Medical Malpractice

Neurosurgeons are highly educated medical professionals who specialize in neurology of the body as well as related disorders and diseases. They may have their own medical practice and perform their surgical procedures at a local hospital, or they may run their practice out of a larger medical facility such as a hospital or regional medical center. Because of their high degree of specialization, which is obtained through at least fourteen years of school and residency, many hospitals will have only one or two such professionals on staff. Some neurosurgeons in more rural locations will be the only medical professionals with this specialty serving several communities or even an entire region.

When such professionals take time off of work for a medical leave of absence, a personal leave of absence, or a vacation, there typically is not another professional who is on duty at the facility who can cover for this professional. Other facilities that have numerous neurosurgeons on staff typically do not have flexible schedules that allow for one professional to easily cover for another for an extended period of time. For this reason, the services of a neurosurgery locum tenens must be used.

A neurosurgery locum tenens is a contract professional who will travel as needed and according to his or her licensing across the country to provide patient care and perform surgical procedures when the surgeon on staff needs to be away from his duties for an extended period of time. They help to ensure continuity of care in patients that are typically in need of a high degree of specialized care. Without their services either the full-time professional would not get much-needed time off or otherwise the patients would not get the care they need. A neurosurgery locum tenens is typically highly compensated and their expenses such as travel, housing, licensing, and malpractice insurance may be covered as well.