An operational, step-by-step walkthrough of how locum tenens actually works — the assignment lifecycle, juggling multiple agencies, contract must-haves, who owns credentialing and malpractice, how 1099 pay is structured, and the red flags to walk away from.
Credentialing routinely takes 90-120+ days, and the bottleneck is almost never you. Here's the complete document checklist and a head-start timeline for physicians, NPs, and PAs.
Slow licensing and credentialing routinely delay start dates and first paychecks by months. This guide shows physicians, NPs, and PAs exactly which documents to front-load and how to work the process so you start on time.
A physician CV is a formal academic document with rigid conventions. Master its structure, section order, and signaling and you convert a skim into an interview invite instead of a reject.