How a Staffing Firm Benefits Healthcare Facilities and OBGYN Specialists

The OBGYN field encompasses a wide range of women’s healthcare needs, from prenatal care to surgical interventions. Like all healthcare professionals, OBGYN specialists, may experience shifts in their career goals or personal circumstances. In such cases, healthcare staffing firms specializing in OBGYN recruitment can provide significant advantages. Below are a few reasons to consider working…

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Better Managing Family Medicine Teams With a Staffing Partner

Better Managing Family Medicine Teams With a Staffing Partner MedSource Consultants

Family medicine teams are the foundation of comprehensive primary healthcare, responsible for providing a wide range of medical services to patients of all ages. Skillful management of these teams is essential to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care, promote a positive working environment, and optimize clinical outcomes. From leadership to effective communication, healthcare managers…

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The Importance of Pay Transparency When Hiring Healthcare Leadership

The Importance of Pay Transparency When Hiring Healthcare Leadership MedSource Consultants

There’s a growing demand for pay transparency in hiring. Some states now require that companies list salary compensation in their advertisements. In healthcare, there are significant benefits to pay transparency, particularly when it comes to attracting talent into your leadership roles. By promoting openness and clarity in salary structures, healthcare organizations can create a more…

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Mastering Staffing Contract Negotiations in the Medical Industry

Mastering Staffing Contract Negotiations in the Medical Industry MedSource Consultants

With many challenges prevailing, healthcare organizations often turn to staffing agencies to fulfill their workforce needs.  In 2022, 88 percent of healthcare organizations reported that they used locum tenens physicians or other locum tenens providers during the last year.  With several Locum Tenens agencies to choose from and no clearly defined or governed rates in the…

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How to Survive This Year’s Physician Shortage

How to Survive This Year's Physician Shortage

The physician shortage has been a problem for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the issue. Healthcare facilities across the country need help finding physicians to meet the needs of their patients, which has resulted in longer wait times, lower-quality care, and higher costs. If you need help to cope with the physician shortage,…

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Boutique Staffing Agencies: Offering the Best Opportunities for Locum Tenens Assignments

Boutique Staffing Agencies Offer Great Opportunities for Locum Tenens

Sometimes a generalist just isn’t what you need. When it comes to locum tenens, there is little chance that a generalized staffing agency could effectively handle the complexities of this niche area of the recruiting field. Boutique staffing agencies for locum tenens can provide a valuable service to healthcare providers and facilities. By specializing in…

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3 Things to Offer Medical Leaders Other Than Salary

3 Things to Offer Medical Leaders Other Than Salary MedSource Consultants

You see a lot in healthcare recruiting. You quickly learn that there will always be another offer with a higher salary competing against your comp package. The higher the medical or administrative leadership position, the bigger the offer. The trick is to focus on other things in addition to money. If you can create a…

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5 Tips for Hiring Top Advanced Practitioners

5 Tips for Hiring Top Advanced Practitioners MedSource Consultants

In most healthcare organizations, advanced practitioners play a critical role in creating better patient care. As healthcare continues to evolve to more team-based care models, advanced practitioners are taking the lead. This is why so many healthcare organizations spend thousands of dollars to solicit and recruit these professionals. MedSource Consultants is an expert in finding…

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Soft Skills to Look for When Adding to Your Healthcare Leadership Team

Soft Skills to Look for When Adding to Your Healthcare Leadership Team

You’ve heard about soft skills. They remain critically important to any job. But they are perhaps more important in healthcare, where the camaraderie and communication of teams can save lives. What soft skills matter to your healthcare clinical and administrative leadership teams? We have answers that will help inform your hiring process. Why Are Soft…

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Looking to Hire for Locum Tenens Roles? Here’s Why You Should Consider Retired Physicians

Looking to Hire for Locum Tenens Roles? Here's Why You Should Consider Retired Physicians

Many physicians aren’t ready to hang up their stethoscopes when retirement age arrives. Locum tenens allows them a way to continue their practice without committing to a traditional work arrangement. This couldn’t come at a better time, as the latest numbers show a significant physician shortage in the coming years. Can retirement-age locum tenens bridge…

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