Looking for locum tenens jobs in North Carolina? Barton Associates specializes in locum tenens jobs, with well over a decade of experience placing locum tenens physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and dentists on short and long-term assignments throughout the US.
What’s it like to work as a locum tenens provider in North Carolina? Check out our Travel Guide for Locum Tenens Jobs in North Carolina. We also have provider-specific guides to locum tenens jobs in North Carolina:
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We are seeking a dedicated General Surgeon to join our client's team in North Carolina for an 8-day assignment. This opportunity begins on Oct 9, 2026, and involves 24-hour weekend call shifts where remaining on-site is not required. The Physician will be responsible for emergent general surgery cases, including appendectomy and cholecystectomy,...
Location:NC
Specialty:General Surgery
Provider Type:Physician
Our client in NC is actively seeking an Urgent Care Physician Assistant for a 90-day assignment starting Jul 20, 2026. This role involves managing urgent care cases, adults and pediatric procedures, including lac repair, ear irrigation, and other minor procedures, with shifts scheduled from 8A-8P.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide comprehensive urgent...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking an experienced Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 90-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, starting Jul 20, 2026. This role involves providing comprehensive urgent care, managing adult and pediatric procedures including laceration repair and ear irrigation, during 8A-8P shifts.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide urgent care...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an experienced Surgery - Neurological Nurse Practitioner for an 84-day assignment in North Carolina, commencing Jan 4, 2027. This challenging role involves providing care in a trauma setting, managing admissions and discharges, performing consultations, and offering OR first assist duties if desired, primarily during 7p-7a shifts.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Neurological Surgery Physician Assistant for an 84-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, commencing Jan 4, 2027. This vital role involves providing care in a trauma setting, managing admissions and discharges, conducting consultations, and offering OR first assist duties if desired, primarily during 7p-7a shifts.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 7, 2026. The successful candidate will work 12-hour shifts on weekdays and 8-hour shifts on weekends, focusing on treating both adult and pediatric patients in a high-volume setting, often as a sole provider. Our client values providers who can deliver...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an Urgent Care Physician Assistant for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 7, 2026. This role involves managing high-volume patient care as a sole provider, treating both adult and pediatric patients, with a schedule of 12-hour weekday shifts and 8-hour weekend shifts.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide high-quality care...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a skilled Radiation Oncologist to support our client in SC. This 60-day assignment, beginning Aug 17, 2026, requires a Physician to work Monday-Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, including one administrative day onsite. The role primarily involves managing new consultations, conducting patient follow-ups, and developing comprehensive treatment...
Location:NC
Specialty:Radiation Oncology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a dedicated Physician Assistant - Surgery - General for a 90-day assignment in North Carolina. This role offers a M-F 5x8 schedule from 7a to 330p, starting Oct 7, 2026. The position primarily involves rounding on post-surgical patients, seeing in-patient consults for facial trauma, and providing telehealth consults for outside institutions.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Trauma Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client is seeking a General Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a 90-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Oct 7, 2026. This role involves a Monday to Friday schedule from 7a to 3:30p, focusing primarily on rounding on post-surgical patients and managing in-patient facial trauma consults, including telehealth for outside institutions.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Trauma Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Locum tenens refers to healthcare providers who temporarily fill in for other clinicians or work at facilities on a short- or long-term basis. These providers (physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and dentists, take on temporary assignments to cover staffing gaps or vacancies. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase that translates to “holding one’s place.” In a modern healthcare context, the term refers to physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and dentists who take short- or long-term assignments at a short-staffed healthcare facility (hospitals, clinics, correctional facilities, doctor’s offices, and more), filling in for permanent providers who have left their position vacant.
Yes, healthcare facilities typically require locum tenens providers taking an assignment at their facility to be credentialed. At Barton Associates, our internal teams handle the credentialing processes for locum tenens providers taking an assignment—all you need to do is get your paperwork in order (such as CVs, licensing information, educational information, and references) for easy reference and we’ll handle the rest.
At Barton Associates, our recruiters proactively scour the marketplace and our own locum tenens job applications to identify highly-skilled healthcare professionals who are willing to travel for work. When we’ve vetted these providers, we begin working on obtaining state licenses for them in the states they’re willing to work, and add them to our expansive network of locum tenens physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and dentists.
When one of our clients expresses a need for staffing assistance, we find a provider in our network that has the experience, qualifications, and skills for the job and present that provider to the client. Once the client approves the provider, Barton Associates’ internal teams get to work on credentialing, arranging travel, and other key steps to ensure they’re ready to go for their assignments.
Yes, locum tenens providers who work with Barton Associates are independent contractors rather than employees of the healthcare facilities at which they practice while on assignment.
Locum tenens jobs vary in length, with some lasting a few days and others multiple months. It all depends on the staffing needs of the facility. Sometimes, locum tenens providers are extended past the duration of their original contract, and in rare cases, are taken on full-time by the facility.
Yes! Barton Associates offers free comprehensive malpractice insurance to all healthcare professionals who work with us. Our claims-made insurance is furnished by an “A”-rated insurance company and includes tail coverage for all providers. Learn more about our malpractice insurance here.
Yes! Locum tenens is a great way to gain experience, as well as explore a specialty to see if it’s right for you.
While some locum tenens healthcare jobs require a prerequisite amount of experience or skill set, many others do not. New graduates can also increase their chances of securing a locum tenens healthcare role with in-demand certifications.
The easiest way to find a job as a new graduate is to connect with a dedicated Barton recruiter, who can find you an open job that matches your needs and skill set.
Although locum tenens work has its roots in the 1970s when American rural areas required additional physician staffing for their medically underserved populations, the industry has expanded to included healthcare providers of all types in all 50 states.
More than 85% of healthcare facilities rely on locum work, including locum nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists.
Yes! Locum tenens jobs are not directly comparable with perm jobs because permanent providers are salaried, while locum tenens are paid an hourly rate, but locum tenens providers typically out earn perm providers on an hourly basis, sometimes earning more than twice as much as their perm counterparts.
There are a variety of reasons locum tenens workers often earn more than their perm counterparts. This is partly because facilities use locum jobs to fill in urgent vacancy, often for in-demand roles, and pay competitively as a result. Variations in pay can also result from location, experience, urgency, and a long list of other variables. Check out our locum tenens salary guides to learn how much more you might earn in a locum role.
We place healthcare professionals in all 50 states. Find locum tenens jobs in North Carolina using our job board located above or choose an assignment in another state—travel expenses are covered by Barton.
This page already shows locum tenens jobs in North Carolina, but to filter by another location, select the state dropdown filter to limit locum job listings to the states of your choice. You can also connect to a recruiter who can recommend listings based on your qualifications and desired work locales.
