Introduction
What is New Zealand Locum Tenens? New Zealand NZ Locum Tenens is temporary employment for physicians in New Zealand. It's usually a temporary position where you're filling until the position can be filled permanently.
New Zealand NZ Locum Tenens has only existed for about 30 years, but the number of physicians who take advantage of it is steadily increasing.
What you get paid for New Zealand NZ Locum Tenens The pay for New Zealand Locum Tenens varies depending on medical specialty. It can range from $400/day for family practice to $1500/day for a radiologist or anesthesiologist. To see how this compares with standard salaries, select the physician specialty in the drop down box in the left column of this page or visit our Physician Salaries page.
How do I find a New Zealand Locum Tenens position? Since this is a temporary position, you will go through a Locum Tenens company. In addition to some of the New Zealand Locum Tenens companies listed to the right, several LT companies are registered through NALTO. The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO) is, as the name suggests, a national professional organization that deals with New Zealand Locum Tenens issues and ethics.
Concerns with New Zealand Locum Tenens
Obviously, when negotiating a New Zealand Locum Tenens position make sure that malpractice insurance is somehow included in the mix. There are also considerations for your insurance tail if you are leaving a practice to do locum tenens.
While New Zealand Locum Tenens is usually thought of a short-term position, the contract can sometimes be a year or longer. Especially for these "long-term" New Zealand Locum Tenens positions, be sure that standard benefits are part of your package.
New Zealand NZ Locum Tenens Resources - a list of several resources .
What is New Zealand Locum Tenens?
New Zealand Locum Tenens is a Latin phrase that means "to hold the place of, to substitute for." In layman's terms it means a temporary physician. In the early 1970s a federal grant was awarded to the University of Utah for the purpose of staffing rural health clinics in medically under served areas of the western United States. The program proved so successful that many hospital administrators and physicians began calling for New Zealand NZ Locum Tenens assistance.
Today thousands of physicians contract with recruiting agencies to perform medical services for healthcare facilities. The twenty-plus-year industry continues to grow as more and more physicians choose this way of practicing medicine.
Why do New Zealand Locum Tenens?
Physicians choose New Zealand NZ Kiwi Locum Tenens for several reasons. The option to try out a variety of different practice styles and geographic locations before making a permanent commitment is a compelling choice. A high percentage of residents are unhappy with their first practice setting, often because the style of practice is not what was expected or the administrative agendas of the institution were not clearly defined.
With New Zealand Locum Tenens there is no pressure to decide on anything until you are ready. Locum Tenens gives you the time to decide if all your critical needs and desires such as geography, income potential, practice style, administrative agendas, and community profile line up with your long-term goals.
Physicians in mid-career transition use New Zealand NZ Kiwi Locum Tenens to try out different areas and bridge the gap on income while searching for the right position. Seasoned physicians enjoy the option of scaling back but not retiring from medicine full time. If you could choose where, when and how why wouldn't you?
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