Maintain Patient Care and Staff Coverage with Carefully-Matched Locum Physicians & APPs
At MedSource, we understand the urgency of maintaining top-quality patient care and preventing staff burnout when coverage gaps appear. That’s why we can secure qualified locum physicians and APPs within days, drawing from our vetted network of more than 700,000 clinicians. All backed by full malpractice coverage, credentialing, and round-the-clock support.
Assignments available within weeks, not months
Dedicated recruiter who understands your background and advocates for you
Full malpractice insurance, credentialing, licensing, travel, and payroll handled for you
Trusted by hospitals and health systems nationwide for 30 years • 700,000+ provider relationships • Expert-driven placements, not high-volume order-taking
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Specialties
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Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, Diagnostic and Surgical Specialties.
Solving Your Healthcare
Staffing Shortages
Vacant positions create a cascade: remaining physicians absorb extra patient loads, burnout accelerates, resignations follow, and patient wait times push your community toward competitors. One vacancy becomes two, then three.
High-volume agencies send quantity over quality. You need carefully-matched providers who protect your facility's reputation while you recruit permanent staff.
Permanent staff protected from burnout and resignation
Quality patient care maintained with vetted, experienced, credentialed providers
Patient access restored to normal scheduling patterns
Many locum providers convert to permanent positions
Carefully Matched Assignments
Whether you need an Anesthesiology through Vascular Surgery, and every specialty in between, we match the provider to your needs.
Complete Administrative Management
Full malpractice insurance, credentialing, licensing and payroll are handled by our team, with zero additional liability and comprehensive coverage.
Dedicated Career Partnership
Expert guidance on competitive compensation, market conditions, and retention strategies from recruiters with 30+ years healthcare staffing experience.
Quality
Guarantee
If a placement isn’t the right fit, we replace immediately—though it’s rarely needed, because we proactively decline candidates who aren't aligned.
Medical Facility Fills Critical Specialty Position After Months of Failed Recruiting
A medical facility had been in a long, challenging search with no success to fill a critical Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases role—until MedSource stepped in. We placed a highly qualified physician on a locum assignment, and over ten months she became part of the heartbeat of the practice. She showed up for patients, connected with the team, and found a place where her work truly mattered. In the end, she chose to stay permanently.
It’s a story we see often—providers starting as locums, discovering a team they believe in, and realizing they’ve found their professional home. That’s the power of locums-to-perm done right.
Key Outcomes:
Critical specialty position filled after months of failed permanent recruiting
10 months of uninterrupted quality patient care during the evaluation period
Zero placement risk: facility evaluated cultural fit and clinical performance before permanent commitment
Permanent hire achieved without any gaps to patient care.
Free 1 hour Staffing Gap Analysis
Schedule a confidential consultation with one of our veteran healthcare recruiters. We'll assess your immediate coverage needs, provider availability in our network, and realistic placement timelines. You'll receive a written analysis within two business days.
How Locum Tenens with MedSource Works
We will reserve 60 minutes for this call to discuss your staffing gaps, requirements, and timeline. We are happy to wrap up sooner if you prefer, ensuring we respect your valuable time.
We present 2-3 highly-qualified candidates from our 700,000+ provider network, not 12 maybes. You review profiles and select your preferred provider.
We handle all credentialing, licensing, malpractice insurance, and logistics. Provider arrives on-site and begins clinical work with 24/7 support throughout the assignment.
The Right Partner Makes Locums Easy
We've tried locum agencies before and got low-quality providers
Our 30-year veteran recruiters carefully match providers to your facility culture and clinical needs. We carefully vet providers that are the right fit. Our motto: Quality over volume.
We don’t want to work with multiple reps in one organization
You will have one point of contact—someone who manages the reps handling credentialing, travel, licensing, and payroll. No juggling multiple reps. No repeating yourself. Just one dedicated partner, guiding everything from start to finish.
What about malpractice liability?
All locum providers come with comprehensive occurrence malpractice insurance at no additional cost to you. Plus, Zero additional liability for your facility.
Hidden fees or surprise costs?
All-inclusive transparent pricing. Provider compensation, malpractice insurance, payroll taxes, and agency services covered in one rate.
Your Staff and Patients Need Coverage Now
MedSource has delivered quality locum placements for hospitals, medical groups, and clinics for 30 years. Our 700,000+ provider network and experienced recruiters mean you get expert coverage that works.
60-minute confidential consultation. Written coverage assessment within 48 hours. Zero obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions About Locum Tenens Psychiatry Services
How quickly can you place a provider?
We can present vetted, credentialed physicians for your review within 48 hours. For crisis situations where emergency privileges are granted, we can often have a provider on-site and starting their assignment in under one week.
Do your locum providers convert to permanent positions?
Yes, frequently. MedSource has specialized in permanent recruitment for 30 years, and our locum services are designed to complement that expertise. Many providers view a locum assignment as an "ideal working interview," often leading to a seamless transition into a full-time permanent role.
What specialties do you cover?
MedSource supports a wide range of clinical needs with concentrated expertise in Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Diagnostics, and Surgical Services. Our core network includes Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Radiology, and General Surgery.
What geographic areas do you serve?
We provide nationwide staffing throughout the United States. For three decades, we have successfully placed providers in diverse clinical environments, ranging from major urban health systems to suburban groups and rural clinics.
How does your pricing compare to other agencies?
As a boutique firm, we operate without the bureaucratic red tape and high overhead costs of major national corporations. This efficiency allows us to offer fair, transparent, and highly competitive rates that often come in significantly lower than our larger competitors - all while providing more personalized, veteran-level service.
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