Coverage intake
Capture facility, specialty, unit, start date, shift length, call requirements, credentialing deadline, rate range, and urgency in one request.
Locum coverage without the back-and-forth
Locum Friends
A practical vendor management system for healthcare organizations to coordinate locum needs, vendors, provider submissions, credentialing, schedules, time, and communication with less confusion.
Choose your path
24/7Coverage visibility
3-wayHospital, vendor, provider coordination
1 deskRequests, packets, shifts, time
Built for real staffing work
Every role gets a clear next step.
Locum Friends is designed around the daily questions that slow coverage down: which facilities need help, which vendors are active, which provider packets are ready, what documents are missing, what shift was worked, who approved time, and who needs an answer now.
For hospitals and medical groups
Post the need, compare complete packets, protect coverage.
Candidate review
Review standardized candidate packets with license, board status, availability, documents, notes, and decision history.
Coverage command
Track open roles, accepted providers, pending credentials, today's shifts, and timesheets that need sign-off.
For vendor management
A cleaner way to manage vendors and provider packets.
Healthcare organizations should not have to manage vendor enrollment, provider packet review, credentialing gaps, placements, and time/pay communication through scattered email threads.
Enroll vendors against clear participation requirements
Track facility feedback and credentialing gaps
Keep vendor contacts, provider contacts, documents, and decisions connected
Move accepted clinicians into schedule, time, and invoice workflows
Candidate pipeline
Live desk
Open need
Hospitalist nights7p-7a, 14 shifts
Review
Dr. Morgan LeeLicense verified, references pending
Ready
Dr. Anita ShahPacket complete, facility interview
Placed
Dr. James CarterStarts Monday, time approval pending
For clinicians
Know what is expected before the first shift.
A provider workspace should make the assignment feel organized: schedule, shift length, site contact, onboarding checklist, documents, time entry, pay status, and who to message when something changes.
AvailabilityOpen dates, preferred shift lengths, travel limits
ReadinessLicense, DEA, CV, malpractice, references, facility packets
Shifts8-hour, 10-hour, 12-hour, call, salary/admin day, custom time
PaySubmitted, returned, approved, paid, invoice-linked
The operating model
From staffing request to paid shift.
Need created
Hospital enters coverage dates, service line, required credentials, shift pattern, urgency, and decision owner.
Candidates submitted
Vendor or internal recruiter submits provider packets against the exact role so review stays organized.
Credentials cleared
Missing documents, licenses, references, facility forms, and approvals are tracked before scheduling.
Schedule managed
Accepted providers move to shifts, calendar visibility, assignment details, and point-of-contact communication.
Time approved
Providers enter shift time, managers approve or return it, payroll marks paid, and invoices can be reconciled.
Portal-ready structure
The public site leads into the product.
The site gives each audience a professional path today, while the portal page frames the operational system Locum Friends should become next.
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Coverage Desk
Today
18Open needs
42Candidates
11Credentialing
7Time approvals
FacilityRoleStatus
NorthlakeHospitalistReview
Mercy EastNocturnistPacket needed
SummitAPP coveragePlaced
Start the conversation
Choose the path that matches your role.
Hospital
Post a coverage need
Share facility, specialty, dates, shift pattern, credentialing deadline, and urgency.
Vendor Register a vendorEnroll vendor organization details, administrator contact, coverage capabilities, billing contacts, and workflow preferences.
Provider Build a provider profilePrepare availability, licenses, documents, shift preferences, and communication details.
Provider portal Open provider workspaceReview profile completion, documents, availability, assignment readiness, messages, and timesheet tasks.
Not sure where to start?
Send a general note and a Locum Friends coordinator can route your request to the right hospital, vendor, provider, credentialing, schedule, or time-pay workflow.
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