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Senior Focused Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Opportunity in Fort Smith, Arkansas!
Mercy Clinic Primary Care-Sallisaw/Fort Smith is recruiting Advanced Practice Providers with an interest in building relationships, caring for patients with complex needs, changing lives, and making a difference for seniors. This is an outpatient-only position with patients on Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
65 Prime Plus by Mercy highlights:
- Value-based care – adequate time with patients, relationship building, quality incentives.
- 30 minute – 1 hour appointment slots for all patients – adequate time without rush
- Patient panel will offer intellectually stimulating and rewarding environment
- Dedicated panel nurse for telephone encounters, triage, and in basket support
- In-person, virtual, or telephonic encounters – annual comprehensive visits, transitional care, and same day visits
- Exceptional work/life balance
- Provide team-based care to manage a panel of 1,000 with collaborating physician allowing for longitudinal relationships with providers, patients and families
- No holidays, weekends, or evenings
This position offers:
Guaranteed annual salary plus quality incentives not dependent on production metrics or wRVUs
- Recruitment incentives tailored to your needs
- As a not-for-profit healthcare system, Mercy qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Day-one benefit eligibility including a robust retirement package
- Professional liability coverage provided
- Flexible vacation and CME allowance
- No call – utilization of Mercy On Call for phone call and triage
- Clinical decision support and augmentation through AI integration and robust Epic tools
Your life is our life’s work
Mercy physicians are pioneering a new model of care. As part of one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the U.S., this physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group is the foundation of care and well-being of our patients in seven states, delivered cohesively through 43 hospitals, 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, and our robust virtual care platform. Working with Mercy provides all the advantages of a large organization balanced by an uncompromising commitment to engage physicians in leading and designing patient- and consumer-centric care. You'll discover a friendly and collaborative environment rooted in the belief that everyone deserves the most personalized experience we can deliver. What sets us apart is our unique approach, beginning with physician leadership at the senior most roles within our organization and continuing into our care locations, where physicians and co-workers share leadership responsibility and embrace new thinking and the most recent clinical and hospital innovations to get health care right for everyone we serve.
It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all.
For more information, please contact:
Recruiter: Jennifer Johns, Senior Recruiter
Phone: 484-285-8524
Email:Jennifer.Johns3@Mercy.net
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For more information, please contact Rachael Ba. Telephone: 254-308-7091 | Email: rachael.ba@mercy.netQualifications:
Education: Must be a certified and licensed Advanced Nurse practitioner in applicable specialty/field. Licensure: Must have either a current RN Temporary Permit/RN license in applicable State of practice, with completion of a RN Practitioner program and licensed in the applicable State of practice required. Current collaborative practice agreement with appropriate physicians.Experience: Certifications: Other: Assignment based on skillset per department chair.Preferred Education: Preferred Licensure: Preferred Experience: Minimum of two years recent clinical experience is preferred.Preferred Certifications: Certification by ANA or National Certification Board with ability to show evidence of ongoing certification maintenance.Preferred Other: