Locum tenens family medicine work rapidly advances your career while empowering you with flexibility and an increased earning potential. With the supply of primary care physicians being only expected to increase by an average of 7.3% across all specialties by 2030, the amount of primary care doctors entering the workforce is a dramatic shortfall in comparison to the projected demand increase of 22.5% according to The Health Resources and Services Administration. 

An estimation by The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects a shortage of up to 55,000 primary care physicians in the US within the next decade, with the largest estimated increases in demand being for geriatric physicians at a growth rate of 50%, and internal medicine physicians at a growth rate of 22%. 

As family medicine nurse practitioners and physician assistants are expected to fill gaps within the primary care physician shortage in the next decade, The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects the employment growth rate for NPs to increase by an astounding 45%, creating over 120,000 new jobs for these advanced practitioners at a rate of 30,200 new jobs opening every year. BLS also estimates an impressive employment growth rate for PAs of 31% by 2030, increasing PA jobs by 139,100 within the forecasted period at a rate of 38,400 new job openings annually. 

With the primary care market size growing from a value of $260.1 billion in 2021 to a projected $1511.7 billion in 2030 as estimated by Grand View Research, The Staffing Industry Analysts (STI) also report that the locum tenens market is growing at the rapid rate of 27% every year. The skyrocketing demand for family medicine MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs is dramatically increasing the number of attractive job opportunities for locum tenens providers specializing in family medicine across the nation. 

While primary care rates can vary based on a number of varied factors such as provider types, experience level, and location, locum tenens family medicine professionals make on average 47% more annually than their permanently employed counterparts. Physician assistants see the highest increase in their salaries by 103.2% when they choose to go locum, nurse practitioners can make up to 25.2% more by making the switch, and physicians can grow their earning potential by 12.6% as a locum. 

While the states with the highest levels of employment for family medicine specialists are California, Pennsylvania, and Florida, the states where primary care medical practitioners see the highest earning potentials are in Idaho, Alaska, and New Hampshire, where they can make 29.7%, 26%, and 25%, respectively, more than the average family medicine professional in the US. Barton works with a vast network of diverse healthcare institutions of all kinds in every state throughout the nation in order to provide our family medicine locums with the ability to choose the jobs that best fit their preferences, needs, and schedules out of our pool of opportunities with the most competitive pay. 

As a leading agency within the locum tenens family medicine market, Barton Associates has built strong relationships with healthcare organizations nationwide who are looking to staff their facilities with talented locum tenens family medicine MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs specializing in urgent care, family practice, women’s health, pediatrics, internal medicine, geriatrics, and emergency medicine. 

In a recent survey published by AMN Healthcare, 47% of healthcare facilities reported that they are currently looking to staff with locum tenens providers, and an astonishing 88% responded that they used locum tenens providers within the past year. Barton’s dedicated family medicine team has worked with, and successfully placed primary care locum specialists in the following facility types: 

As a family medicine locum, you have the power, and the flexibility to choose to work at any of the facility types listed above when opportunities arise, and can adjust your travel and work schedules according to your own preferences, needs, and availability. Barton’s Account Executives work hard to bring our primary care locums fresh, new job opportunities every day. Peruse some of our currently open family medicine jobs now!

Our openings change daily, so be sure to check in with your Barton recruiter often. New to Barton and ready to become a family medicine locum? Fill out the form below to chat with one of our experienced recruiters to get started!

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Q: What types of providers can be locums?

A: Barton Associates works with NPs, PAs, physicians, dentists, and CRNAs!

Q: Who uses locum tenens providers?

A: Companies and other healthcare facilities beyond the walls of hospitals and clinics have healthcare staffing openings. The Barton Associates team works with a variety of clients looking to fill temporary roles throughout the country, including but not limited to hospitals, private practices, and urgent care. Learn more about who Barton Associates works with!

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