The Locum Tenens Guy Podcast

📌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/

Hi there!I today's podcast, I will cover how to negotiate the highest pay rate possible.  Negotiation is a big part of how you can get paid the top $$$ for your work.  The text version of this podcast here: https://thelocumguy.com/how-to-negotiate-locum-rates/Also, check out some of my guides for newbies I've created on my site: Tax deductions explained in plain English.How to become the highest-paid hospitalist in AmericaLicensing for locums tenens doctorsHow to read independent contractor agreement in 5 minutes or lessFamily life and locum tenens: what you need to know

In this podcast, I talk about the real-life pay rate that hospitalists can make working locum tenens.In this podcast, I talk about the real-life pay rate that hospitalists can make working locum tenens.For more helpful locum tenens tips please visit my site.