Hospitalist aprn - fort smith/hospital based

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.
• Strong computer skills.
• Must be acute care certified.

This job will be authorized 80.00 hours bi-weekly.