Going From a Travel Nurse to a Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner Although they share some similarities, travel nursing and locum tenens are different concepts. Both help healthcare organizations fill vacancies when there is a need, either due to a shortage or a full-time employee being out temporarily. This helps ensure […]
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Swap From Travel Nurse to Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner
Tayla Holman | 10 March, 2022
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Happy Dentist Day 2022 From Barton Associates
At Barton Associates, we love healthcare providers — especially dentists! Did you know we work with dentists, oral surgeons, and endodontists? No matter your specialty or where you’re at in your dental career, Barton celebrates you. This year we planned on simply wishing dentists everywhere a Happy Dentist’s Day, but […]
Barton Team | 4 March, 2022
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National Dentist Day 2022: Ways to Thank Your Travel Dentist
Every year, on March 6th, Barton Associates celebrates those who keep our chompers chomping, and our smiles shining! National Dentist Day was established to show appreciation for Dentists, raise awareness for proper oral health, dental habits, and dental care, and encourage those avoiding their Dentist to schedule an appointment for […]
Karina Kagramanov | 3 March, 2022
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Best Places to Work as a Travel Family Medicine Provider in 2022
Imagine holding a job you love, but also being able to travel whenever you want and as much as you want. It’d be pretty cool, huh? You’d be able to see places you’ve always imagined visiting. Yet, it doesn’t seem possible to do this. How can you travel and do […]
Barton Team | 24 February, 2022
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6 Locum Tenens Tax Deductions You Didn’t Know About
Locum tenens work comes with many advantages: an abundant job market, higher pay, a flexible schedule, and more. However, since as a locum tenens physician you’re categorized as an independent contractor, it also comes with some responsibility to file taxes independently vs. having your employer calculate your employment tax for […]
Karina Kagramanov | 17 February, 2022
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Black History Month Provider Spotlight
Investing In Equity is Good Medicine The barriers to receiving equitable medical treatment in the United States have been “laid bare” by the corona virus pandemic as well as policies and treatment algorithms created by an inadequately diverse workforce of medical professionals. Since early in 2021, several American medical societies […]
Dr. Kim Jones-Fearing MD, DFAPA | 14 February, 2022
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What to Know About Staffing Your Facility with Barton Locums
What’s the secret to finding highly-skilled and passionate temporary staff for your facility? When you work with Barton, it’s as simple as communication. As a hiring manager, you understand how your facility runs. You may even have past experiences with locum tenens providers. This knowledge about past performance is vital […]
Barton Team | 10 February, 2022
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5 Steps to Retire Student Debt Faster
Since you’re reading this, you’ve likely made the decisions to take on the debt. The lenders assured you, you’d have the resources to pay it back. If you were lucky, and smart, you kept your debt to a minimum. You had scholarships, roommates, or parents that were able to help […]
Gail Clifford, MD | 3 February, 2022
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Eating Healthy on Assignment as a Locum Tenens Provider
Great! You have a locum tenens position. You work this full-time job and the rest of your free time is your own. You don’t have to think about landscaping your yard or painting your deck. While on assignment, you’re probably not going to be spending much time volunteering in civic […]
Paul Rickard, DDS | 27 January, 2022
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2022 Locum Tenens Tax Webinar For Healthcare Providers
As a leading locum tenens agency, one topic that our providers frequently ask about is how the locum life will impact their taxes. To help answer this, we partner with Andrew Schwartz, CPA, to bring locum providers a free tax webinar. 2022 marked our fifth annual webinar, with over 1,000 […]
Michelle Lowry | 20 January, 2022
