If you want to make some quick cash by doing medical surveys, join the following website “Sermo” link below. If you use the referral link below you get $20 after completing your first survey. I usually do them if I have a patient cancel at work and have some free time. You can make anywhere from $15-200 per survey.
https://app.sermo.com:443/?sermoref=737956d5-b9e8-4abd-9aeb-b2d3f6d69184&utm_campaign=tell-a-friend
I collaborated with LocumTenens to create this NP Planning Checklist. This will be helpful for those of you about to begin your first locum tenens assignment. It’s a quick checklist to prepare for credentialing, licensing, and travel prior to your first assignment. I will add this under the “1st Assignment Checklist” tab on my home page for easy access.
Check out this article I wrote for NPschools.com on student loan access changes for NP students thanks to the one big beautiful bill act and the department of education no longer recognizing nursing as a professional degree:
I know I have been MIA in the last several months. I think it is time to give a life update. Once I returned from my European/Moroccan travels last summer, I ended up having to return to Europe several more times for personal reasons. This meant flying roundtrip to Europe twice after already spending 3 months of full-time travel. As a result, by the time I returned to Miami at the end of October, I was exhausted from all of the travel. For the first time in my life, I could honestly say I did not want to travel in the near future.
Since we agreed to settle down in Miami for 1 year, we had to search for a place to live. I was surprised by the high cost of rent. It was easily more than $3000 for a 1-bedroom apartment. Most of them seemed too small for me for 2 people to live in. I am fine living in small places such as in Europe temporarily. But as a permanent place, I wanted it to be spacious and have enough closet and kitchen space. We explored different areas but eventually decided on a place that is close to my family but conveniently by the metro, for my husband to have easy access to downtown. We got a more affordable price since we moved in during December which is off-season. It took additional time to get the place furnished as well.
Additionally, after 7 years of not having a car, I went car shopping. I have always been a car enthusiast and had my eye on the Porsche Macan SUV. After test driving the different versions of the Macan (Sport, GTS, regular), I was very disappointed. The car didn’t drive that great for the price tag. In fact, the Mercedes AMG was way faster and sportier for significantly less. I don’t like big SUVs. I really enjoyed the Mercedes glc300 AMG. It was a perfect size and speed for me. However, I would be sharing the car with my husband since I work remotely and don’t need a car every day. Since my husband is a new driver (they walk/take public transportation in Europe), I didn’t feel comfortable getting the AMG because it is too powerful of a car for a new driver. Especially with the crazy driving of Miami.
So we ended up getting the Mercedes GLC300 (without the AMG), silver verde 2026. I brought my dad and husband to negotiate for me, but turns out I am the better negotiator. I guess all of those years negotiating locum tenens contracts benefited me. My mind was still on pre-covid car prices so my dad kept reminding me that the price I had in mind was too low. But I got the price lower than anyone expected J
After not working for 3-4 months, I jumped back into telemedicine. December was extremely busy, since everyone across the country had influenza. My job kept giving incentive bonuses to work and I think I worked 50 hours each week. I even worked on Christmas eve and new years eve which is a first for me, just because the incentives were so worth it. I ended up making the most I have ever made in one month which was a whopping $50k! That’s how busy it was at work that month and I was definitely burned out by the end.
Hence, those are the reasons I have been MIA. Not to mention we decided to have a Happily Ever After Party to celebrate our marriage last minute. More on that in the next post. Update me on your lives as well!
I have worked as a locum NP with LocumTenens.com and they have been a partner of travelingnp.com for many years. Their website has a lot of resources that can be beneficial to both new and experienced locum providers. Here are some of my favorite resources from LocumTenens.com.
Job Board and App
LT makes it easy to search for available locum tenens positions in your chosen state or specialty. They have a job board that is easy to navigate and can help you apply for jobs within minutes. They even list the recruiter you will be in contact with regarding that specific position.
Additionally, they have an app you can download on apple or google that provides all necessary information while on assignment, including location, schedule, and travel arrangements. Clinicians can even submit their timesheet via the app. This is convenient in today’s modern technology age.
Know Better Blog
LT has their own blog in which they offer interesting posts related to working locum tenens. One of my favorite posts of 2025 was Moms in Medicine: How locum tenens work helped me find balance because many of my readers have asked how they can do locums while raising children. This blog post supports my belief that mothers can find flexibility in their career through locum tenens. They can find a happy medium between being a stay at home mom and providing temporary coverage for healthcare facilities in need.
I also like this older article 5 Reasons to Work Government-Contracted Locum Tenens Assignments that is still relevant today. It discusses the benefits of working government contracts such as being able to utilize any state license to start work immediately. It also details how there is more liability protection working these contracts due to the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Resources
Through the LT website you can find various resources under their “Resources” tab. I like their recent survey report What to know about the clinician workforce today. It illustrates where clinicians are working and what factors are important in choosing an employer. Although compensation is important, clinicians are placing greater emphasis on work flexibility.
The clinician resources are great for those getting started in locums, because it has information about credentialing and working as a self-employed contractor. For instance, Practical Tips for Managing Expenses gives examples on how to track expenses while on assignment, for both reimbursement and tax purposes. I like this resource because it can be overwhelming at first for new locums NPs to organize their budget.
In previous posts I have written about transitioning from locum tenens to working telemedicine full-time. Check out this article I wrote for locumstory about how being a locums prepared me for telemedicine:
https://locumstory.com/spotlight/locum-tenens-experience-telemedicine-success
Check out this article I wrote for CHG’s blog about how working locum tenens can help you retire early:
https://comphealth.com/resources/retire-early-with-locums
Check out this article I wrote for LocumStory about how locum tenens has evolved over the last 10 years:
https://locumstory.com/spotlight/locum-tenens-np-improvements
Thank you to readers that submitted questions to ask a recruiter! I have partnered with LocumTenens.com to have the questions answered by one of their amazing recruiters. I have personally had a great experience working with LT.com and recruiter, Elizabeth Prater. Check out the article below for the answers to your questions:
Check out this article I wrote for Comp Health‘s blog about negotiating locum tenens contracts as a nurse practitioner:
https://comphealth.com/resources/how-to-negotiate-np-contracts
Check out an article I wrote for Comp Health’s blog, about managing multiple licenses as a locum tenens nurse practitioner:
https://comphealth.com/resources/maintain-multiple-np-state-licenses
