Locum Tenens jobs in healthcare are temporary physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner positions that are provided to healthcare facilities. These jobs can be either short- or long-term but are always temporary in nature.

Locum Tenens jobs are generally provided to facilities that are searching for a permanent employee or those with providers who are temporarily absent from their position. Thanks to healthcare changes in recent years, such as the Affordable Care Act demand for healthcare services has skyrocketed. Healthcare providers are needed now more than ever as the field continues to produce more and more positions that need to be filled.

When you are looking for the best in healthcare temp jobs, seek help from Ultimate Locum Tenens!

What Kind of Jobs Can Ultimate Locum Tenens Find For Me?

The healthcare field provides many job opportunities for medical practitioners. Advanced practice providers, for example, are key members of the healthcare team that have met advanced educational and clinical practice requirements. Locum Tenens jobs like these offer a range of services, including:

• Primary Care
• Mental Health Care
• Preventative Care
• And many other specialties

Ultimate Locum Tenens understands that each healthcare worker is unique and has his or her own expectations, desires, goals, needs and personality. At Ultimate Locum Tenens, our well-networked staffing experts are committed to connecting our practitioners with some of the most prominent medical facilities and hospitals across the country.

Ultimate Locum Tenens can provide access to Locum Tenens jobs including:

• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• And more!

Our staffing methods have proven so effective that in 2014 our candidates rated us with a score nearly triple the average satisfaction score received in the job placement industry! Regardless of whether you have worked with us for years or are brand new to Locum Tenens jobs, our team can find the Ultimate Fit for you.

How long are locum tenens assignments?

Locum Tenens assignments can be short-term or long-term, from a couple shifts to several months or longer. Assignment length is determined by the healthcare organization and their locum tenens needs.

What is the compensation for Locum Tenens providers?

Locum Tenens jobs offer competitive compensation for assignments. Pay is based on length of contract, location, and medical facility, among other variables.

Will I receive medical malpractice insurance?

Ultimate Locum Tenens provides top-rated professional liability coverage for the physician assistants and nurse practitioners we place, free of charge to the practitioners.

Will I receive help with licensing and credentialing?

We assist in making sure all of the nurse practitioners and physician assistants we place have the proper state licenses and credentials needed for their assignments.

Do I need to arrange and pay for the travel associated with my assignment?

Ultimate Locum Tenens facilitates all work-related travel at no cost to you. This includes flights, lodging, rental cars and any other work-related travel costs.

Does Ultimate Locum Tenens only staff temporary positions?

We concentrate on placing nurse practitioners and physician assistants in locum tenens assignments as well as temporary-to-hire and direct-hire (permanent) positions.

What is the Ambassador Program®?

An innovative process designed to engage the hearts and minds of Ambassadors (the temporary providers who represent Roth Staffing) and enable them to own the outcome of their work assignment. When Ultimate Locum Tenens places a practitioner on assignment, they become an "Ambassador" of our company. As an Ambassador you are actually hired as an employee, which allows you to take part in our many great benefits, be on the company's payroll, and be part of an amazing, value-driven company. Ambassadors go through orientation so that they are able to represent Ultimate Locum Tenens and our Purpose, Promise, Mission, Vision and Values. To learn more about the Ambassador Program contact us today.

Does Ultimate Locum Tenens provide health benefits while on assignment?

Through our Ambassador Program you are eligible for various benefits including medical, dental and vision.

Do I have to pay Ultimate Locum Tenens for their staffing services?

There is never any cost to you when you choose to use Ultimate Locum Tenens as your locums staffing service.

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