Top Docs currently has an active database with over 18,000 physicians. Many of our physicians are already credentialed within the VA Healthcare System which will also expedite the credentialing process.
Top Docs maintains Medical Malpractice Coverage for all physicians that are placed on assignment through our Agency.
We would welcome the opportunity to assist you with all of your Locum Tenens needs!
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Top Docs.
Federal Supply Schedule
Woman Owned Business
Top Docs is pleased to announce that we were awarded a Federal Supply Schedule for Professional Medical Services in April 2002. This award is for the entire United States, excluding New York, Kansas and West Virginia. The Federal Supply Schedule enables Top Docs to place physicians in Locum Tenens positions at government facilities throughout the United States.
Some of the Agencies that use the Federal Supply Schedule are:
Locum Tenens positions are available for all specialties throughout the United States. Top Docs has Locum Tenens positions available for long or short term assignments at various government facilities. These positions vary; some positions are strictly in-patient, and others may be a combination.
Position Requirements
Government Credentialing Guidelines
Providing Locum Tenens physician services at government facilities can be very rewarding. It allows Top Docs and our physicians to give back to the men and women who have served and those who continue to serve our country.
Qualifications
Top Docs provides Medical Doctors and Doctor’s of Osteopathy, we also have requests for Certified Nurse Anesthetists. All physicians working under this contract will have completed an ACGME approved residency training program in the specialty for which they will be assigned, in addition to being Board Certified or Board Eligible. For the purpose of this paragraph, Board Eligibility shall mean that the physician has completed a residency or fellowship within the past four (4) years. A very thorough credentialing process shall apply to all physicians providing Locum Tenens services through Top Docs.
All physicians that provide Locum Tenens services through Top Docs are considered “Independent Contractor’s”. All Independent Contractors assigned to provide Locum Tenens services at the government facilities shall:
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Speak, understand, read and write the English language;
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Hold a current BLS and/or ACLS certification;
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Meet all qualifications and guidelines as outlined in the individual Statements of Work;
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Be able to provide proof of US citizenship or eligibility to work in the US; and
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Meet all immunization requirements required for specific locations including but not limited to MMR, Chicken Pox and PPD tests.
Prior to commencement of work at any government location, each Independent Contractor shall obtain a physical examination, which will indicate that they are free from any mental and physical impairments that would restrict them from performing the services that are required if so required by the facility or statement of work. A physician shall sign the above requirements.
Prior to being presented for a government position, physicians must submit at a minimum:
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Current Curriculum Vitae (CV) with an explanation of any gaps in the CV from Medical School to present;
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Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, territory, commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia;
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Valid DEA certificate;
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Three (3) professional references from peers who have witnessed the physicians clinical skills within the previous 12 months.
Additional credentialing requirements will be necessary once the government facility has accepted the physician for the assignment. Most government assignments will require a minimum of a ninety (90) day commitment.
You are encouraged to download Top Docs credentialing application from our home page or click on the link below, complete and fax in to Top Docs @ 386-960-8207 along with all of the documents on the document check off list which is attached to the application. Click here for the Application and The Document Check off List
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