FAQ
Alliance – Client
What Types of Healthcare Providers Can Work Locum Tenens?
Locum tenens staffing is available for a range of healthcare professionals, including physicians, CRNAs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians. Healthcare organizations use locum tenens providers for short-term and long-term staffing needs, including temporary coverage, call coverage, vacancies, and increased patient demand.
Alliance Recruiting Resources partners with healthcare organizations nationwide to provide physicians, CRNAs, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants for locum tenens coverage.
How Quickly Can a Hospital Fill a Locum Tenens Position?
The time required to fill a locum tenens position depends on the specialty, location, schedule, provider availability, and credentialing requirements. Locum tenens staffing can help healthcare organizations respond to immediate or ongoing coverage needs without waiting for a permanent hire.
Alliance Recruiting Resources maintains a deep pool of vetted providers and works closely with healthcare organizations to help fill openings quickly, including high-demand specialties.
What Services Do Locum Tenens Staffing Agencies Provide?
Locum tenens staffing agencies do more than identify qualified providers. They can often help with provider matching, travel coordination, credentialing, verifications, application paperwork, malpractice coverage, state licensing support, and assignment logistics.
Alliance Recruiting Resources assists with travel arrangements, credentialing, verifications, application paperwork, malpractice coverage, state licensing support, and ongoing communication to help simplify the staffing process.
Why Do Hospitals Use Locum Tenens Providers?
Hospitals, healthcare systems, physician groups, group practices, academic facilities, and other healthcare organizations use locum tenens providers to address temporary staffing needs, support short-term or long-term coverage, maintain patient access, and reduce pressure on existing staff.
Alliance Recruiting Resources works with healthcare organizations nationwide to provide experienced locum tenens clinicians who can support staffing needs across a variety of specialties.
When Should a Healthcare Organization Use Locum Tenens Staffing?
Healthcare organizations commonly use locum tenens staffing when they need temporary provider coverage, call coverage, support during a vacancy, help managing patient demand, or coverage while developing a longer-term staffing plan.
Alliance Recruiting Resources helps healthcare organizations by learning their needs, supporting workforce planning, and connecting them with providers who fit their clinical, scheduling, and operational requirements.
How Does Locum Tenens Staffing Work?
Locum tenens staffing allows healthcare organizations to bring in qualified clinicians for temporary assignments. After the organization identifies its staffing needs, a locum tenens staffing partner helps match the facility with providers who meet the clinical, scheduling, and credentialing requirements of the role.
Alliance Recruiting Resources supports the process by helping identify providers, coordinating travel, assisting with credentialing, verifications, application paperwork, malpractice coverage, state licensing support, and assignment logistics.
Alliance – Candidate
What Is Locum Tenens, and Is It Right for Me?
Locum tenens means “to hold the place of” or “to substitute for.” In healthcare, it refers to temporary provider assignments at hospitals, clinics, private practices, physician groups, academic settings, and other healthcare facilities.
Locum tenens work can be a good fit for providers who want schedule flexibility, exposure to different practice settings, travel opportunities, supplemental income, or a way to continue practicing while choosing assignments that fit their lifestyle.
How Does Alliance Recruiting Resources Help Me Find Locum Tenens Assignments?
Alliance Recruiting Resources works with providers to understand their specialty, schedule preferences, location interests, and practice style. Through its nationwide network of opportunities, Alliance helps connect physicians, CRNAs, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with locum tenens assignments that fit their needs.
Alliance recruiters stay involved throughout the process and support providers through each step of the assignment experience.
What Support Will I Receive During My Assignment?
Alliance Recruiting Resources supports providers before and during locum tenens assignments. The team can arrange travel, provide malpractice insurance, assist with state licensing, and help with verifications and application paperwork.
Alliance also provides ongoing support throughout the assignment, including availability to help answer questions as they come up.
How Can I Stay Informed About New Locum Tenens Opportunities?
You can stay informed about new locum tenens opportunities by searching current openings, uploading your CV, and connecting with an Alliance recruiter. Recruiters can review your goals, schedule preferences, specialty, and location interests to help identify assignments that fit your needs.
Are There Benefits to Referring Other Healthcare Providers to Alliance Recruiting Resources?
Yes. Alliance Recruiting Resources offers a referral rewards program for qualified provider referrals. Referrals may include physicians, CRNAs, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants interested in locum tenens opportunities. To learn more, just connect with one of our recruiters.
Can Locum Tenens Providers Become Permanent Hires?
Yes. Many healthcare organizations hire locum tenens providers into permanent positions after working together during a locum assignment. A locum tenens assignment can give both the provider and the organization an opportunity to evaluate clinical fit, practice style, culture, and long-term compatibility before making a permanent hiring decision.
Alliance Recruiting Resources specializes in locum tenens staffing and helps connect healthcare organizations with qualified temporary providers nationwide. If a provider and employer decide to pursue a permanent opportunity, our sister company, Enterprise Medical Recruiting, specializes in permanent physician and advanced practice provider recruitment and can help support the transition.