Internal Medicine APRN-IMA Fort Smith/Hospital Based

Baptist Health Arkansas; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Fort Smith Hospital Based seeks an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant to join the IMA team. The APRN/PA will manage health problems and coordinate care for their patient population in collaboration with the health care team, in accordance with state and federal rules and nursing standards.

Working hours are 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Sunday, every other week, with an 80-hour bi-weekly schedule.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program.
• Current NP or PA licensure with prescriptive authority.
• Current certification in specialty area.
• Current BLS and/or ACLS and PALS as required by department.
• Must be acute care certified.

Responsibilities

• Assess health status, diagnose, develop plan of care and evaluate patient status.
• Coordinate health care for assigned patient population in collaboration with health care team.
• Provide clinical management in accordance with state and federal rules and nursing standards.

Education

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program

NP/PA Licensure with prescriptive authority

Certification in specialty area

BLS and/or ACLS and PALS as department requires

Acute care certification

Job description

Internal Medicine APRN-IMA Fort Smith/Hospital Based

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Advanced Practice Nurse /Physician Assistant/CRNA

Full Time

Department: IMA Fort Smith/Hospital Based

Shift: Varies

Working Hours: Monday-Sunday 7 AM to 7 PM every other week.

Summary:
The APRN is a licensed independent practitioner who is responsible for managing health problems and coordinating health care for their assigned patient population in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations and the nursing standards of care (assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status). Clinical management is conducted in collaboration with other health care team members.

Other information

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program.
• Current Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Licensure with prescriptive authority.
• Current certification in specialty area.
• Current BLS and/or ACLS and PALS as required by department, depending on assigned patient population.
• Must be acute care certified

This job will be authorized80.00 hours bi-weekly.

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