As a PRN Nurse Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure with CHI St. Vincent Medical Group, you will join our team to deliver direct, specialized care to our patients with advanced heart failure and/or pulmonary hypertension.

In your practice you will utilize your expertise to conduct detailed assessments, diagnose, treat, and monitor chronic diseases. This vital role involves ordering diagnostic tests, and managing medications, all under the direct supervision of an advanced heart failure physician. You will also be 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.

To be successful in this role, you will be a highly skilled and compassionate Advanced Practice Provider committed to providing high quality comprehensive care within a community focused practice. In your role, you will:

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including obtaining medical histories and performing physical exams.
• Diagnose, treat, and monitor chronic diseases within established protocol guidelines.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe or recommend medications and treatments according to protocol.
• Provide preventive health screenings, immunizations, and patient education on positive lifestyle habits.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians on patient care, documentation, and hospital rounds, while ensuring patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Work PRN weekend coverage (Saturday and Sunday), 7am - 7pm shift, 1-2 weekends per month.

Required:

• Certified Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant active or eligible license in the state of Arkansas
• Acute care certification required
• 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
• BLS
• ACLS

CHI 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 4500 coworkers, 1000 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. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.