Looking for locum tenens jobs in Texas? 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 Texas? Check out our Travel Guide for Locum Tenens Jobs in Texas. We also have provider-specific guides to locum tenens jobs in Texas:
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Our client in Texas is seeking a skilled General Surgeon Physician for a 23-day assignment beginning Sep 4, 2026. This role involves seeing patients in the department and performing a comprehensive range of general surgical procedures, including laparoscopic surgeries, GI endoscopy, vascular surgery, hand surgery, chest procedures, and pacemaker insertions,...
Location:TX
Specialty:General Surgery
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking an Obstetrics/Gynecology Physician for a 60-day assignment in Texas, starting Oct 12, 2026. This role involves as needed 24-hour in-house shifts, focusing on deliveries, covering the OB and main emergency department, rounding on inpatients, managing transports, and collaborating with affiliated MFM and neonatology providers, with no clinic...
Location:TX
Specialty:OB Laborist
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a dedicated Obstetrics/Gynecology Physician for an 8-day assignment in Texas, beginning Jun 26, 2025. This role involves managing a range of obstetric cases, including complex deliveries, C-sections, and routine gynecological procedures, ensuring comprehensive patient care during this short-term commitment.Responsibilities and DutiesComplicated...
Location:TX
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Hospitalist Physician for a 35-day assignment in Texas, starting Sep 7, 2026. This role involves covering night shifts from 7p-7a, Monday through Sunday, as part of a two-provider team. The successful candidate will manage an average daily census of 59.4 and average daily admits of 14.5, providing critical patient care throughout the...
Location:TX
Specialty:Hospitalist
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Pediatric Pulmonology Nurse Practitioner for a 15-day assignment in TX, starting Sep 28, 2026. This role involves 7a-8p and 7p-8a shifts, providing multidisciplinary care for pediatric patients with neuro-rehabilitation, pulmonary, and feeding disorders, including ventilator and tracheostomy management, within an inpatient setting.Responsibilities...
Location:TX
Specialty:Pediatric Pulmonology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Pediatric Pulmonology Physician Assistant for a 15-day assignment in Texas, starting Sep 28, 2026. This role involves comprehensive care for pediatric patients with complex neuro-rehabilitation, pulmonary, and feeding disorders within an Integrated Therapy Unit, including ventilator and tracheostomy management. Shifts run 7a-8p and...
Location:TX
Specialty:Pediatric Pulmonology
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client is seeking an experienced Internal Medicine Physician to join their team for a 20-day assignment starting on Sep 4, 2026, in Texas. This role involves an intensive 7am - 7am in-house schedule, focusing on critical care and pulmonary cases. The successful Physician will manage a wide array of complex conditions, including trauma, burns, cardiac...
Location:TX
Specialty:Pulmonary Critical Care
Provider Type:Physician
Our client in Texas is seeking a skilled Interventional Cardiologist for a 90-day assignment, beginning Aug 6, 2026. This presents a compelling opportunity for a dedicated physician to provide specialized cardiac care within a supportive and professional setting. We are looking for a medical professional committed to delivering high-quality patient...
Location:TX
Specialty:Interventional Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician
Our client in Texas is seeking an Obstetrician/Gynecologist Physician for a 30-day assignment starting May 11, 2026. This role involves varied 24-hour and 12-hour shifts, focusing on comprehensive OB/GYN care including triage, delivery attendance, inpatient services, and surgical assists for unassigned patients and private call coverage.Responsibilities...
Location:TX
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a board-certified Pediatric Hospitalist for a 60-day locum tenens assignment in Texas beginning Jan 5, 2026. This week on/week off opportunity features 24-hour call from home and covers a inpatient pediatric floor, ED consults, and newborn couplet care with NNP support. The schedule offers both full-time (20 shifts/month) and part-time...
Location:TX
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Physician
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 Texas 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 Texas, 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.
