Looking for locum tenens jobs in Massachusetts? 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.
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We are seeking a Hematology/Oncology Physician for a 60-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts. This role, starting on Sep 1, 2025, offers a flexible schedule with options for a 4 or 5-day work week and includes night and weekend call rotations for inpatient consults. The ideal candidate will provide care for both solid tumors and hematologic...
Location:MA
Specialty:Hematology/Oncology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a licensed Dentist specializing in General Dentistry for a 70-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts, starting on Jul 14, 2025. This role offers a Monday through Friday schedule from 8am to 5pm, focusing on delivering quality dental care.Job DetailsLocation: MassachusettsStart Date: Jul 14, 2025LOA: 70 daysProvider Type Needed:...
Location:MA
Specialty:Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
We are seeking an Infectious Disease Physician for a 42-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts. This critical role starts on Aug 29, 2025, and involves managing complex infectious cases from Friday 8am to Monday 8am every weekend, with on-call duties post-hospital hours. This position is vital for ensuring continuous patient care in the absence...
Location:MA
Specialty:Infectious Disease
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology for a locum tenens position through Barton Associates. This virtual role involves providing support for patients across 10 states, focusing on diabetes management, weight management programs, and oversight of patient panels managed on GLP-1s. The ideal candidate...
Location:MA
Specialty:Pediatric Endocrinology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner for a 45-day locum tenens role in Massachusetts, beginning Aug 18, 2025. This position involves flexible part-time shifts, covering 5-6 hours per day, 3 days a week. The practitioner will manage patient care between two facilities, ensuring thorough and timely healthcare services.Job DetailsLocation: MassachusettsStart...
Location:MA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 40-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts, starting on Aug 11, 2025. The role involves day shifts from Monday to Friday, with a specific start time of 7:30 AM. This position requires a professional to coordinate care with external hospitals and support onsite mid-level providers, focusing...
Location:MA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician for a 40-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts, starting Aug 11, 2025. This role involves day shifts from Monday to Friday, with rounds beginning at 7:30 AM. The selected candidate will be responsible for rounding on sick patients within a specific time window and coordinating care with outside hospitals...
Location:MA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner for a 40-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts. This role commences on Aug 11, 2025, and involves day shifts from Monday to Friday, starting daily rounds at 7:30 AM. The successful candidate will be primarily involved in rounding on sick patients, coordinating care with external hospitals, and supporting...
Location:MA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Psychiatrist for a 6-week locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts. This opportunity begins on Aug 25, 2025, and involves up to 10 hours per week of collaboration and consulting. The psychiatrist will act as an interim medical director, primarily working with a multidisciplinary team to oversee medication management and provide guidance...
Location:MA
Specialty:Psychiatry
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day locum tenens assignment in Massachusetts beginning on Sep 10, 2025. The role involves night shifts from 7pm to 7am, with flexibility to work either three shifts per week or a 7 on / 7 off rotation. This position requires experience in critical care environments, and additional procedural...
Location:MA
Specialty:Critical Care Medicine
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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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.