Don’t Hang Up Your Stethoscope: Jobs for Retired Physicians
Retirement for many means the blissful end to a long and dreadful job. However, for doctors, leaving behind a fulfilling, heroic, life-saving career can sometimes leave you feeling empty. If you are not quite ready to permanently hang up your white coat and stethoscope, you may want to consider trying out a locum tenens position. Having more freedom in your career, alleviating the physician shortage, and reentering the practice makes...
Seasonal Affective Disorder: How to Tackle the Holiday Blues
It’s a little depressing to drive both to and from work in the dark, isn’t it? Many factors go into the heightened stress and depression that many people experience during the winter months. This is especially true when the holidays roll around. These negative feelings are often compounded as a result of the cold, darkness, financial strains, and busyness of the season. In fact, seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD...
Preparing for High-Risk Patients | Psychiatry Physicians
One of the most challenging issues for physicians in most specialties is the treatment of high-risk patients. Although a majority of the cases you encounter won’t lead to poor outcomes, some do. Physicians need to be preparing for high-risk patients. The factors that lead to a high-risk case vary. But, we’ll discuss ways physicians can be ready for high-risk patient situations and how to provide the best outcomes possible. Find...
Best Places to See Fall Foliage
Make the most of your fall travel assignment with this definitive list of the best places to see fall foliage. Fall is the perfect time of year to set up camp with a locum tenens assignment. As a locum, the sense of excitement that comes with traveling is nothing new to you. But, as the leaves begin to change and you feel the chill in the air, it seems like a whole new world. You’ll want to experience the changing landscape while it...
What is a Locum Doctor and Why Are They Important?
What is a locum doctor? Locum. Noun. A person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, especially a cleric or doctor. Locum doctors fill temporary positions at hospitals and medical practices across the country, traditionally for a few weeks or months at a time. There are many reasons a healthcare facility may need to hire a locum doctor. There may be someone out on maternity leave, or the facility may need...