| There is an increasing popularity among practicing | | | | Internist Turning To Hospitalists |
| physician to choose hospitalist locum tenens positions. | | | | Another group of physicians that find hospitalist locum |
| As a matter of the the number of locum agencies that | | | | tenens appealing are internists. They find the jobs |
| are advertising for hospitalist locum tenens is growing, | | | | enticing because they only treat inpatients and are able |
| and they are finding it hard to keep up the demand. | | | | to use all of their diagnostic training to treat those |
| Retired or Close To Retirement Physicians Find | | | | patients who are acutely ill. Hospitalists treat individuals |
| Hospitalist Locum Tenens Appealing | | | | while they are in the hospital then turn their cases over |
| The greatest group of physicians who champion the | | | | to the primary care physician once the patient is |
| idea of hospitalist locums are doctors who are close to | | | | discharged. After a day of working in a hospital or |
| retirement or those choosing to come out of | | | | inpatient clinic, locum physicians are free to leave. The |
| retirement. As long as they possess the necessary | | | | monetary benefits are also quite attractive to an |
| skills to practice inpatient medical services, accepting a | | | | internist, who is generally well paid, but when working |
| hospitalist locum contract is an ideal situation for them. | | | | as a full-time staff member and maintaining a private |
| Older physicians tend to locate in rural areas to serve | | | | practice at the same time, the money is hard earned. |
| the low income and ares that are in dire need of | | | | Whereas, hospitalist locums have extremely flexible |
| medical care. Many choose not to look for positions in | | | | schedules and are able to enjoy more time off. |
| university or teaching hospitals, because these | | | | Most hospitalist locums have responsibilities that are |
| positions often require more responsibilities and longer | | | | similar to those of staff physicians, in that they will |
| working hours. | | | | handle patient admissions, perform procedures that are |
| Physicians coming out of retirement, in order to qualify | | | | necessary, attend hospital rounds and dictate |
| for a hospitalist locum tenens position, may have to | | | | discharge summaries. Depending on the contract, |
| take some accreditation courses and brush up on the | | | | some hospitalists are expected to take on call duties |
| new technologies that are used in many hospitals and | | | | and may have to rotate schedules with day and |
| practices. They also have to be somewhat flexible in | | | | evening shifts. Typical shifts with many contracts are |
| the medical environment they work in. But most find | | | | work 12 hour shifts for a full week and then have a full |
| that transitioning from retirement to once again | | | | week off. Some positions require more certification |
| practicing as a hospitalist is quite easy. And, because | | | | than others, especially if the physician is expected to |
| there is such a shortage of hospitalist physicians, | | | | cover the emergency room or intensive care unit of a |
| finding a locum position is not difficult at all. As a matter | | | | facility. |
| of fact, there are many locum agencies that cater to | | | | Physicians interested in locating hospitalist locum tenens |
| placing older physicians into positions all over this and | | | | can search for 'locum tenens' on the Internet. There |
| other countries. | | | | are thousands of listings available. |