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Real experiences with CompHealth locum tenens
"CompHealth has fantastic employees, and we recommend them to anyone looking for a change in how they practice medicine." — Dr. Elmer Bickford, otolaryngology
Why physicians choose CompHealth
Recognized for excellence in healthcare staffing
Physician satisfaction matters a lot to us. And that’s why we regularly ask physicians how likely they are to recommend our staffing services to a colleague. The measurement of those responses gives us a net promoter score (NPS) of 79. While an NPS score above 50 is considered excellent, scores above 70 are considered world class. That world-class NPS score of 79 does not come from marketing claims or paid endorsement but reflects feedback from the physicians who have worked directly with us. In fact, 94% of physicians who have worked with CompHealth rated us 4 or 5 out of 5 stars. Additionally, CompHealth has earned ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing award for 10 years, placing us among the top staffing firms nationwide.
CompHealth has put me in a position to have very good relationships with patients on an individual level. So it's much more satisfying and rewarding and more importantly, the patients benefit.
The recruiters at CompHealth are more professional than the rest; they communicate regularly with you, their knowledge is superior, and they are more attentive to your request
Let’s talk pay transparency
One of the biggest questions physicians have about locum tenens, in particular, is how much they’ll get paid. Since locum tenens work is temporary and contractual, pay works differently than a staff position. At CompHealth, we believe clarity upfront matters, especially when it involves pay. Before you sign an agreement, you will have all the details about pay and benefits in writing.
How rates are determined
Locum tenens compensation depends on several factors, including:
Specialty and procedural requirements
Assignment location
Facility urgency and patient volume
Shift type and schedule
Market demand and facility budget
Every compensation package is negotiated before you accept an assignment. Once signed, that agreement becomes the document both CompHealth and the facility are legally bound to honor.
Your assignment confirmation clearly outlines:
Hourly rate
Shift expectations
Assignment dates
Worksite details
Call coverage requirements
You always have the final say. If a rate doesn’t work for you, you are never obligated to accept it. Our recruiters advocate on your behalf, negotiate within current market conditions, and help you evaluate opportunities that align with your goals.
What CompHealth covers for locums beyond your hourly rate
We also cover expenses that would otherwise reduce your earnings, including:
Housing accommodations
Travel to and from assignments
Malpractice insurance, including tail coverage
Licensing and credentialing support
Beyond the covered costs, we help reduce the administrative burden by managing much of the process for you so you can spend less time on paperwork and more time caring for patients.
How and when physicians are paid
CompHealth locums physicians are paid weekly via direct deposit for locum tenens assignments. Your compensation is processed independently of facility payment timelines, helping ensure your pay remains complete and on schedule.
Easy to work with and flexible. They try to offer as much work as is available. They seem to give the best compensation compared to other companies.
Excellent customer service and personalized attention by the staff at CompHealth. They took the time to get to know me, my desires in a locums position, and they helped me negotiate a good rate. Would definitely work with them again.
In the event of a cancellation
Assignment cancellations are uncommon, but transparency matters. Locum tenens work is temporary by nature, and occasionally assignments change. The important question is not whether cancellations can happen. It’s how your staffing partner handles them when they do.
Facilities may cancel assignments because:
A permanent hire starts earlier than expected
Patient census changes
Budgets shift
Operational needs evolve
Physicians may need to cancel assignments for:
Illness
Family emergencies
Patient-safety concerns
Scheduling conflicts
The important question is not whether cancellations can happen. It’s how your staffing partner handles them when they do.
Assignment protection
Every CompHealth agreement outlines cancellation terms, including required notice periods. While 30 days is common across the industry, timelines vary by assignment, so check your contract.
Contracts canceled by facilities inside the notice window entitle physicians to compensation, sometimes referred to as a “kill fee.” Our teams will proactively work to identify replacement opportunities as quickly as possible. It’s at times like these that being the biggest in the business pays off.
If a physician needs to cancel due to illness, an emergency, or patient-safety concerns, know that an out clause is built into the contract from the start rather than negotiated during a crisis.
This is a top-rate organization that truly understands how to streamline the process of credentialing and logistical implementation of a locums assignment.
They have many job assignments to offer, and they tailor their search for you based on your interests. Staff is always pleasurable and you feel like they’re working for you.
Recruiter expectations
At CompHealth, physicians are matched with recruiters trained in their specialty. That means our recruiters:
Understand market rates and trends
Can evaluate job or assignment quality
Advocate for you during negotiations
Match physicians with relevant opportunities
Your CompHealth recruiter will go to bat for you, juggle everything they can to simplify your life, and find the right job or locums assignments—not the ones that are easiest for them but that work best for you.
What physicians should expect from a recruiter
We also train our recruiters to be the best in the industry. What you can expect from your recruiter:
Communication tailored to your preferences
A strong recruiter respects your preferred communication style, schedule, and frequency.
Responsiveness during assignments
Recruiters should remain accessible when issues arise, including during travel and active assignments.
Relevant opportunities
Your recruiter should recommend assignments that align with your experience, interests, and long-term goals.
Honest advocacy
If an assignment isn’t the right fit, your recruiter will tell you—even when a placement would be easier to make.
Administrative support
Licensing, credentialing, references, travel coordination, and onboarding logistics can be complex. Your recruiter and support teams help manage those details.
My recruiter always goes above and beyond to be sure I’m well taken care of and provided for. He is the best!
My recruiter has done all the work so that I don’t have to. She made it so easy and effortless. She was never trying to push a job on me that might not be a good fit for our situation.
What the industry has to say about CompHealth
Best of Staffing winner
CompHealth has earned ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing recognition for 10 years. These awards reflect verified physician feedback and independent satisfaction measurement.
Industry acknowledgment
Quality seals of approval
FAQ
No. Your rate is specified in your contract before you sign it and is legally binding. CompHealth never reduces compensation post-acceptance. If you have issues with pay, please reach out to your recruiter to rectify any inconsistencies. We take pay transparency and our integrity seriously, and it is a standard we hold ourselves accountable to.
CompHealth’s net promoter score (NPS) is calculated annually from an independent, third-party survey carried out by ClearlyRated that asks physicians, “How likely are you to recommend our staffing services to a friend or colleague?” CompHealth’s NPS score of 79 reflects that a high proportion of our providers would recommend us and places us in the top of all staffing firms nationally. It is the best gauge we have of what our physicians experience when they work with CompHealth.
CompHealth operates on the premise that if a placement doesn’t work for the physician, it doesn’t work for the client. A win has to work for both sides to be mutually beneficial. That’s not just a value statement. It’s how our business model functions. We believe that working equitably and honestly with everyone will be more profitable in the long run than any quick wins we’d gain by false advertising. We want our placements to be a win for providers, clients, and patients. Our NPS of 79 is a physician satisfaction score, not a client one, that is independently given and verified. If your experience was different, we truly want to hear about it. We can't correct a problem we don’t know about.
Cancellations are rare, but they do happen, usually due to clinical or facility circumstances outside our control. If an assignment is canceled, your recruiter will contact you immediately, and if there is an applicable kill fee in your contract, we will make sure you are compensated as specified. Your recruiter will also work to find a comparable replacement as soon as possible. When you work with a staffing agency as well-connected as CompHealth, we have the capability to get you to work quickly. Make sure to review the details of your contract before you sign it, so you know the terms in the unlikely event of a cancellation.
Yes, for ten years CompHealth has earned the Best of Staffing Award, placing us among the top of staffing firms nationally. The award is based entirely on verified ratings from the physicians and clients we serve—not on self-reported data or industry panels. CompHealth also founded the locum tenens industry and has been its leading agency for more than 40 years. That history and force show up in how we operate every single day.
Your recruiter functions as your dedicated advisor—listening to your needs, removing roadblocks, and advocating for your interests throughout the process. Although our recruiters are trained and held to a high standard, sometimes personalities aren’t a good fit. CompHealth has more than 1,300 recruiters and business partners working together on your behalf. If your recruiter doesn’t meet your expectations, we’d be happy to pair you with one who does. Our CES of 80 reflects how physicians rate the ease of working with us, and recruiter responsiveness is a big part of that.
Your CompHealth package includes your negotiated pay rate, covered housing and travel (when an assignment is outside your area), and malpractice insurance with tail coverage provided on day one in all 50 states. Tail coverage provided by CompHealth will protect you after an assignment ends. How locum tenens pay works is a thorough resource on our site that walks through rate structure, what’s included, and what to expect. We recommend you read it before your first assignment.
CompHealth handles credentialing in-house with one of the largest credentialing teams in the industry. We do this ourselves because it's too important to outsource. Our teams work hard to process physicians as quickly as possible, reducing delays and making sure physicians are ready for their assignments on time. Our team has deep experience with complex histories and works across all 50 states, coordinating directly with facility credentialing offices. If you've had issues with credentialing delays at other agencies, our process is meaningfully different.
CompHealth staffs eight healthcare professions across virtually all physician specialties and subspecialties in temporary, permanent, and temp-to-perm capacities across all 50 states. We consistently maintain one of the largest active job inventories in the locum tenens market. If you're in a subspecialty or have a specific placement need, ask your recruiter. We staff most areas that other agencies don't and offer more and better opportunities so you can find the right fit for you.
Yes. CompHealth founded the locum tenens industry and has been its leading agency for more than 45 years. We're part of CHG Healthcare and place physicians across all 50 states. Our NPS is 79, placing is in the top of all staffing firms nationally, and we've earned the Best of Staffing Award for ten years. Both are based on verified physician ratings, independently measured through ClearlyRated. That's not a description of a company taking shortcuts. That’s a company that thrives on being the best it can be every single day, year after year.