You seem to fit perfectly in the organization’s anesthesia department and hope to extend your stay. From learning a surgeon’s preferences, to properly documenting the care you give, here are seven ways to show you’re a valuable member of the surgical team: 1) Be Punctual This is as basic as […]
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#BecauseICan: Volunteer Around the World
#BecauseICan is a Barton Associates campaign featuring the real lives of locum tenens providers and the reasons that they do locum tenens work. For all of the providers featured, the flexible nature of locum work allows them to live life on their own terms. Whether that means frequent travel, volunteer […]
Ellen Lowry | 16 October, 2019
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Locum or Permanent Positions: Which Pays More?
Whether you’re just setting out into your nurse practitioner career or are a veteran looking for a career change, filling locum tenens positions can be both a valuable and lucrative way to explore the medical world! Barton Associates helps staff hospitals, clinics, and other organizations with locum tenens providers to […]
Dr. Melissa de Capua DNP PMHNP | 15 October, 2019
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Life as a Locum Dentist
Presenting oneself for a locum tenens assignment is like the first day of elementary school. Reverting back to the skinny, little kid waiting in the gym with everyone else, wondering “Who will my teacher be?”, “Who will I know?” or “Which of my friends will be in my class?”. You […]
Karlene Guasteferro DDS, FAGD | 1 October, 2019
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Locum Tenens PCPs and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there were approximately 209,000 primary care physicians in the United States in 2010 – less than one third of the total number of physicians who spend most of their time in direct patient care. This number includes general practitioners and family […]
Tayla Holman | 18 July, 2019
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Benefits of Working Locum Tenens [VIDEO]
TRANSCRIPT If you’re a physician, NP, PA, dentist or CRNA, you know how difficult a career in healthcare can be. Long hours, school loans, office politics and high patient loads are just a fraction of what you have to deal with. As a result, many healthcare professionals look to locum […]
Julie Shea | 16 July, 2019
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The Best Nurse Social Media Accounts to Follow
Many of us rely on social media for education, entertainment, and to stay current in our nursing careers. Social media is especially convenient to help to stay up-to-date and keep in touch if you’re traveling as a locum provider, or to catch up during a break in your shift. But […]
Maureen Bonatch MSN, RN | 4 July, 2019
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#LocumLife: Transitioning From Primary to Urgent Care
Nadia Santana, DNP, FNP is a board certified family nurse practitioner and locum tenens provider who recently visited Barton Associates’ Peabody, MA headquarters. Recently, Nadia started her first urgent care assignment at a facility in Massachusetts. As she adapts to the new specialty, Nadia will be providing updates as a […]
Nadia S., DNP, FNP-BC | 20 June, 2019
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Our Locum Hero: Dr. Neilly Buckalew
Earlier this year, Barton Associates announced the Locum Heroes campaign, with a focus on giving back to locum tenens providers who make a difference in their communities, near and far. In response, we received more than 100 nominations, each describing incredible stories of the ways that locum providers have spent […]
Ellen Lowry | 8 May, 2019
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Jump-Start Your Career With Locum Tenens for Dentists
It’s a pretty good time to be a young dentist. A large percentage of dentists born in the Baby Boom era are set to retire in coming years, and a deepening talent shortage is turning the staffing landscape into a seller’s market. Fresh grads and early-career professionals are inheriting a […]
Evan Wade | 28 February, 2019
