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Shauna Shanley

Shauna Shanley leads VISTA’s 16-member Credentials Verification and Licensing team. She has more than 25 years of experience in serving customers, solving problems, and paying attention to details.

 

Archive for March, 2010

 

Update from the Medical Board of California

Friday, March 26th, 2010

The Medical Board of California Licensing Program communicated to VISTA Staffing Solutions’ licensing department regarding application processing time. The Licensing Board requests all applicants to check their application status online at the Medical Board’s Web Applicant Access System at www.mbc.ca.gov instead of calling the Board. This would help in timely if not faster processing of your application. It takes a minimum of two weeks from the time you submit your application for access to your online application record.  Please be aware that it takes up to 60 working days to complete the initial review of your application.

For more information go to: www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/Index.html

Posted in Licensing and Credentialing |

 

Find unique patients, striking scenery in IHS locum tenens jobs

Friday, March 19th, 2010

The need for physicians in the Indian Health Service areas continues to grow. The Navajo Nation and the Aberdeen Area are two spots that continue to need locum tenens services in various specialties, including EM, FP, IM, surgery, anesthesiology, OB/GYN and many more.

 A little bit of background on the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation extends into the states of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Navajo words, “Din`e Bik`eyah” mean the Navajoland.  The Navajo Nation is larger than 10 of the 50 US states. The Navajo language was used during World War II to create a secret code for our troops. Many Navajo men served during this time. They were called “Navajo Code Talkers.” Their commitment to our nation and to this cause is a great example of bravery and patriotism.

 The population of the Navajo Nation is over 250,000 people. Navajos live in some of the most beautiful, scenic locations in the country including Canyon de Chelly Monument, located in northeastern Arizona, which features a sandstone spire that rises 800 feet from the canyon floor, and the Grand Canyon, which is 277 miles long and reaches 18 miles wide in some spots.

 Introducing the Aberdeen Area

The Aberdeen Area extends into South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa.  The population of the Aberdeen Area is approximately 94,000. There are nine hospitals in the area to help service this population.

The Aberdeen Area also has much to offer in terms of scenic beauty. The Black Hills appear dark from a distance because of the gorgeous spruce trees that blanket them. The prairies are home to the largest buffalo population in the country. The area is abundant with wildlife of many kinds, including deer, antelope, and coyotes.  Mount Rushmore offers the spectacular addition of man’s artistic touch and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area. The Badlands offer a scenic appeal for those who love wildflowers and striking colors. Many fossils have been found in these lands. One of the most intriguing is the saber toothed tiger. The Missouri River flows through North and South Dakota and is part of the border of Nebraska. This amazing river was once a major transportation link but now it feeds four major dams. The lakes (Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, Lewis and Clark Lake, and Lake Sakakawea) provide great fishing and beautiful blue water. Speaking of lakes, the Glacier Lakes in northeastern South Dakota provide some of the best fishing in the entire area.

VISTA has had the privilege of serving the unique patient populations in these areas for many years. When you are ready for your stint, give us a call!

Posted in VISTA Lore |

 

Senior surgeon, seasoned locum tenens, on the importance of role models

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

My essay,” On the importance of role models: The views of a senior surgeon,” appeared in the February 2010 edition of the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. Two stories inspired me to write it—one about an “eternal fellow” who found outstanding role models who helped him fulfill his dreams and become an excellent surgeon, and the other told by the daughter of a close friend and colleague who rejected the possibility of a surgical career on the first day of her first clinical rotation. In one day she concluded that surgeons were not the kind of people she wanted to work with every day.

It got me thinking (and writing), “…whether we realize it or not, our performances are closely observed and internally graded by the next generation of ‘could-be’ surgeons….and even if the patient does well, we may not have succeeded in the important area of providing those around us with a model of who a surgeon can be.”

I was fortunate to have several important role models/mentors in my life, from the pediatrician who set my course toward medicine when I was 10 years old, to the chief of surgery who took the time to attend the induction of my medical school class, to the pediatrician and public health specialist who introduced me to the service aspects of our profession, and finally, to a master surgeon of the old school who could do absolutely everything, from “orthopaedics to urology to gynecology to neurosurgery to anesthesia,” and had decided to dedicate his entire professional career to service of people in rural and isolated settings.

As I wrote in the essay, none of these physicians set out to be role models for me. They were just being themselves, and in the process, being the kind of physicians we should all strive to be. Because it should be obvious to my colleagues and fellow “senior surgeons,” if we don’t inspire the next generation of “could-be” surgeons, who will be there to take care of us when we need care?

Note: You can read Dr. Shulman’s entire essay on the American College of Surgeon’s website, http://www.facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/2010/shulman0210.pdf.

Posted in Stories from VISTA Physicians |

 

VISTA Staffing Solutions celebrates 20th year

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

VISTA was launched in a Salt Lake City neighborhood called Sugar House on March 5, 1990 in a spare bedroom, with three people, one phone, one computer, a card table, three plastic lawn chairs, and a very strong plan.

We had seven employees at the end of 1991, 100 employees by January 2004, and 198 in January 2010.

Central to the plan was establishing an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) at VISTA as soon as we were eligible to offer one. We recognized from the beginning that employees, and the relationships they were able to build with physicians and healthcare organizations, are the ‘intellectual property’ of a staffing company. We knew that those employees walked out the door every night and we wanted to make darn sure they walked back in the next morning.

The ESOP was created in 1991. At that time, the stock was valued at $0.62 per share. By 1996, as our revenue broke the $10 million mark, the stock was valued at $33.58.

In 2007, VISTA was acquired by On Assignment, Inc., one of the largest healthcare, scientific, IT, and engineering staffing companies in the US.  The proceeds from the sale of the company totaled $230 per share or 370 times the 1991 value. Thanks to the ESOP, employees shared in the proceeds, which was part of that all-important plan. It gave employees a real reason to think and act like owners.

In the beginning we were strictly a locum tenens company, but in two decades of growth we have expanded to include international placements for physicians in Australia, New Zealand, and Bermuda; year-long US placements; and permanent physician recruitment and consulting. Whatever your association with VISTA Staffing Solutions happens to be, thank you for being part of 20 great years. And here’s to 20 more!

Posted in VISTA Lore |