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Every day, Barton Associates lists new locum tenens job openings from healthcare facilities and practices nationwide in a wide variety of medical specialties.
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Locum tenens jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Unlike temp jobs, locum tenens jobs run for a pre-determined period of time, but many locum tenens jobs include an option for extension.
Locum medical providers hold all the same qualifications as their perm counterparts, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility.
Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
Our client in North Carolina is actively seeking a dedicated Cardiology Physician Assistant for a challenging 48-day locum tenens assignment, commencing Sep 1, 2026. This vital role involves comprehensive daily rounds on general cardiology service line patients, performing new consults, and managing admissions through discharge. Responsibilities include...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Cardiology Physician Assistant for a 60-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, starting Jul 1, 2026. This role involves comprehensive patient care from 7p-7a, focusing on daily rounds for cardiology patients, meticulous documentation including progress notes and H&Ps, ordering necessary tests and medications, and performing...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client in North Carolina seeks a dedicated Cardiology Nurse Practitioner for a 48-day assignment beginning Sep 1, 2026. This role involves 7a-7p shifts, focusing on rounding daily on cardiology patients, writing comprehensive notes, ordering necessary medications and tests, and performing critical procedures such as arterial line and central line...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Jul 1, 2026. This role involves 7p-7a shifts, focusing on daily patient rounding, comprehensive patient management including notes and orders, performing procedures in the ICU such as arterial and central line placements, cardioversion, and conducting...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in Oregon is seeking a dedicated Neonatology Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day locum tenens assignment, commencing Aug 3, 2026. This vital role will primarily involve night shifts, either 8p-8a or 4p-8a, where you will focus on transitioning and maintaining babies, seeing patients from the ER, and will not require rounding.Responsibilities...
Location:OR
Specialty:Neonatology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Physician Assistant for an exciting 60-day locum tenens assignment in California, starting Jun 8, 2026. This role involves providing essential primary care services in a busy clinic setting, with daily 8-5 shifts. You will primarily manage bread and butter PC work, serving a patient population that is 75% Spanish...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for an impactful 60-day assignment starting Jun 8, 2026, with our client in California. This vital role involves providing comprehensive primary care during 8-5 shifts in a very busy clinic. The successful candidate will manage a diverse patient load, including 75% Spanish-speaking patients...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Cardiology Physician Assistant for an exciting 112-day assignment in Georgia, starting Jun 10, 2026. This role involves seeing approximately 15 patients per shift in a clinic setting, working Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. The successful candidate will provide essential cardiology services, requiring prior cardiology...
Location:GA
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client in GA is actively seeking an experienced Physician Assistant - Surgery - General to join their team for a 91-day assignment, commencing Aug 3, 2026. In this role, you will be crucial in assisting surgeons during a wide range of surgical cases across multiple specialties, managing approximately 10 patient encounters per shift, primarily focusing...
Location:GA
Specialty:General Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner for a 112-day assignment with our client in Georgia, starting Jun 10, 2026. This role involves seeing approximately 15 patients per shift in a clinic setting, with a Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM schedule, requiring strong cardiology experience.Responsibilities and DutiesPerform duties requiring strong...
Location:GA
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
From advance practice and pain management, to primary care, your specialty is needed for our open locum tenens nurse practitioner jobs!
Hospitals, practices, and healthcare companies are turning to locum tenens nurse practitioners (NPs) to manage growing patient populations with the United States, including Nurse Practitioners specializing in Family Practice, Psychiatry, Urgent Care, Pediatric, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and dozens of other specialties.
Demand for locum tenens physician assistants (PAs) is at an all-time high, which means it is a great time to take advantage of the freedom, flexibility, and unmatched earning potential that comes with locum tenens PA jobs!
In-demand PA roles include family practice, urgent care, addiction medicine, pediatrics, wound care, surgery, and more!
Locum tenens dentist jobs are one of the fastest growing segments of the industry. Locum dentists are in demand in a variety of specialties including General Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Orthodontics, and Periodontics.
Barton works with locum dentists in all 50 states for a variety of exciting opportunities. Locum dentists can make up to 56% more than their perm dentist counterparts.
The number of doctor locum tenens jobs grows every day as more companies, practices, and hospitals turn to locum tenens physicians to fill their vacant positions.
Whether you’re a doctor who is board certified or non-board certified, Barton has an opportunity for you.
In-demand jobs include Cardiology, Ob/Gyns, Family Practice, Pedatrics, and Surgery of all specialties.
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 outearn 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 near you or choose an assignment in another state – travel expenses are covered by Barton.
To filter by 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.
