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RN-Nurse Practitioner: General Surgery

Baptist·Jonesboro, Arkansas

Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 2 months ago
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About the role

The RN-Nurse Practitioner practices autonomously and collaborates with other healthcare professionals to manage patient health problems. Responsibilities include developing care plans, using prescriptive authority, and enhancing nursing practice quality.

Job Summary

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the nurse practitioner utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
  • Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
  • Enhances quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
  • Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

  • Minimum Required
  • 1 year clinical experience functioning in the nurse practitioner role in a primary care setting

Preferred/Desired

Education

  • Minimum Required
  • Either a Masters or Doctoral level as a nurse practitioner.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

  • Minimum Required
  • Computer literate.

Preferred/Desired

  • Licensure
  • .
  • Minimum Required
  • Current certification - nurse practitioner. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges RN

Preferred/Desired

Requirements

A minimum of 1 year of clinical experience in a primary care setting is required, along with a Master's or Doctoral degree as a nurse practitioner. Current certification as a nurse practitioner and eligibility for prescription privileges are also necessary.

  • postgraduate degree
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Computer Literacy
  • Diagnosis
  • Professional Development
  • Disease Management
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Quality Patient Care
  • Comprehensive Assessments
  • Prescriptive Authority
  • Illness Management

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Location
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Posted
May 27, 2026
Application
Employer website
BA

Hiring organization

Baptist

Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated...

Salary listed on 3 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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