| If you are having problems nailing down a job after | | | | the week. Most likely, you will have to finish hospital |
| graduating from medical school, then you should check | | | | rounds before regular office hours. A family practice |
| into different locum tenens positions. It can be a way | | | | doctor provides care to all ages, from pediatric |
| of gaining valuable experience outside of residency | | | | patients to older adults. Some clinics will require the |
| and can provide different pictures of how a hospital | | | | temporary doctor to take over a certain amount of |
| works. Plus, there are times where a temporary | | | | OB patients to help share the load. Now days, it isn't |
| position can turn into permanency if everyone feels | | | | uncommon for a doctor to have necessary |
| the position is a match for the hospital and the doctor. | | | | knowledge of electrical medical charting. |
| Most times the ideal locum tenens position would be at | | | | The other nice thing about a locum tenens position is |
| a clinic. The atmosphere won't be as crazy as the | | | | there aren't overwhelming administrative burdens. |
| emergency room and it provides you with time to | | | | However, pay is competitive, and if you used a |
| adapt to being on your own. There is also the ability to | | | | physician recruiter service, travel, transportation, and |
| ask other doctors in the clinic for advice if it is | | | | housing is coordinated and paid for. The service also |
| necessary. It's usually expected that certain things are | | | | provides professional liability insurance and offers paid |
| shared like extra patients and on-call hours. | | | | licensure in the state of the assignment. It is an ideal |
| For a recent graduate, these types of jobs are ideal. | | | | position for a recent graduate, and it is even better if it |
| Office hours range between 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. during | | | | turns into permanency later in time. |