FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions

Locum tenens placement is a convenient staffing solution for many healthcare facilities. The use of locum tenens offers you a great deal of flexibility which helps you manage your coverage needs more effectively. We designed our contract around the needs of your facility; no fees are required until we identify the RIGHT provider for you. Your work is effortless; AdvancedPractice.com handles everything from start to finish in order to ultimately achieve a successful placement.

Who are Advanced Practice Professionals?

Advanced Practice Professionals is the category of medical professionals and medical clinicians comprised of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse-Midwives, and Nurse Anesthetists.

What are the benefits of choosing a locum tenens provider?
The benefits are endless! With a national presence and a comprehensive database rich with Advanced Practice Professionals, your search has now expanded exponentially! Once you have chosen a provider, our dedicated Customer Care Team handles all of the details, to name a few:

• Malpractice Insurance*
• Travel, Transportation & Housing arrangements
• Competitive compensation packages
• Credentialing & Licensing services
• Dedicated professionals from our AdvancedPractice.com Team to ensure a carefree assignment

Why would I need a locum tenens provider?
We can provide coverage for:

• Vacations
• Maternity/Medical Leave
• Physician shortage-studies show that Advanced Practice Professionals can can see 80% of the patients that physicians do at one-third to one-half the expense
• Increased patient satisfaction
• Seasonal increases in patient volume
• Opening a new facility or division
• Expanding your practice
• Office coverage while the physician is in the hospital
• Assistance with inpatient care by making rounds, admissions,and discharges of patients
• Your facility while you are searching for a permanent provider

Can I afford a locum tenens provider?

Your practice endures stress on many levels when you are understaffed; including loss of revenue, impact on other healthcare providers, decreased growth rate, patient dissatisfaction, increased waiting time and cancellations — to name a few. The costs associated with a locum tenens provider will vary across specialties and areas nationwide. Because our providers are an interim solution for your facility expenses that are generally incurred, will result is a cost-savings for your organization. These may include:

• benefits
• CMEs
• malpractice insurance
• paid vacation
• payroll taxes.

Plus. you bill and retain all of the revenue generated by our provider.

Healthcare facilities grasp significant savings by utilizing temporary healthcare professionals to cover widespread vacancies.

*AdvancedPractice.com—a Jackson Healthcare Company provides comprehensive malpractice insurance on an occurrence-based policy with limits of one million and three million.

I'm searching for a permanent provider.

Why should I use locum tenens?

As an Interim Solution
Locum tenens provides perfect interim solution. While working to identify the appropriate permanent provider for your facility, a locum tenens provider will maintain continuity of care for your patients thus preventing a loss of revenue from a vacancy. AdvancedPractice.com can staff one of our many experienced and credentialed locum tenens providers as a stop-gap measure to cover your practice.

Temp to Permanent
Another option is locum tenens to permanent placement. This type of assignment gives both you and the provider a chance to determine if this decision has the potential to be long-term.  You have the opportunity to evaluate providers in your facilities' setting before presenting them with an offer.  See the reasons below on why working with a candidate before committing permanently can be beneficial to you:

• Increased retention
• Acclimate to the facility setting
• Allow provider to meld with other healthcare professionals
• Coverage for your patients

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