How to Find Locum Healthcare Professionals
/A Locum, or otherwise known as a Locum Tenens is a Qualified Medical professional who fills temporary or contractual shifts at medical facilities. This is usually in cases where the permanent staff member is unable to be there, due to a number of reasons.
At Ambition24hours, placements of Locums can either be planned well in advanced, such as when planning a staff members maternity leave, or short notice placements to combat unforeseen circumstances.
We place the utmost importance on matching the most qualified professional with our client’s facilities, as we understand the impact these trying times can have on establishments.
Our dedicated bookings team are available 24/7 to assist with all your Locum Staffing needs, throughout South Africa.
What challenges do facilities face when looking to find locums to fill shifts?
There are several challenges that facilities may face when looking for locum tenens professionals to fill shifts, these are general challenges, which can quite simply be alleviated by partnering with Ambition24hours Locum Recruitment Agency:
Limited availability: Depending on geography and the demand for healthcare professionals in the area, there may not be many qualified locum tenens available to fill shifts.
Cost: Locum medical staff can be more expensive than permanent staff and depending on the length of the contract and the specialty of the professional needed, finding locum tenens to fill shifts can be costly for some facilities.
Credentialing: Managers and safety officers must ensure that the locum tenens professional they hire is properly licensed and credentialed to practice in their medical facility. The credentialing process can be time-consuming and may delay the start date of the locum professional.
Culture fit: Locum tenens are essentially strangers to the facility and may not be aware of the facility's policies, procedures, and expectations. This can lead to a lack of integration and communication between the locum tenens and the permanent staff, creating a less-than-ideal work environment.
Quality of care concerns: Patients are accustomed to their regular healthcare providers and may be wary of seeing locum tenens professional.
What makes Ambition24hours the ideal Locum Recruitment agency to work with?
Once your contract is in place with us, you benefit from fixed rates, and a large pool of qualified, vetted and fully compliant locum agency staff.
Ambition24hours Locums provide full certifications, experience, work history and professional registrations for agency staff. Meaning that we will place reputable staff with your facility, time and time again.
Get In Touch Now to Find Locum Staff
Save our WhatsApp number 0600 702 327 and chat with our consultants directly about bookings and shifts, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Or contact us on 087 357 0645 or locumbookings@a24.co.za
How do Medical Professionals find Locum Doctors and Nurses to fill shifts?
Rather than hiring directly, many medical professionals often utilize staffing agencies to find locums or temporary medical professionals to fill shifts. Ambition24hours Locums recruit and screen medical professionals and maintain a pool of qualified agency staff who are available to work on a temporary, permanent, or as-needed basis.
When your medical facility or clinic needs to fill a shift, you simply contact our 24/7 booking center to request a locum tenens worker who can fill in. Ambition24hours then matches the facility's needs with the skills and availability of their pool of locum tenens professionals.
You can save our WhatsApp number 0600 702 327 to get locum staff any time, day or night.
Online job boards and social media sites are also increasingly popular tools for finding locum staff – but once again, the challenges of credibility, work ethic and work experience remains a mystery.
Why use Ambition24hours locums to fill shifts at your facility?
Ambition24hours has decades of experience in the medical recruitment field. Our recruitment processes are stringent, ensuring we have the highest quality agency staff within our workforce, and by making use of our Staffshift app, we are able to align well suited candidates with your post. Providing quality Locum Medical Staff to facilities across South Africa.
With Ambition24hours, you can rest assured, knowing you have access to:
Procedure-driven recruitment, with compliance at the core
Dedicated resources – Ambition24hours Compliance, Human Resources, and Finance departments ensure that all contracts are executed with the utmost professionalism
We pay our staff weekly, meaning we manage time sheets and payroll, giving you space to manage your business
Our team are available 24/7, 365 days a year to tackle concerns, new bookings and queries when you need to.
What Locum Professionals are we capable of Recruiting?
Ambition24hours is in the extremely fortunate position to have access to a large pool of agency staff via our very own Staffshift app. Currently, we have the following professionals within our database:
Locum Nursing Staff
Locum Dental Staff
Locum Surgical Medical Professionals
Locum Medical Reception and Administrative Staff
Locum Occupational Health Staff
Locum Radiologists
Locum Oncologists
Locum General Practitioners
Locum Pharmacy Staff
Locum Trauma Staff
Our Process for clients is very simple, and by speaking to a booking consultant about your needs, we will be able to provide you with quality staff, time and time again.
Still need more information? Visit our client testimonials, and request a call back - There is no cost involved in registering as a client with Ambition24hours Locums!