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Mind the Gap: How Advanced Practitioners Support Modern Healthcare
Across America, healthcare gaps are widening. Our healthcare system is facing unprecedented challenges and, for Advanced Practitioners who got into medicine to make a difference, the outlook can be bleak.
Fortunately, new opportunities are emerging for APs to make a positive difference in patient experience, thanks to Locum Tenens in areas that need providers the most.
Thanks to their leading-edge educational backgrounds and deep wells of practical experience, APs have the expertise to step in and make a difference in patient experience, even under challenging circumstances causing unequal healthcare services.
From delayed or missed medical care to higher rates of chronic illness, from understaffed and overstressed clinics to higher rates of burnout, every person who enters the healthcare system is affected when unequal care leads to unequal outcomes.
That’s where APs come in, bridging the ever-widening gap between patients and care, especially in healthcare deserts. APs are uniquely poised to help alleviate gaps in healthcare deserts through Locum Tenens, well-paying, highly flexible roles that position much-needed practitioners in areas where they’re most needed.
The Provider Gap:
“Wanda Liddell knew it was a medical emergency when she saw one of her patients struggling to breathe last month. But in her backcountry town of Cross City, Florida, the ambulance took 30 minutes to arrive. Even worse, it was another 45 miles to the nearest hospital.
Liddell faces this situation often and always wonders, what if?
She is one of many medical providers working in towns 30 miles or more from a hospital, a distance that can make the difference between life or death.” CNN
This is preventable.
Put simply, a healthcare desert is a community that doesn’t have enough doctors to care for all the patients in need. Whether it’s a geographic location like a rural area that’s far removed from modern infrastructure or caused by a demographic issue such as socioeconomic barriers, racial inequalities, or transportation difficulties, a healthcare desert can arise virtually anywhere. Even tourist destinations impacted by seasonal populations, like snowbirds flocking to the beaches in winter, may face unique healthcare gaps.
But for the millions of Americans who are living in healthcare deserts, simply popping into the immediate care clinic for a flu shot or visiting their primary care doctor for some blood work isn’t an option.
For those people, Advanced Practitioners in Locums Tenens positions could be the difference between good health and sickness.
Locums Tenens and The Advanced Practitioner Bridge:
When Advanced Practitioners step into Locums Tenens positions, they create a bridge over the healthcare gap for patients, providers, staff, and employers.
Patient Benefits:
Patients experiencing healthcare gaps benefit immediately from APs in Locum Tenens positions because they can begin receiving high-quality medical care from a qualified professional.
Not only do they enjoy higher levels of medical care—such as improved outcomes and better overall health—but they also experience better customer care with shorter wait times, better communication, and improved processes. Best of all, they can access the care they need, when they need it, at the most convenient location possible.
Physician Assistants & Nurse Practioner Benefits:
Opportunities to make a difference: Working directly with a patient population whose needs are high, and appreciation can often be even higher. It’s high patient impact, without mountains of paperwork or miles of red tape.
Highly competitive pay and compensation packages: For those saving for a big trip, paying off student debt, or planning for the future, Locums can accelerate timelines and get APs to their goals faster.
Flexibility: Often, these roles are part-time, offering flexible schedules that can be tailored to an AP’s availability. For APs looking to further their careers while going back to school, be more present for family, or earn a little extra income, a Locums Tenens position could be ideal.
Expand Horizons: APs get the opportunity to work with new colleagues and in new areas. For those looking to see a new part of the country, try out a new city, or reconnect with family, a Locums Tenens position helps in the exploration. Want to broaden your professional horizons with new specialties? Locums help APs explore future career options.
Red Carpet Service for Advanced Practitioners:
At All Star, we’re committed to delivering red carpet service for Advanced Practitioners seeking Locum Tenens roles as well as for employers who are considering Locums hires.
We understand the needs of APs interested in Locums, and long-term success is our primary goal throughout the life cycle of an Advanced Practitioner’s career. Whether they’re fresh from school, looking to expand their network and save for the future, or they’re ready to ease into semi-retirement, our team meets APs where they are and helps set them on a path for a lifetime of financial fitness.
We leverage our expansive network of employers and providers, connecting the right people with the right roles and developing long-term partnerships along the way. Our team always operates with the highest sense of urgency, working fast to connect APs to roles because we understand that we’re connecting patients to life-saving care, and we take that responsibility very seriously.
But you don’t have to take our word for it—our provider partners say it best when they say things like,
All Star offers outstanding opportunities in both academic and community-based practices, allowing physicians to choose the best fit. Working with this company is a pleasure.
— Dr. Laurie F.
And the numbers speak for themselves. We’re so proud to have placed thousands of APs into high-paying, highly flexible Locums in the last 25 years with a 99% success rate. Proof that the country’s leading APs are choosing All Star to find and accept their temporary and permanent positions across the nation. Interested in finding out more? Check out our open positions now.
