Job Description

Overview

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Nurse will provide services to the designated Service Line to promote Nursing knowledge by functioning as a clinical resource to the Nursing Staff.  The APN will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to lead and facilitate programs and teams to improve the process of care delivery to the indentified patient population. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will provide direct, comprehensive, therapeutic and preventive healthcare service to the patients and their families. These functions will include, but are not limited to the following: assessment of health status, ordering and evaluating tests, diagnosing and initiating appropriate therapeutic interventions, providing instruction and counseling to patients and their families, collaborating with other health care providers to provide and coordinate services to patients, and prescribing medications. The APN will provide health care within the Advanced Nurse Practitioner scope of practice for those patients and MD’s in which they have a collaborative Practice Agreement with. The APN may also be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

Current RN and APN licensure in Arkansas. Completion of an organized graduate program in nursing and preceptorship, including supporting documentation. Eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid provider number. Eligibility for DEA registration. Current BLS certification. Current ACLS certification (for in-patient setting) is preferred.

Current RNP and/or APN licensure in Arkansas.  Documentation compliant with the State Nursing Board of satisfactory completion of a nurse practitioner educational program and completion of preceptorship.  Eligibility for a Medicare provider number and DEA registration.

Experience:

Three to five years of clinical experience preferred.  One year experience in an APN Role preferred. 

Skills:

The individual requires the knowledge to independently provide direct, comprehensive, preventative, and therapeutic healthcare to individuals and family members within their scope of practice.  The Advanced Nurse Practitioner must have excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively function as multidisciplinary team member. Knowledge and ability to perform technical and routine clinic procedures.  Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Employee’s work must be efficient and accurate.  Must function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.