Staffing Events Highlight Locum Tenens Trends

July 14, 2010

Locum Leaders CEO Will Drescher will address trends in locum tenens staffing as part of an expert panel at the 2010 Staffing Industry Analysts Healthcare Staffing Summit in Chicago, IL, Sept. 20-22.

The annual Summit brings leading recruiting industry executives and analysts together to focus on topics of interest to the healthcare staffing industry. Drescher will join a panel of experts discussing hospital use of outsourcing and what it means for locum tenens providers.

“Locum Leaders works with the nation’s leading management companies in hospital medicine, anesthesiology and other medical specialties. The vital role of these outsourcing solution providers in the evolving healthcare landscape is important for staffing firms and providers to understand,” said Drescher.

In-house, hospital-based recruiters are also key decision makers in the locum tenens industry. Locum Leaders will join these professionals later this summer at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) in San Antonio, TX, Aug. 15-18.

“As a Silver corporate sponsor of ASPR, we look forward to networking with our peers in the recruiting industry and learning more about their evolving needs,” said Drescher. Locum Leaders will exhibit in booth #307 at the conference.

Hospitalist CMO honored as Senior Fellow

April 6, 2010

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) has announced that Dr. Robert W. Harrington, Jr., Chief Medical Officer of Locum Leaders is among the more than 150 hospitalists nationwide who have earned the inaugural designation of Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine (SFHM).

This class of SFHM designees represents hospital medicine's experienced leaders. To be designated as a Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine, an applicant must:

• Serve as a hospitalist for at least five years.
• Be a member of SHM for at least five years.
• Demonstrate their dedication to quality and process improvement, commitment to organizational teamwork and leadership, as well as lifelong learning and education.

"Our new SFHM designees combine the innovation and experience that make hospital medicine such a vital and visionary medical specialty," said SHM's CEO, Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM. "We hope that hospitals and communities will join us in congratulating these individuals in their leadership, experience and service to improving patient care in the hospital."

Dr. Harrington is the only hospitalist Chief Medical Officer at a national locum tenens staffing firm. Locum Leaders specializes in physician temporary staffing, known as locum tenens, and is a national leader in hospital medicine recruitment and placement.

"As one of the fastest growing recruiting firms for hospitalist jobs, Locum Leaders benefits from Dr. Harrington's vision and leadership," said Will Drescher, Locum Leaders CEO. "He is a big part of our success and we are proud of his accomplishments in hospital medicine."

Dr. Harrington will be inducted in the inaugural class of Senior Fellows at SHM's annual meeting in Washington, DC on April 10, 2010. Locum Leaders will also exhibit at the event at booth number 431.

Hospitalist Locum Tenens Jobs in Focus at SHM, ACP

March 2, 2010

Physicians can discover hospitalist locum tenens jobs and meet with members of the Locum Leaders management team at two national physician conferences in April. Company representatives will be on hand at the annual meetings of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and the American College of Physicians (ACP).

• Society of Hospital Medicine -- April 8-11, 2010, Washington, DC, Booth 431.
• American College of Physicians -- April 22-24, 2010, Toronto, CA, Booth 225.

For more information, contact us at info@locumleaders.com.

Locum Leaders Honored by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

March 1, 2010

Locum Leaders is a 2010 Blue Ribbon Small Business Award winner as named today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The annual Blue Ribbon awards honor America’s top small businesses. Winners must demonstrate excellence in financial performance and business history, staff training, community involvement, customer service, and business planning.

“We are especially pleased with this award because it recognizes multiple areas of focus for our company, including a commitment to our community and employees, and an emphasis on job creation,” said Will Drescher, Locum Leaders CEO.

“As a leader in locum tenens jobs for hospitalists and other specialists, we’re proud of the role we play in connecting physicians to our client healthcare facilities,” added Drescher.

This year’s 75 Blue Ribbon winners were selected from a record number of nationwide applicants and will be honored at America’s Small Business Summit 2010, May 17–19, in Washington, D.C.

Locum Leaders Awarded Federal Locum Tenens Contract

January 15, 2010

Locum Leaders will match hospitalists and other physician specialists to federal locum tenens jobs starting today.

The company has been awarded a multi-year Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract (GSA contract # V797P-7246A). The contract expands the company's scope of services, authorizing it to provide locum tenens staffing for federal healthcare facilities, including the Veterans' Administration (VA), Indian Health Service (IHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) facilities.

As a national leader in hospitalist locum tenens, Locum Leaders will actively recruit and place hospitalists seeking government assignments. Other medical specialties covered under the contract include internal medicine, anesthesiology and CRNA. Locum Leaders is a government-certified small business and can accept 100% small business set aside contracts.

"We're pleased to expand our recruiting services to include federal healthcare assignments," said Will Drescher, CEO, Locum Leaders. "The FSS contract is a testament to our quality and stability, and opens up significant new placement opportunities for our locum tenens providers."

Temporary assignments at a government facility are attractive to physicians for a variety of reasons. Federal facilities recognize any state medical license, offering greater choice for locum tenens providers. In addition, federal assignments are often long-term, providing stability for the physician and continuity of care for the facility.

Locum Leaders encourages physicians interested in government locum tenens opportunities to contact its offices at 877-562-8656 or info@locumleaders.com.