--- title: VISTA Voice | The VISTA Staffing Blog | Advanced Practice Providers description: Advanced Practice Providers | 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. --- [![VISTA-logo-primary-tagline](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VISTA-logo-primary-tagline.png?width=150&height=51&name=VISTA-logo-primary-tagline.png "VISTA-logo-primary-tagline")](https://www.vistastaff.com) # [VISTA Voice](https://blog.vistastaff.com) ## [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) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Feb 9, 2022 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-Giving%20Back%20through%20VA-Blog%20Featured%20image_1280x720%20copy.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/government-locum-tenens-3-reasons-to-give-back-on-your-next-assignment) Our nation’s veterans served and sacrificed to protect our freedom. Now they deserve high-quality care, and the Veterans Health Administration provides that to millions of veterans each year.  [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/government-locum-tenens-3-reasons-to-give-back-on-your-next-assignment) Topics: [Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physicians), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Clinician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-clinician), [Locum Tenens Work](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-work), [Government](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/government), [Locum Tenens Government](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-government) ## [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) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Jan 12, 2022 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-APC%20and%20their%20critical%20role-Blog%20Featured%20image_1280x720%20copy.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/advanced-practice-clinicians-and-their-critical-role-in-todays-health-system) In the evolving world of healthcare, advanced practice clinicians are poised to play an essential role in helping fill[ physician shortages ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/workforce-optimization/the-impact-of-physician-shortage-on-healthcare-staffing-and-how-locum-tenens-can-help)at hospitals and other medical centers in underserved areas. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/advanced-practice-clinicians-and-their-critical-role-in-todays-health-system) Topics: [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers) ## [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) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Nov 17, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-10%20reasons%20to%20work%20with%20a%20recruiter_featured%20image_1280x720%20copy.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-reasons-to-use-a-healthcare-recruiter-in-your-job-search) Healthcare positions are in high demand industry-wide. Gwynedd Mercy University's [Healthcare Careers in 2020: Medical Field Jobs Interactive Report](https://www.gmercyu.edu/academics/learn/healthcare-careers-interactive-report/) forecasts healthcare job openings will continue to soar through 2025.   [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-reasons-to-use-a-healthcare-recruiter-in-your-job-search) Topics: [Licensing & Credentialing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/licensing-credentialing), [Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physicians), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Clinician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-clinician) ## [VISTA Celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-celebrates-nurse-practitioner-week) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Nov 8, 2021 2:11:37 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-Nurse%20Pract%20Week%20-%20featured%20image_1280x720%20copy.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-celebrates-nurse-practitioner-week) Nurse Practitioners Week kicked off this week to give recognition and credit to not only NPs who have been on the front lines of the pandemic but those who have given everything they've got to provide compassionate, high-quality healthcare to their patients.   [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/vista-celebrates-nurse-practitioner-week) Topics: [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Work](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-work) ## [Celebrate Physician Assistant Week with VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-physician-assistant-week-with-vista) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Oct 11, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-PA%20Week-Blog%20Featured%20image-1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-physician-assistant-week-with-vista) October 6 through 12 is [National Physician Assistant Week](https://www.thepalife.com/pa-week/). Officially celebrated for the first time in 1987, it marks the anniversary of the first graduation of physician assistants from [Duke University's Physician Assistant Program](https://fmch.duke.edu/duke-physician-assistant-program/news-and-events/duke-physician-assistant-program-birthplace) in 1967. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-physician-assistant-week-with-vista) Topics: [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Physician Assistant Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physician-assistant-week) ## [Celebrate National Primary Care Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-primary-care-week) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Oct 6, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-Primary%20Care%20Week-Blog%20Featured%20image-1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-primary-care-week) October 4 through October 8, 2021, is [National Primary Care Week (NPCW)](https://www.amsa.org/event/national-primary-care-week/). In its 22nd year, this annual event celebrates and highlights the importance of primary care in medicine. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/celebrate-national-primary-care-week) Topics: [Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physicians), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Clinician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-clinician), [Primary Care Week](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/primary-care-week) ## [Guide to Locum Tenens](https://blog.vistastaff.com/guide-to-locum-tenens) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Sep 29, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-Guide%20to%20LT%20-%20Blog%20Featured%20image_1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/guide-to-locum-tenens) Today, many physicians and advanced practitioners are feeling drained and in need of a change. Unpredictable schedules and extended hours for consecutive days without time off can leave essential providers at a physical and mental disadvantage. Positions that offer more autonomy can seem impossible to come by and like more of a dream than reality. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/guide-to-locum-tenens) Topics: [Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physicians), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Clinician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-clinician), [Locum Tenens Work](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-work), [Locum Tenens Government](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-government) ## [Mandatory Vaccination Policies: What to Know and What to Do](https://blog.vistastaff.com/mandatory-vaccination-policies-what-to-know-and-what-to-do) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Sep 15, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-Manditory%20Vaccinations-Blog%20Featured%20image_1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/mandatory-vaccination-policies-what-to-know-and-what-to-do) With the rise in COVID-19 variants, many healthcare systems are mandating that all employees comply with vaccination policies. However, staff members exposed to coronavirus patients pose too high a risk to other patients, fellow employees, themselves, and their families to keep a hospital fully functional, so administrators are making the difficult decision to call for a fully vaccinated staff. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/mandatory-vaccination-policies-what-to-know-and-what-to-do) Topics: [Industry Updates](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/industry-updates), [Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physicians), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers) ## [Why Medical Providers Choose to Partner with VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/why-medical-providers-choose-to-partner-with-vista) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Sep 1, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-Why%20VISTA-Blog%20Featured%20image_1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/why-medical-providers-choose-to-partner-with-vista) When it comes to finding the perfect work-life balance, many physicians want more options. Career advancement, the desire to travel, potential burnout, and the need for flexibility can prompt doctors to look for new and exciting opportunities in their fields. Partnering with a locum tenens organization is a good solution for healthcare professionals who want to take their practice to a new level. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/why-medical-providers-choose-to-partner-with-vista) Topics: [VISTA](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/vista), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Clinician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-clinician), [Government](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/government) ## [10 Tips to Advance Your Medical Career](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-tips-to-advance-your-medical-career) Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/author/vista-staffing) on Aug 25, 2021 9:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/VV-10%20tips%20to%20advancing%20your%20career-featured%20image_1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-tips-to-advance-your-medical-career) While a career in the medical field is undoubtedly rewarding, sometimes a job can become stagnant and unchallenging. When this happens, some type of career change may be in order. [Read More**](https://blog.vistastaff.com/10-tips-to-advance-your-medical-career) Topics: [Physicians](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/physicians), [Advanced Practice Providers](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers), [Locum Tenens Clinician](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/locum-tenens-clinician) [All posts](https://blog.vistastaff.com/all) [Next](https://blog.vistastaff.com/topic/advanced-practice-providers/page/2)   **Want to read more? Click [here](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive) for even more industry updates.** **Welcome to our Blog!** **About VISTA Staffing Solutions** 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. 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