Locum Tenens

Locum Tenens

Challenges.  Offices of Physician, LLC (OOP) understands the challenges with recruiting locum tenens, to include:

  • Shortages.  Need to use a variety of databases to find sufficient numbers of candidates.
  • Credentialing.  Need to ensure physicians are able and ready to work.
  • Non-Competes.  Need to ensure there are no legal restrictions hiring physicians.
  • Onboarding.  Need a fast and effective process to assimilate physicians into teams.
  • Diversity.  Need to find physicians who are culturally competent and from diverse backgrounds.
  • Remote Locations.  Need a way to support underserved areas.

Urgent Need for Locum Tenens.  The US healthcare system is facing a growing physician shortage.  Consider the following statistics:

The nation will be short more than 90,000 physicians by 2020 and 130,000 physicians by 2025, according to projections by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Here are eight facts and statistics on what will cause the drastic shortage, provided by Barton Associates.

 

Shrinking supply

• 1 in 3 practicing physicians in the U.S. is over the age of 55 and close to retirement

• 6 in 10 physicians say it is likely many colleagues will retire in the next one to three years

 

Growing demand

• By age 65, about two-thirds of senior citizens have at least one chronic disease

• 20 percent of Americans older than 65 see 14 or more physicians and average 40 physician visits each year

• More than 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day

• Some estimates project the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will extend health insurance coverage to 33 million citizens

 

Not enough growth

• The number of Medicare-sponsored residency slots has been capped since 1997

• Medical school graduates may exceed the number of residency positions by 2015


Source:  BeckersHospitalReview.com


Our Solution.  OOP understands the above locum tenens staffing and recruiting challenges.  Below is a summary of our solutions we provide to clients:


  • Credentialing.  Perform a detailed 3-steps screening of each locum tenens physicians to include checks for any malpractice claims.
  • Job Descriptions.  Prepare detailed job descriptions to communicate client expectations and to help better match candidates.
  • Screening.  Use behavioral-based interviewing techniques which are seven times more effective than traditional methods.
  • Terminations.  Have an expedited process to phase-out any non-performing candidates.
  • Diversity.  Recruit physicians with multi-cultural skills which reflect the diversity of the patient population, e.g., bi-lingual.


Past Performance.  Our team has more than 30 years of combined experience with physician staffing to include:


  • Nationwide staffing
  • Remote location staffing
  • Hard-to-find specialties
  • Federal agencies


Our team members have serviced Federal clients to include the VA, Jobs Corps and Social Security Administration.


Locum Tenens Value Proposition.  OOP offers the following to our clients:


  • Credentialing.  Complete and accurate background checks of all candidates.
  • Backup Candidates.  Provide backup candidates to our clients.
  • Diversity.  Find diverse physicians for multicultural patient populations.
  • Remote Locations.  Find physicians to service remote locations.
  • Motivation.  Use advanced behavioral-based interviewing to find passionate candidates.
  • Retention.  Use an extensive onboarding process to reduce turnover.


Trial Offer / Test Order.  OOP is requesting you provide us with an opportunity to demonstrate how we can service your needs.


OOP is pleased to use one or more of the following contract vehicles:


  • 8(a) Set-Aside
  • Purchase Order
  • P-Card (Credit Card)
  • ID-IQ Contract
  • Blanket Purchase Agreement


Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.