Guides
The locum money toolkit
For locum and traveling ER physicians paid as contractors: short, sourced guides to each money question, from the offer to your tax return, and the Shyft feature that handles it.
Before an assignment
Is this assignment worth taking?
- Comparing locum offers by net payNet pay per hour after travel, lodging, meals and malpractice, and stipends at tax time.
- The one-year rule and your tax homeWhen an assignment stops being temporary, and the three factors that decide your tax home.
- CME requirements by stateHours, cycles and required topics for MD licenses in every state, linked to each board.
During an assignment
What am I owed, and what should I keep?
These guides are general information for US physicians, not tax, legal or licensing advice. Rules change and depend on your situation; confirm with a tax professional or your board before you act.
Get Shyft
Keep the records these guides ask for
Shyft is in beta for Android phones. Install it before your next assignment, and your shifts, receipts and reports stay in one place.
Android only for now. Screens show example data.