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Interested in a Physician Job in a Community Hospital that is Ranked Among the Best in the U.S.?

Author Healthcare Career Blogger | 06.04.2009 | Category CRNA, Education, Healthcare Career Blog, Hospitals, Locum Tenens, Medical doctor jobs, Physicians, Pschyriatry Jobs, Travel Nurses, jobs

The Candidate Direct Healthcare Career Blog brings you this breaking news for professionals seeking opportunities in hospitals nationwide.

Given the severe shortage of physicians jobs and CRNAs, many current position postings for permanent and locum tenens are in often in urban and rural communities in a multitude of healthcare settings.

If you like the idea of working in a community hospital, this article is for you! It’s no coincidence that many of these places are also in choice locations for locum tenens who wish to combine work and leisure and visit places like Fort Lauderdale Florida, Colorado Springs, or Atlanta Georgia.

65 of the Best of the Good Community Hospitals

They have no medical school or residents, but they know what they’re doing, some are even ranked!

The following 10 hospitals are not academic medical centers, nor do they have physicians in training. But they are ranked—some of them in multiple specialties—in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Reports, America’s Best Hospitals.

Top 10 Community Hospitals

The 55 non-teaching hospitals below scored nearly high enough in America’s Best Hospitals to be ranked.

For additional insight on the shortage of CRNA’s see this blog posting, Nurse Anesthetist

Physician jobs that are also in great demand are:

• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Hospitalist

Hospitals make Fortune list of best companies to work for Physician Locum Tenens Jobs

Author Healthcare Career Blogger | 03.03.2009 | Category Hospitals, Locum Tenens, Physical Therapist, Travel Nurses

Fortune magazine’s 2009 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For includes 13 hospitals and health systems across the country. Selection is based on an employee survey and the organization’s pay and benefits, hiring practices, internal communications, training, recognition and diversity efforts. Jobs for locum tenens, travel nurses, and travel therapists are available at many of these prominent organizations with a top locum tenens agency.

Top 2009 best hospitals list

Nurses, Therapists & Physicians- More Traveling Healthcare Jobs than Ever

Author Healthcare Career Blogger | 25.02.2009 | Category Allied Healthcare, Locum Tenens, Physical Therapist, Travel Nurses

Travel nurses and travel therapists aren’t the only medical professionals with mobile healthcare jobs these days. Some physicians have also begun to travel — many as Hospitalists who serve as “in-house” physicians charged with on site monitoring and care of hospitalized patients, communicating regularly with the patient’s primary care physician. In 1996, there were perhaps 1,000 Hospitalists practicing around the country, as reported by the Society for Hospital Medicine. Today, approximately 28,000 hospitalists are improving quality of care and efficiency in hospitals across the country.

A 2007 survey of community hospitals conducted by the American Hospital Association  indicated that over 50% of US hospitals are using Hospitalists. Many facilities employ Hospitalists on staff, and many medical facilities are also supplementing staffing needs with temporary, or traveling, Hospitalists — as part of their Locum Tenens staffing.

Some primary care physicians opt for Hospitalist jobs so they can take advantage of a regular schedule, without the pressure of on-call responsibilities or without the financial and administrative challenges of a private practice. Some recently-graduated physicians look to Locum Tenens positions to gain exposure to a wider variety of practices, locales and specialties before they make what could be a life-long choice.

Even though the bond between patient and caregiver can be a strong one, many patients are often unaware that the travel nurses and travel therapists who care for them are on temporary assignment. Because of the nature of shift work and round-the-clock care, patients are accustomed to being cared for by a number of nurses or therapists.

On the other hand, the relationship between the primary physician and the patient usually extends before and after a hospital stay, and patients may have more of an adjustment to make when seeing a Hospitalist. But more widespread use of Hospitalists, as well as improved education, workplace training, and expanded professional organizations have generated more acceptance across the board. After all, because the hospital is the primary site of their practice, Hospitalists are often able to spend more time with patients than a primary care physician who has multiple responsibilities outside of the hospital. And with close communication between the primary care staff and the Hospitalist, follow-up care can occur seamlessly.

What does all this mean for travel nurses and travel therapists?

Clearly, the notion of hospital staffing is in transition, with medical facilities seeing a need to efficiently adjust to healthcare trends and demand. The number of travel nurse jobs and locum tenens jobs is likely to increase in the coming years. And with the qualifications and skill level required for these positions becoming more commonly acknowledged, respect for this type work is expected to grow at every level.