Navigating your Locum Tenens Journey: What Do Agencies Cover on Assignment?
May. 14th, 2025 3:58 pm
Navigating your Locum Tenens Journey: What Do Agencies Cover on Assignment?
Traveling for a locum tenens assignment can be a fulfilling opportunity for healthcare providers. It not only offers the unique chance to discover new locations and interact with diverse patient populations, but also provides invaluable experience in a variety of healthcare settings—all while earning what is oftentimes a generous income. However, to effectively plan your assignment, it’s essential to understand what expenses the agency will cover. Let’s delve into the various benefits you can typically expect as you travel for your locum tenens assignment.
Travel:
- While traveling on assignment, most agencies will cover airfare or mileage, car rental, or public transportation. This is a significant benefit to locum tenens work, as agencies will ensure that you can get to your job location efficiently.
Accommodations:
- Acquiring housing during an assignment can be challenging, but luckily most agencies cover housing by offering a housing stipend or providing housing directly.
- If a hotel stay is necessary for lodging, agencies will often cover the cost of your stay.
Licensing and Insurance:
- In order to work outside of your home state or facility, there is a possibility that you will need to obtain specific licensing or different credentialing. Agencies will often cover or reimburse the costs associated with licensing or application fees.
- In addition to staying up to date on out of state licenses and credentials, healthcare providers will need to be covered for malpractice with the proper insurance, and most agencies will provide this for you.
At Locums National, we make the locum tenens experience hassle-free by covering all expenses related to assignments for healthcare providers. With the only exceptions being upgrades and additional hotel amenities, this coverage allows providers to concentrate on their job duties without worrying about logistics. Our agency directly manages all transactions and scheduling, ensuring a smooth travel experience. With the support of Locums National, providers can embark on their locum tenens assignments with confidence, knowing their essential needs are taken care of.
