Government and Military Healthcare Facilities
LocumTenens.com was awarded a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract in June of
2002. This contract is the basis for much of our federal government sales. The
FSS contract streamlines the ordering process for physician services with
federal agencies such as VA Hospitals, Department of Defense medical treatment
facilities, Indian Health Services and any other agency that can utilize our
services. It allows a central location to identify and request our services
through the GSA E-buy system.
To request a copy of our FSS
please click here to contact us.
Government Facilities Offer Work-Life Balance
Among 1,239 physicians responding to a recent LocumTenens.com online physician
survey, most (89%) had worked at least once at a government facility. Among the
11% of respondents who had not worked in a government facility, most (82%) said
they were interested in doing so.
Among respondents with government practice experience, 71% preferred the work
hours and 50% preferred the patient volume at government facilities over those
in civilian facilities. While about two-thirds of respondents in this group
(66%) indicated the pay was better in non-government medical facilities,
approximately 16% found the opposite to be true and 15% indicated pay rates
were comparable.
Respondents' open-ended comments about government-facility work included these:
"There are pros and cons to government medical facilities
vs. civilian. Although the pay is less, government facilities are not subject
to the hassle/headache of insurance denials, justifications or prior
authorizations."
"Correctional medicine pays more and has less, yes less,
aggravation than private practice."
"Everything equal, VA beats private practice locum every
time."
Although almost half of respondents with government practice experience (47%)
preferred a civilian clinical setting, 24% preferred a government clinical
setting and 28% saw no difference between the two.
LocumTenens.com booking trends indicate the average locum tenens assignment at a
government healthcare facility is three months long. Physicians responding to
the recent government-facilities survey indicated their top three reasons for
accepting longer assignments were compensation, flexible work hours, and the
opportunity to rotate on and off at most government facilities.
Seventy-seven percent of respondents with government practice indicated that
getting VetPro-credentialed (specific to the Veterans Administration) eased the
credentialing process for positions at other government facilities. In
open-ended comments, one provider described VetPro as an "excellent system that
avoids duplication and saves time for the applicant."
Among respondents with government practice experience, 52% worked as a staff
employee, 30% worked as a locum tenens or contract employee, and 18% had worked
in both capacities. Sixty-two percent of respondents had practiced medicine for
more than 10 years, while about a quarter of respondents had practiced for five
years or less.
For a more complete overview of these survey results,
please click here.
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For more information about our Government Division, contact:
GovernmentSalesAssistance@locumtenens.com
Phone Toll Free: 800-930-0748
