Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care jobs in Shreveport, LA

Thrive Where Contributions Are Rewarded and Valued

As a nurse practitioner with Sound Physicians, you will work in an environment that promotes the Sound core values of integrity, teamwork, service, quality, and innovation enjoying a sustainable career with programs consistently staffed to levels that facilitate a manageable workload for our hospital teams. Sound values our advanced practice providers and realizes they need a forum to collaborate. Our APP collaborative was formed to provide development opportunities and to advance the role of our providers who work alongside our physician providers. We offer the same leadership development opportunities for APPs that are provided to our physician providers.

Serving the Texarkana region of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, a Catholic, faith-based health system and a part of CHRISTUS Health, was established in 1916 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. CHRISTUS St. Michael offers a full scope of expansive healthcare services including a Primary Stroke Center, Joint Replacement Center, Heart care, Imaging and diagnostic services for inpatient and outpatient, surgical services, and rehabilitation.

• 230-bed acute care hospital with a total of 354 beds
• Level III Trauma Center
• Established team with 17  physicians, 4 advanced practitioners, and 2 clinical performance nurses
• Open ICU
• Access SoundInstitute™ learning platform for continuing education and professional career development with convenient online and in-person educational courses, including CME

Requirements of Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

Our talented providers are the key to fulfilling our mission. We focus on optimizing the practice environment so our providers can feel really proud of the care they give. This is the key to engagement. We optimize workloads effectively, reducing inefficiencies and consistently exceeding expectations through service excellence to our providers.

• Perform evaluation and management services to patients requiring hospitalist services with the hospitalist practice
• Develop treatment plans
• Complete admissions from ED
• Perform dictation of H&P examinations
• Cross-cover for the hospitalist team
• Perform such other responsibilities as reasonably assigned by the chief hospitalist and within the ACNP scope of practice
• Current, unrestricted license in Texas

Location & Lifestyle

Texarkana is a unique city split between Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas. Residents enjoy a low cost of living and no state income tax in Texas, as well as Arkansans live within the city limits.

• Abundant woodlands and area lakes are enjoyed year-round affording opportunities for hunting, fishing, and boating
• Larger metro areas such as Dallas and Little Rock are just a few hours away