Sumo Medial Staffing

One of the great things about bringing on locum tenens pros to your healthcare facility is how it can help with diversity/inclusivity. Locums come from many different backgrounds, specialties and experiences, Their backgrounds can be a true wealth of diversity in outlook, skills and experience. 

The more diverse your workforce, the more you’ll be able to help your diverse patient populations. 

For example, if you find that more and more people from overseas are moving to your area, healthcare providers who speak their language can make them feel much more comfortable when navigating healthcare in a foreign (to them) country. 

Patients who feel understood often communicate their symptoms and worries better. They’re also more likely to work with their providers and follow treatment plans. This, of course, leads to better health outcomes as well as providing a more positive patient/provider experience. 

Locums also bring several cultural competencies with them. They could have experience working with certain cultural groups and often understand their unique preferences, beliefs and health practices. Such information often proves invaluable when providing sensitive care. This information also can help permanent team members grow their understanding of how to better serve the needs of their diverse patient populations.  

Locum diversity also brings more to your healthcare facility than cultural understanding. Locum tenens pros come from an array of medical specialties. They’ve also worked on assignments in many different settings – from urban hospitals to rural healthcare clinics. Such experience often brings with it new approaches and perspectives to patient care, encourages collaboration among colleagues, and more. 

Locums’ access to diverse practices and ideas also can mean new learning opportunities for your regular staff. Locums may learn new techniques, cultural insights, etc. These types of knowledge/skills exchange could well mean a more culturally aware and adaptable permanent staff.  

What’s more, diverse locum tenens pros working with your regular staff often leads to a more welcoming environment to staff as well as your patients. 

Patients who see themselves in their medical providers often feel better understood and become more engaged in their care.

SUMO Staffing provides a wide range of healthcare professionals for your locum tenens needs. From healthcare specialties such as pediatrics, family medicine, ER and urgent care, psychiatry, and more, we can help you staff a wide range of healthcare expertise your temporary staffing needs. 

Learn more about our locum tenens services.