We are seeking a skilled Cardiothoracic Surgeon Physician for a 90-day assignment in Washington. The schedule involves daily hours from 7am to 5pm with weekday night call from 5pm to 7am. This role focuses on performing minimal invasive mitral procedures, Impella55 inplant and support, and complex aortic valve conservation, root, and remodeling procedures.Responsibilities...
Location:WA
Specialty:Cardiothoracic Surgery
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a dedicated Pediatric Hospitalist Physician for a 30-day assignment in Washington, starting Nov 24, 2024. This role involves 24-hour call with morning rounds in the nursery, providing coverage for deliveries, C-sections, and pediatric consults. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with routine inpatient procedures and contribute to...
Location:WA
Specialty:Pediatric Hospitalist
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician for an outpatient assignment in Washington. This 240-day assignment involves providing comprehensive primary care clinic coverage, managing an established patient panel, and addressing a combination of follow-up and new patient visits for a diverse range of acute and chronic cases. The schedule operates Monday...
Location:WA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a dedicated Physician specializing in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology for a 96-day assignment in Washington. The schedule is flexible, offering options for five 10-hour shifts or 1-3 weeks per month, with typical shift hours from 7a-5p. This crucial role involves providing expert anesthesia services for pediatric cardiac surgery patients,...
Location:WA
Specialty:Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology
Provider Type:Physician
Our client in Washington is seeking an accomplished OB/GYN Physician for a 7-day assignment starting Dec 23, 2023. This role involves 24-hour shifts from 7 AM to 7 AM, providing comprehensive coverage for the Emergency Department, handling deliveries, and managing emergency gynecological cases, including laboring patients.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide...
Location:WA
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Physician specializing in Obstetrics/Gynecology for a 90-day assignment in Washington. The schedule involves five days per week, four weeks per month, with rotating in-house 24-hour call shifts. Candidates should be prepared to supervise residents and fellows, provide comprehensive obstetric and gynecological care including deliveries...
Location:WA
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Physician
Our client in Washington is seeking an accomplished Hematologist/Oncologist Physician for a 90-day assignment. This full-time role involves a consistent Monday through Friday schedule, typically from 9 AM to 5 PM, with one dedicated administrative day. The physician will provide comprehensive hematology and oncology care, predominantly within an office/clinic...
Location:WA
Specialty:Hematology/Oncology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking an accomplished Interventional Cardiologist for a 90-day assignment in Washington. The Physician will provide consistent coverage with onsite shifts from 7am to 5pm, transitioning to pager call from 5pm to 7am, requiring a 30-minute call radius. This role involves critical duties such as performing angiograms, OCT procedures, PCI, stent...
Location:WA
Specialty:Interventional Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a Physician specializing in Gynecological Urology to join our client's team in WA. Our client is looking to add providers to their pool for future shifts, offering a 60-day assignment with an out-of-house beeper call schedule from 7 AM to 7 AM, averaging 4-5 hours of callback daily. This role encompasses a broad scope of urological...
Location:WA
Specialty:Gynecological Urology
Provider Type:Physician
We are seeking a skilled Dentist to join our client's team in Washington. This is a 1-day assignment with a schedule from 8 AM to 2 PM. The role involves performing a range of procedures including stainless steel crowns, bridges, simple extractions, fillings, and cleanings for Medicaid patients.Responsibilities and DutiesPerform stainless steel...
Location:WA
Specialty:Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
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 Washington 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 Washington, 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.
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