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Have stethoscope, will travel: contingent employment among physician health care providers in the United States

Angelo A. Alonzo

Yale University, angelo.alonzo{at}yale.edu

Arthur B. Simon

abs1300{at}sbcglobal.net

The goal of this study was to describe locum tenens physicians in the context of contingent, nonstandard employment in the US. The target population for this study was 1662 physicians who accepted at least one locum tenens assignment. Response rate for the 50-item questionnaire was 47 percent. One third of respondents considered a locum tenens practice pattern permanent. Female physicians were younger and disproportionately represented in primary care specialism; 64 percent used locum income as sole source of support and were motivated by a need for flexible scheduling. Male locum physicians were older, weighted toward the sub-specialisms and motivated to practice part-time. Overall, locum physicians were satisfied with contingent work. Shifts towards part-time employment among women and a desire for flexibility are changing the nature of physician employment. Locum physicians, as`gold collar' contingent workers are very different from contingent workers in manufacturing and service sectors of the economy.

Key Words: bad jobs • contingent professionals • gold collar • locum tenens • non-standard employment • temporary physician employment

Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 22, No. 4, 635-654 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0950017008096740
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