Report: More Physicians Are Taking Short-Term Locum Tenens Assignments
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星期三, 三月 22, 2023
Highlighting key industry insights, the report shows a significant increase in the number of physicians taking locum tenens assignments, that physicians are testing short-term roles earlier in their careers, and that healthcare organizations are planning on increasing their use of locum tenens assignments to fill critical roles.
Key Points:
- Highlighting key industry insights, the report shows a significant increase in the number of physicians taking locum tenens assignments, that physicians are testing short-term roles earlier in their careers, and that healthcare organizations are planning on increasing their use of locum tenens assignments to fill critical roles.
- “Locum tenens provide a crucial safety net for continuing patient access to care while also giving physicians facing burnout a flexible way to continue practicing.”
More physicians are working locum tenens — shorter-term assignments filling critical staffing gaps — than ever before. - This represents an 88% increase in physicians taking locum tenens assignments since 2015.
- While there are rising rates of physicians seeking locum tenens engagements earlier in their careers for work/life balance, the largest segment of the current locum tenens workforce is mid- to late-career physicians over the age of 45.