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Leaving Hospital Employment for Locums

Direct answer: Leaving employed cardiology for locums is usually a work-structure change—not leaving medicine. Plan malpractice tail, non-compete review, licensing footprint, and realistic privileging timelines before your last employed day.

Part of our cardiology locum jobs authority library—written for board-certified cardiologists and fellows considering locum tenens.

Exit checklist for employed cardiologists

Review tail coverage, restrictive covenants, device clinic panels you must transition, and cath lab privileges that may lapse. Coordinate last dates with credentialing lead times for your first locum site.

How Locum Career Hub helps cardiologists

Locum Career Hub is a cardiologist-only recruiting and matching service—not a hospital employer. We connect MD/DO cardiologists with programs that document call, cath lab scope, privileging timelines, and malpractice before you start.

If we do not have a realistic match for your subspecialty and states, we tell you directly—typically within one business day of your inquiry.

ACC, AHA, and ABIM context

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) publish clinical guidance and workforce commentary that shape hospital expectations for board-certified cardiologists. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) cardiovascular disease certification remains the standard credential hospitals reference for general and many subspecialty locum roles.

Use society resources to understand clinical scope; use written contracts to understand locum expectations— they are not interchangeable.

Internal links for your next step

Browse the cardiology locum jobs hub for subspecialty pillars, state salary guides, and programmatic state pages under /jobs/{state}. Compare locum vs permanent packages using total compensation—not headline weekly rates alone.

What cardiologists should document before signing

Call frequency, cath lab or EP lab scope, consult census caps, imaging turnaround, malpractice limits, travel stipends, and cancellation terms belong in writing before day one.

Matthew Fuller recruits cardiologists only—when mutual fit exists, we advocate for clarity on those variables during negotiations.

FAQs

Should I quit before securing a locum block?
Many cardiologists secure a written locum contract and privileging timeline before resigning—reducing income gaps.
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