Many physicians want to do locums but are reluctant to do so. Others start doing locums but are disappointed in their locums experience. When talking to these physicians, I have discovered several reasons why their locums experiences isn’t...
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Working as a locums physician has its benefits: freedom, flexibility, control, and increased pay, to name a few. While locums has its advantages, it is not without its challenges. In order to overcome the some of the challenges you may...
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When you are working as a locums doctor, there are times in which the work is overabundant. You are getting calls from locums recruiters every day. There seems like a new facility needs your services all the time. You have more work than...
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Many physicians are taking the leap into entrepreneurship. Frustrated with the current status of medicine in this country or wishing to provide a new product or service, many physicians are embracing the lure of being their own bosses...
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One of the many benefits of doing locums is that you can make more money than you would make as an employed physician. While this is true most of the times, this is not always the case. In fact, many physicians are disappointed at the...
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Everyone would like to make more money during the holiday season. Doing locums is an easy way for physicians to generate more income during the holiday season. Because many physicians are away from work during the holiday season, the need...
Learn more Learn more Working as a locums physician can be rewarding, but there are risks involved. And one of the biggest risks is that of a cancelled assignment. Because it can take 3-6 months to get a locums assignment, when a locums assignment is...
Learn more Learn more One of the reasons most physicians do locums is to make more money. Therefore, it can come as a shock when we don’t get paid after working a locums assignment, or you don’t get paid as much as you thought we would. If case this ever...
Learn more Learn more Cancellations of locums assignments are common. Because a client’s staffing needs can change instantly, their need for your locums services can change as well. As a result, your locums assignment will get cancelled at some point. Although...
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Uncertainty is the nature of the locums business. Organizations use locums to fill their staffing needs. Because the staffing needs of an organization may change instantly, organizations that used your services as a locums physician in the...
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In order to be successful as a locums physician, you must develop some thick skin, so to speak. You will face rejection a lot and you must learn how to deal with rejection. As a locums doctor, you are always in the market for your next job...
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One of the most frustrating things about working as a locums physician is when a client cancels an assignment. This just recently happened to me. There was a client who cancelled some upcoming dates because they hired a permanent physician...
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