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The verifications department at a locum tenens firm
A locum tenens firm’s verification department is integral in verifying the quality of candidates being submitted to health care organizations (aka the clients of the locum tenens organization) for their coverage needs. Practitioner candidates working through a locum tenens firm will be endorsed on the firm’s professional liability insurance policy.
To determine if a potential candidate can be approved to practice under the firm’s policy, they are required to complete a verification packet. This packet includes items such as a Release of Authorization form, used when verifying a candidate’s credentials and a malpractice application. This form asks the candidate to give details of their education/training, work history/affiliations, malpractice history and asks the candidate disclosure questions relating to their current and past medical practice history.
How locums firms work with medical staff offices
A locums firm’s privileging department is the liaison between the locum tenens physician and medical staff office. All communication is facilitated through the locum tenens company’s privileging coordinator. To provide clarity on how locums firms work with medical staff offices, here are some key points to follow:
1. The locums privileging department contacts the medical staff office when they receive internal notification that the facility has expressed an interest in a candidate working there.
2. The privileging coordinator obtains the facility’s credentialing application and all specifics related to that facility’s credentialing process. [more]