APRN/PA - MUSL Ortho Sports Medicine Surgeon

• Prescriptive authority and a DEA license must be obtained after hire.
• Ortho Sports Medicine Experience

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program with a Master's in Nursing
• Valid Licenses as a Registered Nurse and APRN by the State of Arkansas

• Graduate with a Masters Degree in Physician Assistant
• Physician’s Assistant Certificate of Registration with the Arkansas Medical Board or be certification eligible
• Certified as a Physician’s Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

• Must be able to operate all typical nursing equipment essential to performing the job (i.e., scales, procedure equipment, needles, blood pressure equipment, and EKG machines).
• Must have normal communication and sensory requirements.
• Ability to comply with CDC Universal Precautions when indicated.
• Current BLS certification or must successfully obtain certification within the first 30 days of employment.

• →Obtains a relevant health and medical history, performs a comprehensive physician examination, identifies health risks and needs, updates and records changes in health status, and assesses mental and functional status
• → Implements treatment plans, orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic tests, prescribes medical treatments and medications, and manages health issues in collaboration with designated physician(s)
• →Provides an acceptable plan of care that maximizes the patient's health potential and takes into account ordering of appropriate diagnostic tests, identifying and prescribing appropriate pharmacologic agents when needed, and identifying and planning non-pharmacologic interventions when appropriate
• →Promotes optimal health of the patient by including preventive and health promotion activities into the plan of care and participating in clinical pathway development and quality management activities.
• →Participates as a team member in patient care conferences with other health disciplines, and in clinical case conferences and other department/campus meetings
• →Consults with physicians and other health professionals when needed.
• →Follows up on the client by phone calls, rounds, scheduled visits, and lab results
• →Educates, instructs, and counsels patients and families on presenting health problems, treatment plans, and home care
• →Facilitates appropriate patient referrals to multidisciplinary and other specialty providers
• →Performs other duties as assigned

Frequently: Seeing, Hearing

Constantly: Standing, Walking

Occasionally: Bending

Lift weight: 100lbs

Lifting to the waist, chest, and above the head

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.