Primary Care Locums Rates

[anthroguy]

Hey all,
I will be leaving my current employer and will try telemedicine/locums for a bit. I plan to do a mix of both to mix up. 10 full sessions of primary care/week has def taken a toll with the pandemic : (. Im writing to ask what hourly rates people are seeing for in person locums. I know RNs are reporting increased rates at this time, is this similar in Family Med?

Specifically, Is $200/hour crazy or will they laugh me out of the room?

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[betamale]

Hey all,
I will be leaving my current employer and will try telemedicine/locums for a bit. I plan to do a mix of both to mix up. 10 full sessions of primary care/week has def taken a toll with the pandemic : (. Im writing to ask what hourly rates people are seeing for in person locums. I know RNs are reporting increased rates at this time, is this similar in Family Med?

Specifically, Is $200/hour crazy or will they laugh me out of the room?

for hospitalist/ER locums, reasonable. for primary care locums, maybe too high.

 

[hallowmann]

I've seen as low as $125 and as high as $225. Most seem to be in the $150-$175 range.

 

[cabinbuilder]

Most jobs that I ever did were $80/hr with travel, housing, rental car paid.

 

[.Asterion]

Most jobs that I ever did were $80/hr with travel, housing, rental car paid.

How long ago was the last time you did locums?

 

[cabinbuilder]

3 yrs - of course pre-covid

 

[Ironheme]

I agree with Hollowmann's rates for primary care. I've been seeing rate increase for urgent care locums - $140 per hour, hospitalist shifts around $180 per hour. Sometimes they bump it up if they really can't get any one, but usually not by too much. I haven't done urgent care shifts recently. They are getting killed with all the COVID triage and understaffing.

 

[MeowMix]

In my area of the US, you will not see $200/hr. RNs are much more in demand than we are. Travel nurses make way more than I do right now.

 

[cabinbuilder]

I agree with Hollowmann's rates for primary care. I've been seeing rate increase for urgent care locums - $140 per hour, hospitalist shifts around $180 per hour. Sometimes they bump it up if they really can't get any one, but usually not by too much. I haven't done urgent care shifts recently. They are getting killed with all the COVID triage and understaffing.

This is an understatement. I see 55-65+ patient a shift in urgent care these days.