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The Benefits of Locum Tenens for Grandparents and Grandchildren
A few years ago, AARP reported that more than half of the grandparents in the United States lived more than 200 miles from their grandchildren. Plus, approximately one-third of grandmas and grandpas resided a minimum of 50 miles from the youngest generation in their families. That’s a lot of distance to cover when trying to stay in touch. Even with the convenience of video calls, text messaging, and social media apps, there’s nothing like spending quality face-to-face time with young family members. Luckily, that’s exactly what locum tenens offers physicians and advanced practitioners who also happen to be grandparents.
Locums carves out more time for grandkids.
According to a 2021 study, nearly 27 million Americans between the ages of 40 and 64 are grandparents. For many in this age bracket, full-time retirement isn’t quite in the cards yet. Locum tenens, however, supports much more schedule flexibility to balance your career and personal wishes.
When adopting a locums practice, you have the authority to choose when to accept assignments. Additionally, you decide the length of contract to consider. If you like the idea of only accepting a few days at a time, tell your All Star Healthcare Solutions’ consultant. Similarly, tell them if you hope to work multi-week contracts or want to inject a bit of variety into your work schedule, whether that means different facility sizes or types or varying assignment lengths. Such flexibility creates windows of downtime when you can focus more on the grandchildren, including experiencing their everyday happenings, like having meals together or arranging special outings and vacations.
Invite grandchildren to visit you on locum tenens assignments.
A locum tenens career also introduces the potential for grandkids and their parents to visit you while on assignment. For example, your recruiter presents a temporary position near a city that is home to popular tourist attractions, historical sites, or national parks that your family would enjoy visiting. In this case, you can coordinate calendars so they can plan a getaway to join you. On days off or after shift, all of you can create vacation memories. You can even stay after the contract’s end date to enjoy sightseeing as a family. Be sure to loop in your All Star consultant in case changes in travel or housing arrangements are required.
Locums can bring you closer to grandchildren.
As noted above, more than half of grandparents live hundreds of miles away from adult children and their families. Close that distance with a locum tenens contract in the same or neighboring city. A temporary job allows you to combine work with family time. For instance, while the kids are in school, you are treating patients. After school and after work, you’re all free to plan get-togethers or attend the kids’ sporting events or school performances. You can even request an assignment to coincide with special occasions, such as graduations. If that’s the goal, share the details with your consultant — personal or date-specific information helps us match your objectives to opportunities.
Another benefit to accepting locums near grandkids is that you will enjoy your own private living accommodations and earn an income while making memories.
In other words, for grandparents and grandchildren, locum tenens is a family-friendly option. All Star Healthcare Solutions is ready to help enhance these bonds. Call us today at 800-928-0229, or contact us online.
