Are you a Hospital Medicine Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant searching for your next locum tenens opportunity? This position with one of VISTA's healthcare partners in Arkansas might be the perfect fit for you!

Opportunity Highlights

• Schedule: Days: 4 Physicians + 1 NP/PA (8:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Nights: 1 Physician + 1 Tele-Physician; Target Start Date: No later than October 1, 2026
• Job Setting: Hospital Medicine - Baptist Health Fort Smith (194 beds)
• Types of Cases: Hospital Medicine; Hospitalist experience preferred
• Credentialing: Clean files required for Temporary Privileges; Arkansas Licensed Providers Preferred; Case logs for past 2 years required; Malpractice Coverage: $1M/$3M
• EMR: Epic

Minimum Requirements

Nurse Practitioner

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program; ACNP or AGACNP
• Board Certified/Board Eligible: Board Certified ACNP or AGACNP; Specialty must be Adult Gerontology-Acute Care
• Certifications: ACLS/BLS through AHA
• Licensure: Active unrestricted AR NP license; DEA license with AR address and prescriptive authority
• Clinical Experience: 2 years of recent experience in the specialty; New grads must complete proctoring program
• Immunizations: Flu Vaccine (must be within the same year), Hep B, copy of most recent TB, Covid

Physician Assistant

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Board Certified/Board Eligible: Active certification through NCCPA
• Certifications: ACLS/BLS through AHA
• Licensure: Active unrestricted AR Medical license; DEA license with AR address
• Clinical Experience: Must have worked in desired specialty for the last 2 years (internal medicine or family medicine)
• Immunizations: Flu Vaccine (must be within the same year), Hep B, copy of most recent TB, Covid
• Documentation: Documentation of procedures performed for the past 2 years in specialty requesting privileges for

About VISTA Staffing

A ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Award winner, VISTA has 30 years of experience optimizing continuity of care for hospitals, medical practices and government agencies across the US. A leading provider of short-term US locum tenens and permanent physician search services, VISTA partners healthcare providers with facilities who need them most, providing an effective strategy for lessening the impact of the global provider shortage. Our VISTA team goes above and beyond to make healthcare providers feel valued in the job search process and are committed to elevating careers to new heights.
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