Phooey Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I am considering leaving my job to start working locum tenens. I'd like a change of pace and wouldn't mind seeing more pathology and variety of injuries. I am not sure how far my experience in Occ Med and urgent care is going carry me and I certainly don't want to do this for much longer. In my area regular FT jobs are tight. Do any PA-Cs out there have experience with this? What do you see are the possible gains and pitfalls of doing such work? Any pearls or words of advice? Much thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 12, 2011 Moderator Share Posted October 12, 2011 did a stint for staff care at a concentra and it was okay - they were only interested in getting me signed on for the work then really didn't care. Employer liked it as I helped out in a big time crunch period. Was already licensed in state one HUGE thing is rather you are a 1099 contract or an employee of the staffing agency. strangly enough their does not seem to be any difference in pay rate, yet there is a HUGE difference in these two options for the financial side for you. Rates are wierd - the per diem / locums rates really don't seem to be much higher then regular work rates - strange but I found most rates in the $50-60/hour range - which to me for locums is simply to low. Was nice to get to the end of 13 weeks and say bye bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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