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Your new job is waiting in California! Our client is looking for a physician specializing in pediatrics to begin coverage in late March. Hours include 8 hour shifts from Mondays - Fridays. The selected locum will be handling all aspects of pediatric cases and procedures. There is a chance for an extension with this opportunity. This facility uses Epic...
Location:CA
Specialty:Pediatrics
Provider Type:Physician
Your next locum tenens opportunity awaits in California! Our client is looking for an optometrist to begin coverage in late April. Hours include 8a - 5p shifts from Mondays - Fridays. The selected locum will be handling eye exams, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and other optometry cases. There is a chance for an extension with this opportunity....
Location:CA
Specialty:Optometry
Provider Type:Physician
Travel to California for your next locum tenens assignment! Our client is looking for a physician specializing in family practice to begin coverage in mid April. Hours include 7:30a - 6p shifts for 4 days per week. The selected locum will be handling colds, coughs, flu symptoms, diabetes, hypertension, med management, and other family medicine cases....
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician
Looking for your next locum tenens opportunity? Look no further! Our client in California is looking for a trauma surgeon to begin coverage in early April. Hours include 24 hour call coverage shifts for around 10 days per month. The selected locum will be handling all aspects of trauma surgery cases and procedures. There is a chance for an extension...
Location:CA
Specialty:Trauma Surgery
Provider Type:Physician
Your new job is waiting in California! Our client is looking for an OB/GYN to begin coverage in late April. Hours include 24 hour shifts for 5-7 days per month. The selected locum will be handling deliveries, C-sections, tubal ligation, ER consults, and other OB/GYN cases. There is a chance for an extension with this opportunity. This facility uses...
Location:CA
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Physician
Your next locum tenens opportunity awaits in California! Our client, a multi-specialty clinic, is looking for a physician specializing in family practice to begin coverage in early March. Hours include 8:30a - 5:30p shifts from Mondays - Fridays. The selected locum will be handling all aspects of family medicine cases and procedures. There is a chance...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician
Cross California off your bucket list with this locum tenens assignment! Our client is looking for an anesthesiologist to begin coverage in early May. Hours include 6:30a - 2:30p shifts with multiple schedule options. The selected locum will be handling ANE for neuro, ortho, thoracic, vascular, GYN, GI, and other general surgery cases. There is a chance...
Location:CA
Specialty:Anesthesiology
Provider Type:Physician
Looking for your next locum tenens opportunity? Look no further! Our client in California is looking for an anesthesiologist to begin coverage in early May. Hours include 6:30a - 2:30p shifts with multiple schedule options. The selected locum will be handling ANE for neuro, ortho, thoracic, vascular, GYN, GI, and other general surgery cases. There is...
Location:CA
Specialty:Anesthesiology
Provider Type:Physician
Ever wanted to visit California? Now you can with this locum tenens assignment! Our client is looking for an anesthesiologist to begin coverage in early May. Hours include 6:30a - 2:30p shifts with multiple schedule options. The selected locum will be handling ANE for neuro, ortho, thoracic, vascular, GYN, GI, and other general surgery cases. There...
Location:CA
Specialty:Anesthesiology
Provider Type:Physician
Your next locum tenens opportunity awaits in California! Our client is looking for a radiation oncologist to begin coverage immediately. Hours include 8a - 5p shifts from Mondays - Fridays. The selected locum will be handling clinic appointments, consults, treatment plans/visits, radiation therapy, and other radiation oncology cases. There is a chance...
Location:CA
Specialty:Radiation Oncology
Provider Type:Physician
Locum tenens physician jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel physicians hold all the same qualifications as a permanent physician, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to ZipRecruiter, physicians in California typically earn an average of $136,219 per year.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, family medicine physicians earn an average of $251,640 a year.
MD physicians in California are required to complete 50 hours of CME every two years. DO physicians are required to complete 100 hours of CME every two years.
Yes, new graduates can work in California as long as they receive the proper licensing and certification specific to their state. Check out our physician licensing guide to get started.
The highest paying physician specialties include neurosurgery, thoracic, and orthopedic surgery. Highly technical surgical specialties like these earn around $600,000 a year.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of physician and surgeon jobs will increase by 3% between 2022 and 2032. About 24,200 openings for physicians and surgeons are projected each year.