Four advanced practice clinicians join Mercy Clinic Fort Smith

Mercy Clinic Fort Smith has added four advanced practice clinicians. Sarah Anderson, APRN, Carla Hill, APRN, Gayla Johnson, APRN, and Donnelle Wagner, DNP, bring more than 55 years of nursing experience to Mercy.

Anderson is a family nurse practitioner with more than eight years of nursing experience, most of that time serving in the intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Anderson graduated with a master’s degree in nursing in December 2014 from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Anderson is fluent in Spanish and serves as a translator in the hospital and clinic as needed.

Hill joined Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Fort Smith in June, and is an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner with eight years of experience in nursing. She has worked in emergency medicine, urgent care and cardiology departments. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama in Birmingham where she received her master’s degree in Adult-Gerontology Acute Nursing.

Johnson will join Mercy Clinic Cardiology-Phoenix Avenue in September. She is a family nurse practitioner with more than 27 years of nursing experience in the intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Johnson received her master’s degree in Advanced Practice Nursing from University of Central Arkansas in Conway. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Wagner joined the Mercy Clinic Primary Care-Cliff Drive in May. Wagner brings almost 15 years of experience to Mercy Clinic. She has worked in ENT and primary care clinics, as well as the intensive care unit. Wagner received her master’s degree in nursing from the University of South Alabama and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Maryville University in St. Louis. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.