Nurse Practitioner Cardiology

CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas has an opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner of Cardiology to join our team in Hot Springs. 

This is a great opportunity to join a cohesive, family-oriented team.  Our clinic offers great work hours (Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm) and flexibility!

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) will provide services to the designated Service Line to promote nursing knowledge and evidence-based practice by functioning as a clinical resource to the direct-care nurses.  The APN will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to lead and facilitate programs and teams to improve the process of care delivery to the identified patient population. The APN will provide direct, comprehensive, therapeutic and preventive healthcare service to the patients and their families

We understand you have personal responsibilities outside of your profession and also care about your well-being. With you in mind, we offer the following benefits to support your work/life balance: 

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance 
• Premium Access to our Family Care Program supporting your needs for childcare, pet care, and/or adult dependent care 
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family 
• Paid Time Off (PTO)  
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development 
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs 
• Adoption Assistance 
• Wellness Programs 
• Flexible spending accounts 

CHI St. Vincent, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, delivers care to more than one million patients each year. At CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas, you will be an important part of the state’s largest and most diverse network of heart specialists. And we are close to home with services in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, Searcy and Conway and more than 25 community locations.

• Accurately assesses the health status of individuals and families through history taking, physical examination.
• Establishes accurate diagnosis of health/developmental problems. 
• Independently develops and initiates appropriate therapeutic interventions in a timely manner.
• Evaluates patient’s health outcomes and modifies treatment plan accordingly
• Provides instruction and counseling to individuals, families and groups in the area of health promotion and maintenance
• Performs medically delegated functions under the direction of the physician (outlined in collaborative practice agreement)
• Program Development/Leadership
• Actively participates in clinic/hospital department projects and committees as appropriate
• Functions as a clinical resource for direct-care nurses, guiding them in practice based on evidence and research findings
• Supervision
• Possesses leadership skills and knowledge to provide supervision to clinical staff as needed
• May serve as preceptor for student nurses, student nurse practitioners or student physician assistants as needed
• May serve as clinical mentor for new nurse practitioner or physician assistant hires

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current RNP and/or APN licensure in Arkansas
• Completion of an accredited graduate program in nursing and preceptorship, including supporting documentation.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Eligibility for a Medicare provider number and DEA registration.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.