It’s National NP Week! Thank you to nurse practitioners across the profession for your hard work and dedication to healthcare. We here at Barton Associates are celebrating with you by publishing NP-focused content all week long! Sometimes hard work doesn’t equate to a big reward. You will likely reach a […]
Recent Posts
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How NPs and PAs Can Avoid Stagnant Salaries: 6 Strategies
Dr. Melissa de Capua DNP PMHNP | 16 November, 2017
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7 Tips to Help NPs Prepare for Telehealth Roles
In today’s ever-advancing technological environment, even medicine has gone digital. With telemedicine, patients have access to providers at their fingertips, at all times. This platform allows patients greater opportunity to get the care they need — and it’s giving providers greater flexible opportunities to practice as well. As a nurse […]
Claire Cavanaugh | 3 November, 2017
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A Guide to the PA Wheel: Physician Assistant Scope of Practice Laws
It’s National PA Week! Thank you to PAs across the profession for your hard work and dedication to healthcare. We here at Barton Associates are celebrating with you by publishing PA-focused content all week long. Happy 50th anniversary! PA employment is projected to grow 30 percent from 2014 to 2024. […]
Claire Cavanaugh | 11 October, 2017
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How EMR Savvy Are Locum Tenens Providers?
Electronic medical record (EMR) platforms and their shortcomings are a major source of frustration for both the providers who use them and the facilities who implement them. Healthcare professionals lament a lack of usability, while facilities often cite the high costs and provider training time involved in implementing such systems. […]
Zach Ahlgrim | 3 October, 2017
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Can You Hire a Clinical Psychologist Instead of a Psychiatrist?
Patients suffering with mental illness are typically best served through a team approach that includes a primary care provider and the additional support of psychiatric evaluation or psychological care (and sometimes both). How do you know if your team is best served by a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist? Does […]
Sean Conroy, PA-C | 19 September, 2017
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My Locum Tenens Story: Life As a Locum Tenens Dentist
Happy National Locum Tenens Week! As a part of our festivities, we’re sharing stories from healthcare providers regarding their locum tenens experiences. Dr. Dan S., a locum tenens dentist from Montana, has been working since he opened his private practice in 1983. Over the course of his career, whether practicing […]
Claire Cavanaugh | 18 August, 2017
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My Locum Tenens Story: Meet Mark V., Locum Tenens CRNA
Happy National Locum Tenens Week! As a part of our festivities, we’re sharing stories from healthcare providers regarding their locum tenens experiences. Mark is a locum tenens certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who has worked with Barton Associates for about two months, traveling back and forth between Vermont and New […]
Claire Cavanaugh | 17 August, 2017
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4 Things You Should Know About Becoming a Dentist
Dentists are in high demand. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the job market for dentists will grow 21 percent between 2010 and 2020. This surging demand has quickly made dentists some of the most sought-after medical professionals. Because it pays well and offers high job security, more […]
Emma Siemasko | 13 July, 2017
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6 Common CV Mistakes to Avoid When Applying to Locum Tenens Jobs
When hospitals and other healthcare facilities hire locum tenens physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, they hire people, not those people’s curriculum vitae (CV). However, a carefully crafted and compelling CV is often what gets a foot in the door when a practitioner is exploring new opportunities. A great CV […]
Emma Siemasko | 11 July, 2017
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Our Picks: 6 NP Blogs and Sites to Follow
As a leading staffing agency for nurse practitioners, Barton Associates is committed to placing talented nurse practitioners (NPs) in great locum tenens positions throughout the United States. As part of this commitment, and in celebration of this week’s AANP conference, we have compiled a list of resources to help make […]
Jess Huckins | 20 June, 2017
