Seeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient care utilizing the nursing process, ensuring professional accountability and evaluating care effectiveness.
Posted Jul 21
Shift and hours
Days Registered Nurse - Neuro (4400) Days
Unit and setting
Neuro (4400) · HospitalStroke, back surgery, neurological, neurosurgical, surgical, and urological diagnoses
License
RN license Current RN license in the state or compact licensureRN license in the state or compact licensure
Term
Permanent
Do you qualify?
License
RN license in the state or compact licensureCurrent RN license in the state or compact licensureCheck your license
Certification
American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certificationsAfter hire · obtained within 90 days of hireAmerican Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications required or obtained within 90 days of hire
Education
Associate, Diploma, or BSN from an accredited nursing programGraduate of an accredited nursing program (Associate, Diploma, or BSN)
Provide patient care utilizing the nursing process, ensuring professional accountability and evaluating care effectivenessSeeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient care utilizing the nursing process, ensuring professional accountability and evaluating care effectiveness.
Day to day
Coordinating patient care with other departments, maintaining patient rights and confidentiality, and adhering to organizational standardsResponsibilities include coordinating patient care with other departments, maintaining patient rights and confidentiality, and adhering to organizational standards.
Seeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient care utilizing the nursing process, ensuring professional accountability and evaluating care effectiveness. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care with other departments, maintaining patient rights and confidentiality, and adhering to organizational standards.
Unit Details
Bed Capacity: 18
Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 6:1
Patient Population: Stroke, back surgery, neurological, neurosurgical, surgical, and urological diagnoses
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited nursing program (Associate, Diploma, or BSN)
Current RN license in the state or compact licensure
American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications required or obtained within 90 days of hire
Additional
Benefits
Competitive benefits package including health coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and retirement plans. No contract required. Sign-on bonus available for experienced RNs.
Neighborhoods+Established residential enclaves like Fianna Hills and Skyline Estates are favored for larger single-family homes with mature landscaping near Hardscrabble Country Club, while Chaffee Crossing has rapidly expanded as a modern mixed-use hub offering newer subdivisions and trail connectivity. For nurses seeking walkable apartment living, Heritage Village provides contemporary units adjacent to neighborhood dining and boutiques, and the Belle Grove Historic District features preserved Victorian architecture near downtown. Those wanting a quieter bedroom-community feel frequently look toward Greenwood, Barling, or Alma, all within a short highway drive of the city's central medical corridors.
Established residential enclaves like Fianna Hills and Skyline Estates are favored for larger single-family homes with mature landscaping near Hardscrabble Country Club, while Chaffee Crossing has rapidly expanded as a modern mixed-use hub offering newer subdivisions and trail connectivity. For nurses seeking walkable apartment living, Heritage Village provides contemporary units adjacent to neighborhood dining and boutiques, and the Belle Grove Historic District features preserved Victorian architecture near downtown.
Those wanting a quieter bedroom-community feel frequently look toward Greenwood, Barling, or Alma, all within a short highway drive of the city's central medical corridors.
Getting around+Commuting in Fort Smith is exceptionally manageable, with average drive times running around fifteen to sixteen minutes across town. Healthcare workers traveling to regional medical centers navigate primary arteries such as Rogers Avenue, Towson Avenue, and Interstate 540, which experience negligible traffic congestion compared to larger metropolitan areas. Hospital campuses provide accessible on-site surface parking, making early-morning and late-night shift changes seamless for drivers arriving from both local neighborhoods and nearby suburbs.
Commuting in Fort Smith is exceptionally manageable, with average drive times running around fifteen to sixteen minutes across town. Healthcare workers traveling to regional medical centers navigate primary arteries such as Rogers Avenue, Towson Avenue, and Interstate 540, which experience negligible traffic congestion compared to larger metropolitan areas.
Hospital campuses provide accessible on-site surface parking, making early-morning and late-night shift changes seamless for drivers arriving from both local neighborhoods and nearby suburbs.
Outdoors+Nestled in the Arkansas River Valley, Fort Smith offers convenient outdoor outlets centered around municipal parks and waterfront greenways. Ben Garen Regional Park anchors local recreation with paved walking paths, mountain bike trails, disc golf, and the seasonal Parrot Island Waterpark, while Creekmore Park is popular for tennis courts and shady family walking paths. Cyclists and runners frequent the Greg Smith River Trail and the multi-use trails through Chaffee Crossing, and Lake Fort Smith State Park sits roughly thirty minutes north in the Ozark Mountains for kayaking, camping, and hiking.
Nestled in the Arkansas River Valley, Fort Smith offers convenient outdoor outlets centered around municipal parks and waterfront greenways. Ben Garen Regional Park anchors local recreation with paved walking paths, mountain bike trails, disc golf, and the seasonal Parrot Island Waterpark, while Creekmore Park is popular for tennis courts and shady family walking paths.
Cyclists and runners frequent the Greg Smith River Trail and the multi-use trails through Chaffee Crossing, and Lake Fort Smith State Park sits roughly thirty minutes north in the Ozark Mountains for kayaking, camping, and hiking.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Fort Smith
Set along the Arkansas River on the Oklahoma border, Fort Smith blends frontier history with a steadily modernizing cultural scene, making it an appealing, low-stress destination for relocating nurses. The city offers an effortless daily routine where average commutes hover around fifteen minutes, sparing medical staff the intense rush-hour traffic seen in larger regional metros. Neighborhoods accommodate varying lifestyles: Fianna Hills delivers established, tree-lined quiet near golf greens; Chaffee Crossing and Heritage Village cater to those wanting newer construction, multi-use trails, and walkable dining; and the Belle Grove Historic District provides architectural character. Between hospital shifts, life revolves around grabbing local espresso at Fort Smith Coffee Co., meeting friends at The Bakery District, or catching live performances at Majestic on Garrison Avenue. While summers can be sweltering and nightlife remains relatively calm, access to outdoor destinations like Ben Garen Regional Park and Lake Fort Smith State Park, alongside world-class public murals and the U.S. Marshals Museum, makes Fort Smith a welcoming, well-balanced community.
