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Overview

This is a 12-month, full-time faculty position.  The candidate will assume teaching responsibilities within the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), MNSc, post-MNSc certificate, and DNP programs, while also engaging in mission-driven scholarship and service within the College of Nursing.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving the health, health care, and well-being of Arkansans.

UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks:

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy

Salary offered commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

Teaching

Qualifications

• Terminal degree (DNP or PhD ) in nursing, required
• Unencumbered license as a registered nurse with eligibility for licensure in Arkansas; licensed as a certified nurse practitioner (CNP) with prescriptive authority and ANCC board-certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
• Minimum of three (3) years PMHNP practice experience, including management of individuals across the life-span with mental illness.
• Two (2) years teaching experience at the graduate level, preferred
• Two years serving as a preceptor for APRN students
• Demonstration of scholarship related activities (QI/QA or research projects, published manuscripts, presentation of abstracts and/or posters at conferences, grant funding), preferred
• Eligibility to practice within the College’s faculty practice plan

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

UAMS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence.  If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (501) 686-6432 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).