Physicians FAQ

At LocumsPro, we work hard to ensure that your needs and priorities are met when placing you in an assignment.  From credentialing to compensation, our experienced and responsive staff is always available to assist you, so that you can focus on practicing medicine.

Locum tenens jobs offer a wide range of benefits for physicians - more flexibility, lucrative pay, travel, more family and leisure time, and many more.  Locum jobs can ultimately help provide a better work life balance, while allowing physicians the opportunity to try new practice setting. At LocumsPro, we want to help you find the right assignments, so that you can enjoy the things you love the most while still making a difference in the lives of others.

At LocumsPro, we are dedicated to negotiating the most competitive pay rate based on the requirements of the assignment.  Prior to each assignment, we will submit to you a confirmation letter which contains your compensation rate. You must keep track of your own work schedule and submit a report which reflects the work done during each assignment. Compensation occurs weekly. 

LocumsPro does not withhold any taxes from its physicians, who are considered independent contractors.  We urge you to consult with your tax attorney/advisor for tax purposes and to learn about the benefits of being an independent contractor. 

LocumsPro covers your airfare, lodging, and car rental. Our staff is available around the clock to help coordinate all the details of your travel plans to and from your assignment, as we want to ensure that your needs are met to the best of our ability.

After confirming your assignment, the LocumsPro team will forward you a pre-filled privileging application with information we already have on file. Legally we can only pre-fill information we already have about you; therefore, it is your responsibility to review the application for accuracy.  Once the application is completed, LocumsPro will continue to work with the facility to gather any missing documents. Physicians should turn in all privileging information to LocumsPro within 24 hours to ensure timely processing of all documents.

Your locum tenens assignment may require travel to a state in which you are not licensed.  Our staff will assist you in obtaining or reactivating your state licenses. LocumsPro has a professional and experienced licensing team which will guide you through the entire state licensing process, so you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

Yes. At LocumsPro, we provide outstanding medical malpractice to our physicians.

Physicians who do locum tenens are considered independent contractors with the flexibility to design their own work schedule.  As such, locum tenens physicians are not eligible for healthcare benefits through LocumsPro.