Advanced Practice Provider – Outreach Clinics (PTD)

About the role

Advanced Practice Provider for Vein & Vascular Clinic primarily covering Russellville, Conway, and Danville areas. Must be board certified and CMS eligible. The role offers autonomy and flexibility for clinicians with keen assessment skills and treatment plan development in cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on peripheral artery disease (PAD), congestive heart failure (CHF), and hypertension (HTN). Training is provided and new graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive patient assessments according to presenting symptoms, progress, and age‑specific parameters.
• Documents findings and communicates pertinent information to interdisciplinary team members and collaborative physician(s) as appropriate.
• Coordinates with interdisciplinary team in the development, evaluation, and revision of the plan of care to meet patient needs and goals.
• Provides competent care ensuring a safe, comforting environment leading to high patient satisfaction.
• Provides education to patients/families/significant others, incorporating age‑specific criteria and assessment of readiness to learn.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Maintains standard universal precautions.
• Prescribes and administers medications as outlined by prescriptive authority contract and completes treatments according to policies and within age‑specific parameters.
• Maintains and completes all required patient record documentation.
• Directs admission and discharge planning with the interdisciplinary team, identifying discharge medications, writing prescriptions, outlining dietary restrictions, discharge activities, and follow‑up appointments to facilitate the discharge process.
• Utilizes critical thinking and decision‑making at an advanced level (e.g., lab and diagnostic test interpretation).

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited master’s level nursing program fulfilling Advanced Practice Registered Nurse requirements; will consider grandfathered BSN graduates who have fulfilled educational requirements to obtain Advanced Practice licensure as required by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, or a Physician Assistant (PA) degree from a school accredited by the Arkansas State Medical Board (ASMB).

Licensure/Certification: Active current Arkansas Registered Nurse license and Arkansas Advanced Practice Nurse license, with active current certification by a nationally certifying body; OR active current PA license issued by the ASMB and current Certified Physician Assistant (PAC) as issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Current BLS and ACLS certifications required. Eligible for or must have a current Medicare provider number and DEA registration. Certifications must be renewed by the recommended renewal date on the certification card.

Experience: Minimum of one‑year experience as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant preferred.

Schedule

Work schedules are agreed upon by the collaborative physician, Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) and the APRN/PA to meet the needs of the patients.