The most important attribute of a good locum tenens physician, according to Dr. Noel Lumpkin, is flexibility. Read more about Dr. Lumpkin on CompHealth’s blog, The Road Warrior Physician by Dr. Noel Lumpkin – A guide to locum tenens, https://comphealth.com/resources/dr-noel-lumpkin-road-warrior-physician/. Transcript: I think that the most important thing for locum tenens is flexibility, and I don’t mean that in terms of physical flexibility. I mean in terms of mental flexibility. “That’s not my job” or “I don’t do that” attitude does not get you very far. And that is the one thing that I’ve had commented on almost more than anything else is the fact that I’m willing to work anywhere that someone needs me to work. So to be flexible not only in the way that you do things but where you might do things is probably the most important thing.