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4 Reasons Locum Tenens Is a Great Option for Emergency Medicine Clinicians

In healthcare, one key indicator of success is strong patient relationships. In our conversations with experienced locum tenens professionals, we ask how they build patient […]

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Real Locum Stories: On Location With Heather D., PA [VIDEO]

Happy National PA Week 2018! Here at Barton Associates, we’d like to thank the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) for sponsoring this exciting week […]

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Locum Tenens for New Grads

For healthcare providers at all career stages, locum tenens is the ideal path to diverse experience and work-life balance. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or […]

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Straight Talk: Salaries for Psychiatric NPs

For nurse practitioners, psychiatry has long been known for its higher-than-average salaries. While psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) salary ranges by geographic location and years […]

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4 Tips for Finding PA Jobs As a New Graduate

The time is upon you: Either you’re wrapping up physician assistant (PA) school ready to start hunting or newly graduated and still looking. Either way, […]

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7 Tips for Finding Physician Jobs After Residency

After several grueling years of schooling and training, you’re finally done. Whether the dream started in your childhood or later in life, this is who […]

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5 Interview Questions Facilities Should Ask Every Locum

In some ways, interviewing a locum is a lot like interviewing any other potential employee. In others, the process is considerably different. Because locums are […]

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Tips for Telemedicine Care: Prepping Your Virtual Exam Room

Telemedicine is changing the way providers deliver care to their patients. While it requires little additional training on the provider side, the environment in which […]

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4 Tips to Finding Psychiatry Jobs

Ready for something new? In 2014, I sure was! Although I loved working on a consultation-liaison psychiatry team in Pennsylvania, I itched for something different. […]

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Busting 5 Locum Tenens Staffing Myths

With the staffing shortage reaching historic levels, it makes sense that healthcare facilities have increasingly turned to locum tenens agencies: With their pools of ready-to-work […]

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Negotiating Compensation Requirements: Get the Locum Tenens Salary You Want

Both new and seasoned healthcare professionals feel some level of uneasiness dealing with the business aspects of a job offer. We’re giving individuals by nature, […]

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Our Picks: 6 Best Mental Health Blogs and Sites to Follow

At Barton Associates, one of our top priorities is placing psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in fulfilling roles at care facilities across the U.S. Beyond that, […]

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