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title: VISTA Voice | The VISTA Staffing Blog
description: VISTA is a leading provider of locum tenens physician staffing, advanced practice providers, and permanent physician search services. For over 30 years, we've helped place physicians and advanced practitioners in nearly every medical specialty within hospitals, clinics, urgent care centers, community-based practices, and government facilities. Let VISTA help you find your perfect work-life balance.
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# [VISTA Voice](https://blog.vistastaff.com)

## [6 Tips When Reviewing an Locum Tenens Assignment](https://blog.vistastaff.com/6-tips-when-reviewing-an-locum-tenens-assignment)

## [Government Locum Tenens, 3 Reasons to Give Back on Your Next Assignment](https://blog.vistastaff.com/government-locum-tenens-3-reasons-to-give-back-on-your-next-assignment)

## [5 Must-Haves When Applying for a Locum Tenens Opportunity](https://blog.vistastaff.com/5-must-haves-when-applying-for-a-locum-tenens-opportunity)

## [Advanced Practice Clinicians and Their Critical Role in Today's Health System](https://blog.vistastaff.com/advanced-practice-clinicians-and-their-critical-role-in-todays-health-system)

## [5 Tips For Making The Transition From Locum Tenens to Permanent](https://blog.vistastaff.com/5-tips-for-making-the-transition-from-locum-tenens-to-permanent)

## [10 Reasons to Use a Healthcare Recruiter in Your Job Search](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-reasons-to-use-a-healthcare-recruiter-in-your-job-search)

## [VISTA Celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-celebrates-nurse-practitioner-week)

## [Celebrate Physician Assistant Week with VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-physician-assistant-week-with-vista)

## [Celebrate National Primary Care Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-primary-care-week)

## [Guide to Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/guide-to-locum-tenens)

## [Mandatory Vaccination Policies: What to Know and What to Do](https://blog.vistastaff.com/mandatory-vaccination-policies-what-to-know-and-what-to-do)

## [Why Medical Providers Choose to Partner with VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/why-medical-providers-choose-to-partner-with-vista)

## [10 Tips to Advance Your Medical Career](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-tips-to-advance-your-medical-career)

## [6 Important Details to Review When Considering a Locum Tenens Assignment](https://blog.vistastaff.com/6-important-details-to-review-when-considering-a-locum-tenens-assignment)

## [What to Expect When Working Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/what-to-expect-when-working-locum-tenens)

## [Is Working Locum Tenens Right for Me?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/is-working-locum-tenens-right-for-me)

## [How to Create an Eye-Catching CV](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-cv)

## [6 Key Elements to Finding the Right Contingent Staffing Partner](https://blog.vistastaff.com/6-key-elements-to-finding-the-right-contingent-staffing-partner)

## [The New Way to Travel: Work Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/the-new-way-to-travel-work-locum-tenens)

## [How to Overcome COVID Fatigue](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-overcome-covid-fatigue)

## [Celebrate National EMS Week With VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-ems-week-with-vista)

## [The Benefits of Working Locum Tenens During Summer](https://blog.vistastaff.com/the-benefits-of-working-locum-tenens-during-summer)

## [Clinicians Coping with Historic Mortality and Burnout](https://blog.vistastaff.com/clinicians-coping-with-historic-mortality-and-burnout)

## [What Clinicians Need to Know About Taxes as a Locum Tenens Professional](https://blog.vistastaff.com/what-clinicians-need-to-know-about-taxes-as-a-locum-tenens-professional)

## [Celebrate National Physicians Week with VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-physicians-week-with-vista)

## [Financial Planning Basics for Locum Tenens Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/financial-planning-basics-for-locum-tenens-physicians)

## [How to Supercharge Your Healthcare Career During Match Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-supercharge-your-healthcare-career-during-match-week)

## [Zodiac for Clinicians: Can Astrology Help Choose Your Specialty?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/zodiac-for-clinicians-can-astrology-help-choose-your-specialty)

## [How Anesthesiologists Are Changing Healthcare](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-anesthesiologists-are-changing-healthcare)

## [A Day In The Life Of A CRNA And How They Are Making A Difference](https://blog.vistastaff.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-crna-and-how-they-are-making-a-difference)

## [As a Clinician, Are You Taking Care of Your Mental Health?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/as-a-clinician-are-you-taking-care-of-your-mental-health)

## [7 Habits of Resilient Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/7-habits-of-resilient-physicians)

## [Skills Physicians Need But Haven't Been Taught](https://blog.vistastaff.com/skills-physicians-need-but-havent-been-taught)

## [Reaching Rural Patients Through Telehealth](https://blog.vistastaff.com/reaching-rural-patients-through-telehealth)

## [NP Week 2020: Looking Back (and Ahead) at NPs’ Critical Role](https://blog.vistastaff.com/np-week-2020-looking-back-and-ahead-at-nps-critical-role)

## [Using Music to Help Heal](https://blog.vistastaff.com/using-music-to-help-heal)

## [Are You Ready To Ace Your Virtual Interview?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/are-you-ready-to-ace-your-virtual-interview)

## [VISTA Recognizes National PA Week and the Impact They Have](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-recognizes-national-pa-week-and-the-impact-they-have)

## [Are You Working Effectively With a Locum Tenens Recruiter?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/are-you-working-effectively-with-a-locum-tenens-recruiter)

## [Are You Saving For Retirement While Working Locum Tenens?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/are-you-saving-for-retirement-while-working-locum-tenens)

## [Unsure about Locum Tenens? Three Misconceptions Debunked](https://blog.vistastaff.com/unsure-about-locum-tenens-three-misconceptions-debunked)

## [Celebrate National Locum Tenens Week With Us](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-locum-tenens-week-with-us-2020)

## [Get a Smoother Licensing and Credentialing Process, Today!](https://blog.vistastaff.com/get-a-smoother-licensing-and-credentialing-process-today)

## [Do You Trust Your Staffing Recruiter? Here Are Three Signs To Look For](https://blog.vistastaff.com/do-you-trust-your-staffing-recruiter)

## [Confused about the Different State Medical Licenses?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/confused-on-the-different-state-medical-licenses)

## [Physician Assistants and Their Role in Primary Care](https://blog.vistastaff.com/physician-assistants-and-their-role-in-primary-care)

## [Have You Considered a Rural Locum Tenens Assignment?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/have-you-considered-a-rural-locum-tenens-assignment)

## [Growing Ranks of Advanced Practice Clinicians, NPs and PAs, CRNAs](https://blog.vistastaff.com/growing-ranks-of-advanced-practice-clinicians-nps-and-pas-crnas)

## [How NPs and PAs Fill the Primary Care Gap](https://blog.vistastaff.com/can-nps-and-pas-fill-the-primary-care-gap)

## [What Providers May Not Know About The Benefits of Telehealth](https://blog.vistastaff.com/what-providers-may-not-know-about-the-benefits-of-telehealth)

## [4 Tips for Physicians to Help Manage Stress](https://blog.vistastaff.com/4-tips-for-physicians-to-help-manage-stress)

## [What Is the Future for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists?](https://blog.vistastaff.com/what-is-the-future-for-nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants-and-certified-registered-nurse-anesthetists)

## [Match Week 2020: What to Expect](https://blog.vistastaff.com/match-week-2020-what-to-expect)

## [Key Elements of Advanced Practice Provider Integration](https://blog.vistastaff.com/key-elements-of-advanced-practice-provider-integration)

## [Advanced Practice Provider Influx Will Reshape Primary Care](https://blog.vistastaff.com/advanced-practice-provider-influx-will-reshape-primary-care)

## [Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care](https://blog.vistastaff.com/nurse-practitioners-in-primary-care)

## [How to Maintain a Patient-First Approach](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-maintain-a-patient-first-approach)

## [8 Productivity Tips for Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/8-productivity-tips-for-physicians)

## [What Physicians Need to Know About Maintenance of Certification (MOC)](https://blog.vistastaff.com/what-physicians-need-to-know-about-maintenance-of-certification-moc)

## [VISTA Recognizes National PA Week and the Impact they have on National Health](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-recognizes-national-pa-week-2019-and-the-impact-of-pas-on-national-health)

## [5 More Medical Podcasts to Add to Your Playlist](https://blog.vistastaff.com/medical-podcasts-to-add-to-your-playlist)

## [5 Top Challenges Facing Today's Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/5-top-challenges-facing-todays-physicians)

## [5 Inspiring TED Talks Every Physician Needs to Hear](https://blog.vistastaff.com/5-inspiring-ted-talks-every-physician-need-to-hear)

## [Celebrating National Locum Tenens Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrating-national-locum-tenens-week)

## [Continuing Education Resources for Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/continuing-education-resources-for-locum-tenens)

## [The Critical Role of Primary Care in Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/the-critical-role-of-primary-care-in-locum-tenens)

## [Working Locum Tenens: Spotlight on EMRs/EHRs](https://blog.vistastaff.com/working-locum-tenens-spotlight-on-emrs/ehrs)

## [How Locum Tenens Can Revamp/Recharge Your Medical Career](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-locum-tenens-can-revamp/recharge-your-medical-career)

## [Locum Tenens During the Summer: How to Manage Work as a Parent](https://blog.vistastaff.com/locum-tenens-during-the-summer-how-to-manage-work-as-a-parent)

## [Why you Should Consider Rural Locations when Working Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/why-you-should-consider-rural-locations-as-a-locum-tenens)

## [7 Travel Apps That Every Locum Tenens Provider Should Use](https://blog.vistastaff.com/7-travel-apps-that-every-locum-tenens-provider-should-use)

## [How to Stay Fit While Traveling for Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-stay-fit-while-traveling-for-locum-tenens)

## [Planning Summer Vacation: 5 Best States to Travel for Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/planning-summer-vacation-5-best-states-to-travel-for-locum-tenens)

## [Giving Back Through Government Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/giving-back-through-government-locum-tenens)

## [How to Manage Home Life While Working Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-manage-home-life-while-working-locum-tenens)

## [Locum Tenens to Permanent: 5 Tips For Making the Transition](https://blog.vistastaff.com/locum-tenens-to-permanent-5-tips-for-making-the-transition)

## [Life Lessons TV Doctors Taught Us Pt. 2](https://blog.vistastaff.com/life-lessons-tv-doctors-taught-us-pt.-2)

## [4 Signs a New Facility is a Good Fit for Locum Tenens Clinicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/4-signs-a-new-facility-is-a-good-fit-for-locum-tenens-clinicians)

## [6 Things to Look For in a Locum Tenens Agency](https://blog.vistastaff.com/6-things-to-look-for-in-a-locum-tenens-agency)

## [VISTA Celebrates Dr's Day (March 30th)](https://blog.vistastaff.com/drs-day-march-30th)

## [Love to Travel? How Locum Tenens Work Can Feed Your Travel Bug](https://blog.vistastaff.com/love-to-travel-how-locum-tenens-work-can-feed-your-travel-bug)

## [Traits of Recruiters That Stand the Test of Time](https://blog.vistastaff.com/traits-of-recruiters-that-stand-the-test-of-time)

## [Match Week 2019: What to Expect](https://blog.vistastaff.com/match-week-2019-what-to-expect-0)

## [How to Save for Retirement While Working Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/how-to-save-for-retirement-while-working-locum-tenens)

## [Fact or Fiction: Understanding Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/fact-or-fiction-understanding-locum-tenens)

## [The Top 5 Medical Specialties in Demand for 2019](https://blog.vistastaff.com/the-top-5-medical-specialties-in-demand-for-2019)

## [Tax Planning Tips for Locum Tenens Clinicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/tax-planning-tips-for-locum-tenens-clinicians)

## [5-Step Process for Getting Licensed in a New State](https://blog.vistastaff.com/5-step-process-for-getting-licensed-in-a-new-state)

## [A Career in Locum Tenens: Advice From VISTA Clinicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/a-career-in-locum-tenens-advice-from-vista-clinicians)

## [A Day In The Life of a Professional VISTA Healthcare Recruiter](https://blog.vistastaff.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-professional-vista-healthcare-recruiter)

## [Top Qualities of a Competent Psychiatrist](https://blog.vistastaff.com/traits-of-a-competent-psychiatrist)

## [A Different Approach: Working Locum Tenens With a Full-Time Job](https://blog.vistastaff.com/a-different-approach-working-locum-tenens-with-a-full-time-job)

## [VISTA Celebrates National CRNA Week—How CRNAs Make a Difference, One Patient at a Time](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-celebrates-national-crna-week-how-crnas-make-a-difference-one-patient-at-a-time)

 

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