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Economic meltdown derail your retirement plans? Think locum tenens.

Posted by VISTA Staffing on Jan 15, 2014 12:12:00 PM

Locum tenens was a great semi-retirement option even before the financial crisis. It makes even more sense now.

Over the years we have talked with hundreds of physicians teetering on the brink of retirement. They wonder how quickly they might lose their skills. They wonder if it would really be ok not to earn an income. They wonder if people will still look up to them. They wonder if their spouses will throw them out of the house for organizing, and then reorganizing, the DVDs (by alphabet or genre, always a struggle.) They wonder how it will feel to NOT practice medicine every day.

Working as a locum tenens physician can be a great solution to this wondering. It gives you the ability to work part-time, when and where you choose. Near the grandkids, in the small town near your summer home, in the facility where your oldest child is completing residency (That would drive her nuts, wouldn’t it?)

Locum tenens is a way to keep your skills sharp and learn new ones, treat unique patient populations, and practice pure medicine without the hassles of running a business/practice. It’s a way to help out a community in need.

And yes, there’s the financial component. Financial advisors are telling us all not to panic, to think long term, that this too shall pass. But if you had your sights set on retirement this year or next, those words don’t mean much. You may feel trapped or, just as likely, really angry. If it was me, I think I’d alternate between the two.

That’s why this is such a good time to consider locum tenens. Locum tenens gives you the ability to earn a competitive income that is overhead-free. Your housing, travel, local transportation, and malpractice insurance are covered. (If you opt for an international assignment, we help you negotiate for an optimum package to assist with these things.) Locums can either help fund the plans you had for retirement or open up a whole new world for adventure. Don’t give up on your plans. Give us a call.

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VISTA Staffing Solutions has over thirty years of experience providing award-winning customer service to clients and providers alike. Headquartered in Salt Lake City with additional offices in Atlanta and Houston, and employs approximately 1,000 people between corporate staff and field clinicians and contracts with over 2,500 physicians across 60+ specialties and subspecialties. VISTA helps U.S. hospitals, medical practices, and government agencies optimize their physician staffing, ensure quality and continuity of care for patients, and maintain financial stability. As a leading provider of U.S. Locum Tenens and Permanent Physician Search Services, VISTA also operates VISTA Select, a first-of-its-kind technology and services solution utilizing advanced data and analytics to provide healthcare organizations with customizable workforce optimization solutions.