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Signs You Should Consider a Career Transition to Locums

How to know if locum tenens is right for you. Considering a new position and looking to explore your options? You’ve heard of locum tenens, but you may be overlooking signs that it’s right for you. Choosing locum tenens can offer many unique benefits apart from full-time positions, no matter what career stage you’re in. …

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Why Locum Tenens: The Personal Mission Behind the Work

Improving access to healthcare in rural communities through locums. “When I was six years old, my grandmother went into the hospital with a broken ankle,” says Jackson + Coker President Tim Fischer. “It was a rural area, and unfortunately, she died there. This really impacted me. Connecting doctors and advanced practitioners with the communities that …

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Locums Nurse Practitioners

Locum Tenens for Nurse Practitioners

The physician shortage in specialties like Primary Care and Psychiatry has caused a dramatic increase in the demand for Nurse Practitioners. Resulting from an aging population and changes in the healthcare system, many facilities all over the country are left without adequate coverage, and the problem will only continue to grow. In order to fill …

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Celebrating National Doctor’s Day 2022

How we celebrate at Jackson + Coker. https://youtu.be/hp2xtpgJAHo There are over a million reasons to be grateful on National Doctor’s Day – that is one reason for every physician in the United States. The CDC estimates more than 140 million Americans, about 43% of the population, has had COVID-19, and the stress it placed on …

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What Is the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact?

What does the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact mean for physicians? Your life as a working physician is easier thanks to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (MLC).Through the Compact, you can more easily obtain licenses in most U.S. states. Here’s what you need to know about the Compact and how it impacts you. What is the …

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Locums Advanced Practice

Physician Assistants: Scope of Practice by State

Increasingly – and fast-tracked by emergency COVID-19 authorizations – state legislatures are recognizing the power that full practice authority for Physician Assistants can have for patients in their states. By allowing PAs to practice to the fullest extent of their license, barriers to care are reduced and more patients can be seen effectively and efficiently.  …

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Psychiatrist Salaries

Why Are Average Psychiatrist Salaries Growing?

Two main factors to growth in average psychiatrist salaries. Just like the year before, this year will shape out to be a Psychiatrists’ market. Shortages in available doctors and greater needs from patients mean that you, the provider, have more control over your career than ever before. Psychiatrists are the 6th highest-paid specialty, making between …

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Next Travel Assignment

Choosing Your Next Locum Tenens Assignment Destination

Choosing where to go next on your locums journey. Adventure junkies. Head to the Pacific Northwest. If scaling the side of mountains or rafting down white water rapids sound like good downtime for you while on assignment, here’s where you belong. Take a hike through the lush Mount Hood National Forest or visit Washington’s famed …

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