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Barton Blog / Healthcare News and Trends
In the medical world, “locum tenens” simply refers to healthcare providers who take on temporary short- or long-term jobs to fill gaps created by staffing shortages at hospitals, private practices and companies throughout the United States. Watch this updated video to learn more about the caree...
Julie Shea | June 27, 2019
Although there is an increasing demand for mental health services, there is also currently a psychiatrist shortage causing many healthcare organizations to struggle with filling open positions....
Tayla Holman | June 25, 2019
After several years of working in family practice, I started to feel the urge to branch out into a different area of medicine. When the opportunity came up to work in an urgent care setting, I jumped at the chance when offered the position....
Nadia S., DNP, FNP-BC | June 20, 2019
What you may not know about locum work are the stage-specific career benefits the model can offer — in other words, perks that meet specific needs every clinician faces as they grow as professionals. Whatever career stage you’re in, read on to see how serving as a locum can help you advance....
Evan Wade | June 18, 2019
Have you ever Googled yourself? If the answer is no, you should right now. Even if you're not affiliated with one particular location or practice, your online presence can still affect your career....
Vanessa Salvia | June 13, 2019
References are truly the lynch-pin in the hiring process. Get it right and everything will function smoothly, get it wrong and the whole mechanism falls apart. Keep these rules in mind when applying for your next assignment....
Renee Dahring, NP | June 11, 2019
There is now a growing shortage of allergists in the United States. There are only between 5,000 and 6,000 board certified allergists out of the 700,000 practicing physicians. As of late 2009, there were only 300 MD’s in United States allergy and immunology residency training programs....
Luke Curtis, MD, MS | June 06, 2019
In our new "gig economy", locums work is becoming a norm, offering excellent physicians an opportunity to control their schedules and continue to contribute to their field. Read on to learn about the benefits of outsourcing some human resources (HR) work to an agency....
Dr. Val Jones, M.D. | June 04, 2019
For his most recent assignment, Dr. Chris left his home state of Oklahoma to take an assignment in North Dakota, and travels back and forth between the two states. The following blog post is an update from Dr. Chris....
Dr. Chris L., OBGYN | May 30, 2019
With the help of recruiter Gabrielle G., Dr. Chris L., D.O., OBGYN started locum tenens as a way to ease out of his private practice and spend more time with his young children. This is his story....
Ellen Lowry | May 28, 2019
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