tenens assignment. As a big fan of short-term assignments (three months or less), it is surprising to most that I have agreed to be in Virginia for another three months. […]

The U.S. desperately needs quality physicians and clinicians, a problem that is only going to grow in the coming years. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, said this shortage among the medical workforce will increase over the next decade, and that something must […]

One of the most popular reasons healthcare providers choose to do locum tenens work is the ability to travel. In a recent industry poll, almost 40 percent of providers cited travel opportunities as the reason they chose this career path. More than a year ago, I started working in provider […]

It’s been a cold, snowy February here at Barton Associates headquarters, but in honor of Valentine’s Day, our team got together to choose the 10 recent blog entries that have most warmed our hearts. This roundup includes posts that have performed well and those that could use some more love. […]

Workplace toxicity can arise anywhere, and healthcare facilities are no exception. A close cousin of burnout, toxicity isn’t always easy to spot. If an organization has interpersonal or institutional problems that make it hard to do your job or are harmful to your health, and especially if this happens at […]

Finding the right healthcare professionals for your open jobs is hard enough, and if you’re staffing for a rural location, it becomes that much more challenging. No two healthcare facilities (or their patients) are exactly alike, and these disparities become even more apparent when considering the skills it takes to […]