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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 38 MIN

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from The Locum Tenens Guy Podcast · host Vlad Dzhashi

📌Caroline PA-c shares how travel led her into full-time locum tenens after working a COVID field hospital assignment in New York City. She explains how to find locums work through targeted state licensing, Google, social media, and networking. She compares direct contracts vs agencies and why she now prefers rural assignments. Caroline covers licensing strategy, lag times between assignments, expanding skills, PA scope expectations, typical volumes, and pros/cons like higher pay, tax advantages, schedule control.She reveals the pay rate you PAs can expect as well negotiation tips and so much more.00:00 Physician Assistant Locum Tenens00:51 Tell me about yourself and how you came across locums02:44 How do you find locums jobs04:34 Locums vs direct06:35 Why do you love rural assignments08:56 Demand for PA-c locums12:22 Skill requirements EM PA-c doing locums work14:29 Years of experience required for PAc locums work17:43 patient volume for locums hospitalist and EM PA-c22:12 Frustrations/Cons of locums work for PAc24:56 Pay rates for locums work for PAc27:16 W2 vs 1099 Locums pay rates for PAc29:32 Pay rates for High Demand PA specialties30:29 What would do differently if you started again?34:54 How PAc can negotiate higher locums rates❗Helpful resources:📌Check out Caroline's facebook group for high paying APP jobs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/covid19tempjob👉 Check out my complete guide for locum tenens newbies: https://thelocumguy.com/locum-tenens-guide/🩺 Looking for locums job - find our agencies' current openings here: https://www.doccafe.com/jobs/company/135548👉Want us to email you when new high-paying locums jobs open up? Please leave your request here - https://thelocumguy.com/job-search-service/. We work with all specialties across all 50 states.Find current PAc jobs here: https://thelocumguy.com/jobs/Text version: https://thelocumguy.com/physician-assistant-locum-tenens/

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