The clinic in rural Alaska had finally filled the position. After eight long months of searching, a qualified family medicine physician agreed to relocate to a frontier Alaska community of 600 people. The facility invested in credentialing, housing assistance, and onboarding. The provider arrived, settled in, and by month four, submitted notice. The reason wasn’t […]
In the world of locum tenens, many factors affect the potential to attract providers to your facility. Pay, support staffing, location, housing, length of assignment, and general environment are all variables that providers ask about and consider (not necessarily in that order) before taking an assignment. Although these are all important components of an assignment, […]
(The following article contains an interview with one of Wilderness Medical Staffing’s contracted healthcare providers, Timothy Jones, PA-C. All photos contained in this article were also taken by Tim.) The Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) is an innovative community health program launched in the 1960s that hires from within Alaska Native villages and trains health […]
For medical providers who are eager to start work in rural areas, Central Washington is one of the most accessible regions we staff. This article is the first of our “Locum Tenens: Washington by Region” series, designed to provide insight into a state our company is expanding into. Read on to learn about Central Washington, […]
There’s a saying that if you know what you want, the universe will deliver it. That statement may be a stretch when you as a clinic administrator consider the type of provider you need for your facility and patient population, but there’s also a strategy. To find providers who will be an excellent fit for […]
For healthcare providers who enjoy the great outdoors, welcome the challenge of an austere environment, and want to go outside of their comfort zone, taking locum tenens assignments in Alaska can be especially rewarding. Southcentral Alaska comprises the Anchorage/Mat-Su urban area and the Gulf Coast region. Over half of the state’s population is contained within […]
Pursuit of Meaning in Medicine Most people who enter the medical profession do so, at least in part, in the pursuit of meaning. That meaning may come from service, bringing healing to the sick and injured. It may come from a conviction to love, bringing comfort to those who are unwell. Maybe honing a well-rounded […]
For healthcare providers who want meaningful work in a beautiful setting, Western Montana is an ideal destination for locum tenens assignments. This article is the second of our “Locum Tenens: Montana by Region” series, designed to provide insight into the areas that we staff. Read on to learn about travel in Western Montana, a must-work […]
It’s a fact of modern medicine that credentialing is a complex and essential part of adding a new provider to staff, whether it be for a clinic, hospital, or other medical environment. Long gone are the days when a diploma and medical license were sufficient credentials to practice medicine. In this article, we will discuss […]
Onboarding can mean many things, depending on the type of provider joining your staff, the size and complexity of the organization, and the work the individual will be doing at your site. In this article, we’ll break down how to onboard locum tenens providers at your facility. A locum provider who comes to your facility […]
Wilderness Medical Staffing (WMS) is a team of experienced staffing experts. We provide locum tenens staffing of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and CRNAs. We specialize in placing excellent, compassionate providers in rural clinics, hospitals, and communities across the continental Northwest and Alaska.
