what is the process of "cutting out the middle man?" Contacting various hospitals asking if they are in need of temporary work? The trade off though is you're on your own for housing/insurance/etc (since there is no locum company to cover it) though right?
Call the inpatient unit medical director and tell him /her of your interest. They are often in need of weekend coverage. They might employ you and provide liability coverage through the hospital. This is probably cheaper for them than contacting through locum company.
is moonlighting just considered doing a locum "locally"? (without the contracting company)
The difference is that many employers hire out to a locums company because this takes the impetus off of the employer from scheduling all their needs. They can also require very specific liability coverage. Dealing with individuals directly in the community is a pain.
Not crazy. But more typical is a physician owned locums organization WITHOUT profit reinvestment. This way, one person breaks their back and potentially has a windfall, while the rest just get a nice hourly but do none of the overhead and account management (of which there is a lot).
When you say hospitalist is it just inpt?
That is the meaning of "hospitalist." It may include consults on the medical floor.
