Locums companies will require all physicians that work with them to sign a professional services agreement (PSA). Although many of these agreements look similar from a 30,000-foot view, it is critical that you review them carefully. This video reviews some of the elements of a PSA with a locums company that you should review and be aware of. ***Please review any questions you have about the PSA with a legal professional, as the advice provided here is only an overview of the topics. Join our community and marketplace for new opportunities at https://flexmedstaff.com/

Physicians often feel pressured to sign a professional services agreement (PSA) with a locums company. There is no reason to be pressured to sign the PSA. In this video, we discuss asking for the PSA template early in the process so you have time to review it. We also discuss how the PSA does not, in theory, need to be signed until the moment before you start a locums assignment at a new facility. Join our community and marketplace for new opportunities at https://flexmedstaff.com/

Too often, physicians are pressured by locums agencies and recruiters to agree in terms to a new locums assignment. Why do locums companies want your CV and to present to a new facility so quickly? This video shares some of our theories for why this is. Join our community and marketplace for new opportunities at https://flexmedstaff.com/

This video discusses how physicians that are new to locums how they might be able to find locums recruiters and agencies. We discuss the potential issues with working with different recruiters and agencies. We also advise that all physicians avoid feeling the pressure to submit their CV to locums companies and to sign their PSAs. Join our community and marketplace for new opportunities at https://flexmedstaff.com/

This video discusses four ways that locums agencies find locums assignments to place physicians. We discuss how they use LocumsMart, 3rd party vendors, and hospitals, calling them and finding information about the assignments via other job boards. Join our community and marketplace for new opportunities at https://flexmedstaff.com/

The locums industry and traveling allied health are la arge expenses to the healthcare system in the USA. This podcast discusses how the lack of transparency has led the industry to grow, creating very profitable companies from physicians' services. When physicians take on the liability of practicing medicine, these middlemen drive home profits. Join our community and marketplace for new opportunities at https://flexmedstaff.com/

Physicians are leaving clinical medicine for two modifiable reasons. This includes leaving medicine due to 1) the Facility and 2) Clinical Arrangements. This podcast discusses the sad number of physicians leaving clinical medicine and two modifiable things that can be corrected by healthcare administrators. Join our community and marketplace at https://flexmedstaff.com/

One of the barriers to contracting directly with medical facilities is that some medical facilities only want to work thru staffing agencies. Whether you are looking for full-time, part-time, per-diem, moonlighting or other non-traditional roles, you might find resistance from some facilities to work directly with you. This podcast provides some examples of what to do when the facilities suggest that they only work with staffing agencies. Join our community and marketplace at https://flexmedstaff.com/

When negotiating directly, it is worth knowing what you will do with a low-ball offer. Will you continue to negotiate? What will you say? How will you ask for more money? Will you keep negotiating or not? How do you respond if the compensation rate offered is insulting to you? This podcast offers tips on responding to low-ball offers when contracting directly with medical facilities. Join our community and marketplace at https://flexmedstaff.com/

Many private medical practices might be interested in your help as a part-time, full-time locums, moonlighter, etc. This video shares some ideas on how to reach out to and contact private practices. Join our community and marketplace at https://flexmedstaff.com/