As I mentioned in previous posts, my partner moved to the USA from Europe at the end of 2024. Since then, we got married! We eloped but plan to have a small wedding celebration at the end of this year or next year.
For the time being, my husband wants to settle in Miami, so I have been working telemedicine. Of course, I still want to do locum tenens but I don’t want to be away from my husband for 3 months at a time. Recruiters are still contacting me constantly regarding locum tenens opportunities that I’ve had to pass on.
That got me thinking – locums is all about flexibility. I can change my locum strategy, and instead of providing 3 months coverage, I can do only short-term assignments. Shorter assignments range from 1 day, to 1 week, to 1 month. Shorter assignments, however, aren’t as common for family practice/primary care. They are more common for acute care providers and even more so for local clinicians.
As a seasoned travel NP, I am comfortable jumping into a shorter assignment. This means there is relatively almost no training. I have done short assignments before such as a few days in California, a week in Florida, and in month in Miami; and they were fine.
There won’t be as many job options compared to providing 3 months coverage, but at least I can still travel briefly and have new experiences when the opportunity arises. That’s the great thing about being a travel NP, you can tailor your work life to your personal life.
