APRN/PA - Adult Facial Plastics

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. 

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Three years of nursing experience
• Licensed Registered Nurse in Arkansas
• APRN License
• Acute Care Certification

• Master's in PA Studies
• PA Licensure
• National certification (PA-C or AGACNP-BC/ACNPC-AG).

• →First assist for adult facial plastic procedures (reconstructive and aesthetic, as credentialed).
• →Pre-op planning, consents per policy, equipment/implant readiness, intra-op assistance, and post-op orders.
• →Close collaboration with the surgical team to ensure safety, efficiency, and protocol adherence.Emergency Department and Hospital Consults
• →Perform urgent and emergent ED consults for facial plastics/ENT-related conditions, including Level I trauma activationsas appropriate to scope.
• →Independently perform complex facial laceration repair and bedside wound management (e.g., layered closure, debridement,hemostasis, dressing care) per privileging.
• →Conduct inpatient consults, formulate assessments and plans, coordinate imaging/labs, and escalate to attending as indicated.
• →Determine disposition (bedside management vs. OR) and coordinate transitions of care.
• →Daily rounding, progress notes, order entry, care coordination, and discharge planning/education.
• →Ensure safe handoffs and timely outpatient follow-up after discharge.
• →Evaluate new and established patients: histories, focused exams, treatment planning, documentation.
• →Provide post-op care, wound checks, suture removal, scar care, and minor procedures per privileging.
• →Function independently and as an extender under collaborative practice agreements and protocols.
• →Provide statewide phone triage for symptom assessment, red-flag identification, and disposition.
• →Facilitate expedited outpatient appointments and, when needed, transfer coordination in collaboration with the attending and
• →access teams.
• →Teach and collaborate with residents, fellows, students, and APP learners in ED, OR, and clinic settings.
• →Participate in M&M, QA/PI initiatives, protocol development, and evidence-based practice updates.
• →Contribute to data collection/registries and research activities as interested and applicable.
• →Complete accurate, timely documentation and coding.
• →Adhere to institutional policies, EMTALA requirements, trauma protocols, and infection control standards.
• →Support on-call coverage for ED/inpatient consults as scheduled.
• →May perform other duties as assigned.

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.