APRN - Neurology Movement Disorder Clinic

United States·Little Rockmid

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Key Responsibilities

Feeling, Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Standing, Talking, Walking Frequent Physical Activity:Grasping, Reaching, Repetitive Motion,

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11/06/2026

Clinical Staff - Nursing

Regular

Day Shift (United States of America)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Requirements

~2 min read

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Nursing
Current AR APRN license
Licensed Registered Nurse

Obtain comprehensive medical histories and assess current symptoms.
Perform neurological examinations and evaluate motor function, tremors, gait, balance, rigidity, and coordination.
Assess changes in symptoms and disease progression.
Review diagnostic tests, laboratory results, and imaging reports as appropriate.
Develop differential diagnoses and treatment plans within the APRN's scope of practice.
Evaluate and manage patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and other movement disorders.
Monitor disease progression and assess patients' response to treatment.
Identify motor fluctuations, dyskinesias, medication wearing-off effects, and treatment-related complications.
Coordinate care with neurologists and other specialists when symptoms become more

Prescribe and adjust medications within applicable licensure, practice, and institutional requirements.
Monitor medication effectiveness, adverse effects, drug interactions, and adherence.
Educate patients on medication schedules and proper administration.
Help manage treatment-related issues, including dizziness, falls, sleep disturbances, and involuntary movements.

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

Annual TB Screening, Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry, Substance Abuse Testing

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.

The Advanced Practice Nurse will assist the collaborative physician with clinic patients by organizing visits, performing clinic procedures, assisting in the procedural room, and answering daily calls for the Neurology subspecialty for evaluation, treatment, and procedures for the General and specialty patient population. The APRN will manage outpatient care independently or with the physician, answer telephone inquiries, fill prescriptions, and perform injections. The nurse must have a high level of expertise to perform assessments/diagnosis/treatment of actual/potential problems of patients.

Commensurate with education and experience.

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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.

Feeling, Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Standing, Talking, Walking

Grasping, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Stooping

Crouching, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing