Barton Blog / Healthcare News and Trends
As a locum tenens staffing and recruiting company, part of our mission is to equip healthcare organizations with the resources necessary to improve the lives of their patients. What does this mean for your IHS (Indian Health Service) facility? Read on to learn more about our IHS staffing experience...
Earlier this year, the Association of American Medical Colleges released it's 2020 report on the projected physician shortage in the United States. In its findings, the AAMC projects a Total Shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians by 2033. According to AAMC, This is due to factors such a...
As the cold fall season brings us closer to the winter months, it’s time to start planning for holiday coverage at your organization. Thanks to vacations and winter illnesses, many facilities find themselves without sufficient coverage from November through January. This can result in a decrease in...
In a recent report by the AAMC, it was estimated that there will be a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians by the year 2033. But this growing physician shortage has already presented a problem, with facilities across the United States looking to locum tenens to fill gaps in coverage. In...
Happy Nurse Practitioner week! This week, Barton Associates is reminding NPs everywhere to "refill their own cup.", meaning, take some time to care for themselves after a year of caring for others. This blog post, originally posted on Nadia's own blog, is by a former locum tenens provider, N...
Happy NP Week! National NP Week is an annual celebration hosted by the AANP (American Association of Nurse Practitioners) to recognize Nurse Practitioners and their extraordinary work. In 2020, the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, NPs have been essential in fighting COVID-19 across the country - and w...
To many locum tenens providers, locum work is about exploring. From working in a new setting to visiting a new location on your off days, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, CRNAs, and dentists all choose to travel to new locations in order to broaden their skills and enhance thei...
Have you ever considered getting a new license and traveling to a state you have never been before? It is time to make it happen! Barton Associates has a dedicated licensing and credentialing team that will help you get a new license and will even pay for it. All you need to do is show up and work!...
Locum Tenens has many benefits, including the ability to control one’s own schedule, travel, experience new practice settings, and more. That said, work is still work, and there are certainly elements that are different from traditional, full time employment that may make it less appealing to some.&...
Healthcare professionals work locum tenens assignments for a number of reasons. Locum tenens lets you experience working in different locations and facilities before (or instead of) making a full-time commitment. In our most recent independent study, we surveyed 1,733 providers, more tha...