Burnout exacerbates the physician shortage, but locum tenens work can cure burnout. Here’s why you should work as a locum tenens provider.
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4 Tips for Caring for Your Mental Health as a Healthcare Provider
There’s a mental health crisis among health workers in the United States and the problem is showing no signs of slowing down.
Mike Connors | 2 May, 2024
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Holiday Stress Management Techniques for Locums
As coverage gaps open and locums take over for the winter season, it wouldn’t hurt to have some stress management techniques in your back pocket for your next holiday locum tenens assignment. We’re coming up on that time of year again; “locum season”, when permanent providers put in their time […]
Karina Kagramanov | 27 October, 2022
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4 Monthly Self Health Exams to Start This Men’s Health Week
Second only to heart disease, cancer is one of the top causes of death for men in the United States according to the CDC. There are lots of things men can do to reduce their risk of cancer, like eating healthy, staying active, refraining from smoking, and attending their regular complete health exams, […]
Karina Kagramanov | 16 June, 2022
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Men’s Health Week 2022: 3 Preventative Care Tips for Men
We all have men in our lives, and with Father’s Day chosen as its anchor, Men’s Health Week is all about emphasizing the importance of preventative healthcare and a healthy lifestyle for boys and men so we can have them in our lives longer. This week, observed from June 12-20 […]
Karina Kagramanov | 6 June, 2022
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3 Ways to Improve Mental health for Women
1 in 5 American women are diagnosed with a mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD every year. While research shows that women and men have a similar likelihood to experience mental health problems, certain economic and social factors can put women at a greater risk of having mental health […]
Karina Kagramanov | 19 May, 2022
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National Mental Health Awareness: Provider Mental Health Focus
An Urgent Public Health Priority Emphasized by the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare providers in the United States have been overwhelmed with extreme workloads and extraordinarily long shift hours for far too long. This extreme stress has lead to increased levels of burnout, and mental health conditions among healthcare professionals which not […]
Karina Kagramanov | 5 May, 2022
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Eating Healthy on Assignment as a Locum Tenens Provider
Great! You have a locum tenens position. You work this full-time job and the rest of your free time is your own. You don’t have to think about landscaping your yard or painting your deck. While on assignment, you’re probably not going to be spending much time volunteering in civic […]
Paul Rickard, DDS | 27 January, 2022
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How Locum Tenens Can Help the Busiest Hospitals in the U.S.
2020 was an unprecedented year for the healthcare system as hospitals around the country contended with the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Delta variant and others spreading rapidly, many hospitals are once again finding themselves with record or near-record patient volumes, according to the Associated Press. Many healthcare workers are facing […]
Tayla Holman | 16 December, 2021
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Medical Documents: Tips for Staying Organized
Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses and credit, Medical License and Board certifications, Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and more! There are so many documents that healthcare providers need to keep track of. Having an organized and efficient system ensures that you’re on […]
Dr. Eki Abrams, MD | 12 May, 2020
