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Fort Smith, Arkansas

Travel Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$200k

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Job Description

  • Travel Primary Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
  • Location: Fort Smith, AR
  • Schedule: Full-Time
  • Salary per annum: $150,000 - $200,000

Job Summary

We are seeking a friendly and compassionate Travel Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant to provide on-site care to residents in long-term care settings. This is a full-time position ideal for a provider who values meaningful patient relationships and a collaborative care environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide primary care services to residents in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities
  • Perform physical exams and medical history assessments
  • Diagnose and treat chronic and acute health conditions
  • Order and interpret diagnostic tests and lab results
  • Develop and adjust individualized care plans
  • Prescribe medications and monitor treatment effectiveness
  • Collaborate with facility staff and interdisciplinary teams
  • Educate patients and families about treatment options and care goals
  • Ensure a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for residents
  • Travel regularly to multiple nursing homes within the designated region to deliver on-site care
  • Maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate facility visits and optimize patient coverage

Requirements

  • Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Physician license
  • State-specific license in good standing (Arkansas)
  • Minimum 6 months of experience in long-term care or a skilled nursing facility
  • Strong communication, clinical, and critical thinking skills
  • Passion for elder care and person-centered healthcare
  • Reliable transportation
  • Must be willing to travel to different nursing homes up to 100% of the time

Benefits

  • Competitive salary per annum: $150,000 – $200,000
  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K
  • Company-Sponsored Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Malpractice insurance coverage

Why Work With Us?

  • Make a meaningful impact on the lives of seniors
  • Work in a collaborative, mission-driven environment
  • Enjoy work-life balance

Equal Opportunity Employer

VenVisor Health is an equal-opportunity employer. We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to crafting and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.

VenVisor Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.

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Key Skills

Diagnostic testingCare planningMedication prescriptionInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationClinical skills

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 60% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$175k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $201k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 428 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fort Smith

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k≈ 1.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,054/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Fort Smith, AR-OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401K
Company-Sponsored Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Malpractice Insurance Coverage