APRN - Hematology Oncology/Transplant Clinic
About The Position
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse provides patient care and administrative services for UAMS physicians in outpatient settings. The APRN conducts comprehensive health assessments, determines diagnoses, implements treatment plans, performs procedures, and prescribes medicines and treatments. The role manages patients’ health issues independently or in collaboration with designated physicians and other disciplines, serving as a healthcare resource, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate. The APRN coordinates multidisciplinary patient care and facilitates necessary consultations to ensure care is timely and appropriate. The position provides care during acute and chronic illness or injury, post-hospital follow-up, family education and counseling, health promotion and prevention, and referrals to healthcare providers and community resources. It also contributes to institutional initiatives, policy and program development, service-line activities, credentialing audits, continuing education, required competencies, and other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Master’s degree.
- Two years of nursing experience.
- Licensed Registered Nurse in Arkansas.
- APRN/CPN license and Acute Care certification, or Family Nurse Practitioner and/or Urgent Care certification.
- Current BLS certification, or ability to successfully obtain it within the first 30 days of employment.
- Ability to operate typical nursing equipment essential to the job, including scales, procedure equipment, needles, blood pressure equipment, and EKG machines.
- Normal communication sensory ability.
- Ability to comply with CDC Universal Precautions when indicated.
Nice To Haves
- Prescriptive authority and DEA license must be obtained after hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive healthcare during acute and chronic episodes of injury and illness, including post-hospital follow-up care.
- Educate and counsel patients’ families; support health promotion and prevention.
- Refer patients to other healthcare providers and community resources when appropriate.
- Participate in institutional initiatives and encourage participation by others.
- Collaborate in policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation using best practices.
- Diagnose and manage healthcare problems autonomously and collaboratively with other disciplines.
- Serve as a healthcare resource, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate.
- Share complete, unbiased, timely, and accurate information with colleagues to support informed decisions.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary patient care and facilitate necessary consultations to ensure care is timely and appropriate.
- Participate actively in service-line meetings and contribute to healthcare policies, programs, facility design, and day-to-day interactions.
- Maintain required credentialing audits.
- Participate in continuing education, maintain mandatory competencies, complete medical-center computer-based learning modules, and use health-monitoring services.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for qualifying staff and family.
- Holiday, vacation, and sick leave.
- Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only).
- Retirement contributions with up to 10% matched by UAMS.
- Basic life insurance up to $50,000.
- Career training and educational opportunities.
- Merchant discounts.
- Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using the UAMS pharmacy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
