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Posted: 12-Jan-26
Location: LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
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Requisition ID 2025-415585 Employment Type PRN Hours/Pay Period 0 Provider Advanced Provider Provider Type Nurse Practitioner (NP) Speciality Cardiology Bonuses Offered None Loan Repayment None Visa Sponsorship Not Applicable Remote No Category Advanced Practice Recruiter Name Brianne Hernandez Recruiter Email bri.hernandez901@commonspirit.org Shift Weekend Day
Job Summary and ResponsibilitiesCHI St. Vincent Infirmary is seeking a PRN Nurse Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure to join our team!
We're looking for a highly skilled and compassionate Advanced Practice Provider to deliver direct, specialized care to our patients with advanced heart failure and/or pulmonary hypertension. This vital role involves utilizing your training to conduct detailed assessments, diagnose, treat, and monitor chronic diseases, order diagnostic tests, and manage medications, all under the direct supervision of an advanced heart failure physician.
The Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for utilizing training and skills to provide direct care for patients with advanced heart failure and/or pulmonary hypertension to include but not limited to proficiency in mechanical circulatory support devices under the direct supervision of the advanced heart failure physician.
The Opportunity:
- PRN weekend coverage (Saturday and Sunday)
- 7am - 7pm shift
- 1 - 2 weekends per month
- Obtain medical histories when necessary.
- Perform physical exams (within established protocol).
- Diagnose, treat and monitor chronic diseases (within protocol guidelines).
- Order diagnostic tests.
- Prescribe or recommend medications for prescription for medications and treatment (within protocol guidelines).
- Provide preventive health screenings and immunizations for adults.
- Promote positive lifestyle habits to all patients through education and counseling.
- Assure charts are signed off by the doctor within 24 hours and/or according to hospital protocol.
- Maintain patient's privacy and confidentiality.
- Make follow up calls to check patients progress.
- Assist doctors with phone coverage and hospital rounds.
- Work closely with other nurses to assure patient flow is efficient.
- Consult with doctor regarding patient symptoms to assure proper diagnosis and plan of treatment.
Job Requirements- Master's degree or higher in nursing and/or equivalent
- 3-5 years clinical nursing practice in an acute care setting required.
- 1-3 years previous experience as a NP in an acute care setting or equivalent RN experience in ICU or CVICU
- Certified Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Associate
- Acute care certification required
- Licensed as a RN and APRN
- BLS required (BLS-CPR)
- ACLS required
Where You'll WorkCHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements.
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. 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.
