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Summer has arrived which means busier airports and longer wait times. And during heavy travel seasons, airport security naturally tightens. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will expect you to come prepared and know what is expected of you as a traveler.  

If you receive a locum tenens assignment that requires you to travel by plane, the following five airport security tips will help prepare you for summer travel.

In recent years, the number of physician assistants has significantly increased and the growth doesn’t appear to be slowing down. The need for PAs in healthcare is evident in recent data collected in 2015.  

We had a great time at this year's Association of Staff Physician Recruiters Conference in New Orleans – it’s one of our favorite conferences of the year, because we love to see our clients and hear about their needs. Kurt Scott, Director of Physician Search and Consulting said, “I didn’t think we could top last year’s annual conference, but I was wrong! What a terrific show. Laura Screeney was a rock star and an amazing emcee, the lineup of speakers was awesome and the conference was really well run. As an exhibitor, I could not have been more pleased.”

Nurse practitioner practice laws differ from state to state and include full, reduced and restricted scopes of practice. For your convenience, VISTA has put together a map showing what scope of practice each state allows.

This post will discuss the top healthcare careers in Q1 2015 as reported in the Q1 2015 Health eCareers Healthcare Jobs Snapshot: physicians, physician assistants/nursing roles, counseling and social services. The snapshot uses information from their online database of job openings placed by U.S. healthcare providers. Data for this snapshot was collected from January 1 to March 31, 2015 and includes data from 40,443 healthcare and medical job openings placed by 5,866 hospital and healthcare organizations.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 84,000 healthcare jobs were added between January and March of 2015. The growth in job demand is due, in large part to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — 90% of Americans reported having healthcare coverage as of April 2015. Data presented in Health eCareers’ Q1 2015 Healthcare Jobs Snapshot show three healthcare positions experiencing tremendous growth: physician/surgeon, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner jobs. Growth was measured by the number of HEC job openings — year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter — indicating these three areas were among the most in-demand healthcare jobs.

If you have decided to shift your career to the world of locum tenens, it’s important to understand the individual state licensing requirements to qualify for positions across the nation. This post will focus on three licensing tips for locum tenens physicians.

Telehealth services are quickly shifting the healthcare infrastructure by (1) improving patient access to care, (2) reducing healthcare costs, (3) improving healthcare services, and (4) increasing patient demand for telemedicine services. This post will discuss telemedicine, how it is used, and future projections of its success.  

Locum tenens jobs have dramatically changed the daily operations of overburdened medical facilities and hospitals by providing highly qualified providers for filling provider shortage gaps, covering absences, and vacations. Locum jobs have significantly reduced provider stress and decreased the number of provider shortages. But the nature of locum jobs often creates an image that there is inconsistent work, unpredictability, and lack of patient rapport. This post will address 3 misconceptions that often prevent providers from seeking out a more flexible work schedule and lifestyle.