Locum Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Nurse Practitioner in Fort Smith, AR

Locum Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Nurse Practitioner in Fort Smith, AR

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Locum Jobs Online  is working with Rhino Medical to find a qualified Nurse Practitioner NP in Fort Smith, Arkansas, 72901!

Rhino Medical is leading the charge seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a Hospital Medicine locum tenens opportunity in Fort Smith, Arkansas
.

This is an adult inpatient opportunity within a 194-bed hospital
, supported by a substantial daytime hospitalist team and Epic EMR. Day coverage includes four physicians plus one NP/PA
, creating a collaborative environment for an experienced advanced practice provider joining the Hospital Medicine service.

The target start is no later than October 1, 2026
. An active Arkansas license must already be in hand at the time of presentation
.

• Location:
  
  Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Target Start:
  No later than October 1, 2026
• Shifts: 7:00a - 7:00p
• 194-Bed Hospital
• Epic EMR
• Temporary Privileges Available for Clean Files
• Active Arkansas License Required at Presentation
• Recent Hospital Medicine experience required

• 1 NP/PA
• APP Coverage: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM

The daytime structure gives the APP direct access to an established physician hospitalist team while caring for adult inpatients.

The NP/PA will function as part of the Hospital Medicine service, with responsibilities consistent with credentialed scope and experience, including:

• Evaluate and manage adult hospitalized patients
• Perform inpatient assessments and follow-up care
• Develop and implement appropriate treatment plans
• Review laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic findings
• Coordinate care with hospitalist physicians and multidisciplinary teams
• Support safe transitions and continuity of inpatient care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in Epic
• Respond appropriately to changes in patient clinical status

Nurse Practitioners must meet the following criteria:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
• Board Certified in the appropriate acute care specialty
• Active, unrestricted Arkansas NP license already in hand
• DEA registration with Arkansas address
• Current ACLS
• Current BLS through the American Heart Association
• Recent Hospital Medicine/inpatient clinical experience strongly preferred

The required NP certification is specifically acute care focused
. Primary care-only NP certification does not satisfy the stated credentialing requirement.

Physician Assistants must meet the following criteria:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Appropriate national certification
• Active, unrestricted Arkansas PA license already in hand
• Active DEA registration
• Current ACLS
• Current BLS through the American Heart Association
• At least 2 years of recent clinical experience in the applicable specialty
• Recent Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, or comparable adult inpatient experience

The client is prioritizing candidates who can move efficiently through credentialing.

• Active Arkansas license required before presentation
• Licensure candidates cannot be submitted
• Clean credentialing files required for Temporary Privileges
• Appropriate DEA registration required
• Current certification documentation must be available

Candidates with significant credentialing issues may not qualify for the temporary privilege pathway.

This assignment is best suited to an APP who already understands the pace and clinical responsibility of adult inpatient medicine.

For an experienced Hospital Medicine NP or PA, the combination of a four-physician daytime hospitalist team, dedicated APP coverage, Epic EMR, and temporary privilege pathway creates a strong opportunity to step into an established inpatient model without practicing in isolation.

• Strong daytime physician coverage
• Dedicated NP/PA role within the hospitalist team
• Epic EMR
• 12-hour APP day coverage
• Temporary Privileges available for qualifying clean files
• Defined October start target
• Fort Smith…