Family Nurse Practitioner at Baptist Health Urgent Care – FT/PRN Position Available In Sebastian, Arkansas

Job Description:

Baptist Health Urgent Care is looking for dedicated,compassionate, and experienced Family Nurse Practitioners to joinour dynamic healthcare team in Fort Smith, AR.

ABOUT BAPTIST HEALTHURGENT CARE

Baptist Health Urgent Care, now with 23 locations inArkansas, is an affiliate of Urgent Team, one of the largestindependent operators of urgent and family care centers in theSoutheast. The Urgent Team Family of Centers provides quality andaffordable family healthcare at more than 80 locations under eightbrands. Baptist Health Urgent Care’s convenient, walk-in centersprovide a range of healthcare services including treatments forinjuries and illnesses, occupational health and wellness care. Thecenters are open seven days a week: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Please note, our Fort Smith-Northside location’s weekend hours areSaturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Additionally, all BaptistHealth Urgent Care centers are Accredited Care Centers – adesignation from the Urgent Care Association which recognizes thecompany’s commitment to safety, quality, and scope of services.

JOBSUMMARY

As a Nurse Practitioner at Baptist Health Urgent Care, youwill play a crucial role in providing exceptional medical care topatients of all ages with a wide variety of acute and chronicmedical conditions. Working collaboratively with a team ofhealthcare professionals, you will diagnose, treat, and educatepatients while ensuring the highest standard of care and service.

Our full-time Providers work a rotating 36-40 hour/week schedule,consisting of 12-hour weekday shifts and every-other weekend. OurPRN (per diem) team members are scheduled on an as-needed basis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties and responsibilitiesgenerally reflect the expectations of this position but are notintended to be all inclusive. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors andcoworkers.
• Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all whocome through our door seeking health related services.
• Provideleadership, direction, and assistance during emergencies whilemaintaining a comforting and reassuring affect for patients.
• Working environment subject to varying fast paced and high stressconditions, including long and variable hours, changing locations,and continuous and frequent contact with others.
• Performs medicalassessment, treatment, management and follow up of clinic patientsincluding, but not limited to: primary care, urgent care,occupational health, DOT physicals and workers compensation.
• Performs medical procedures including, but not limited to:laceration repairs, nail removal, pap tests, injections, splintingand abscess incision and drainage.
• Establishes and monitors amedically appropriate level of care for clinic patients.
• Oversees, directs and supports on site laboratory, x-rays,injections, and collections for direct access services, ifapplicable.
• Maintains clinical core competency.
• Works withCenter Leadership and other staff to ensure operations areconsistent with medical policy and professional standards.
• Cooperates and participates in the development, implementation andrevision of policies affecting medical practice, quality of careand patient satisfaction.
• Participates in and assists within-service and continuing education programs for physicians, nursesand other personnel employed by or associated with Company.
• Recommends potential means of growth and development for new and/orexisting services within the Center.
• Assures compliance withlicensing, certification and accrediting bodies.
• Participates indevelopment and presentation of education programs for staff.
• Represents Company and the clinic as reasonably required atinternal and external meetings or events.
• Provides guidance toother medical staff (e.

g. physician assistants, nurse practitionersand medical assistants) to ensure quality professional services andpatient satisfaction

WHAT’S REQUIRED?

• Experience as a Provider ispreferred; however, new graduates are welcome to apply!
• StateLicense as an APRN
• Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner;must be able to see patients of all ages
• DEA license, orwillingness to obtain upon hire
• DOT certification, or willingnessto obtain upon hire
• BLS certification

FULL-TIME BENEFITS INCLUDE

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Options
• Retirement savings plans
• Continuing Education Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• and MORE!

PRN BENEFITS INCLUDE

• 401K plan withcompany contribution
• No-Cost Office Visits and generous discountson some billable services
• Malpractice Coverage
• Access toUpToDate, a clinical resource tool Equal Opportunity Employer Thisemployer is required to notify all applicants of their rightspursuant to federal employment laws.

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