Medical Surgical Nurse
As our Medical Surgical Nurse at CHI St Vincent Infirmary, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 18 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- orthopedic unit · Hospital You do not need previous experience in an orthopedic unit to be successful in this role, but enthusiasm to help others is mandatory.
- License
- RN license Unencumbered license to practice as an RN in the State of ArkansasUnencumbered license to practice as an RN
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed 6 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program)
- License
- Unencumbered license to practice as an RN Unencumbered license to practice as an RN in the State of Arkansas Check your license
- Certification
- BLS through the American Heart Association BLS through the American Heart Association is required
- Experience
- acute care experience
Preferred
- Experience
- ortho/neuro experience Previous ortho/neuro experience is preferred, but not required
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Arkansas staff rolesArkansas staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $58/hr, the middle half $30/hr to $45/hr, across 258 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $25,000
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Bonus
- sign on bonus up to $25,000 We are offering a sign on bonus up to $25,000 to hires who meet the eligibility requirements.hires who meet the eligibility requirements
- Extra pay
- additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder program
- Bonus
- referral bonuses
Benefits
- Benefitstuition reimbursementWe also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder program as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.
- Benefitsrelocation assistance
- Benefitshealth/dental/vision
- BenefitsFSA
- Benefitsmatching retirement plans
- Benefitspaid vacation
More benefits (5)
- Benefitsadoption assistance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Clinical ladder program
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- individualized, comprehensive care
- Day to day
- making critical assessments
- Day to day
- performing skilled procedures
- Day to day
- meticulously implementing patient care plans
- Day to day
- collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- CHI-ST Vincent Infirmary
- Address
- TWO ST VINCENT CIRCLE, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 352
- RN residency
- CHI St. Vincent Infirmary RN Residency Program at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, accredited through Apr 2028
About CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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Job Summary And Responsibilities
As our Medical Surgical Nurse at CHI St Vincent Infirmary, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Your success in this role comes from working well with the surgical and nursing team to communicate details while paying close attention to the emotional and informational needs of the patient. You do not need previous experience in an orthopedic unit to be successful in this role, but enthusiasm to help others is mandatory. We’ll teach you everything you need to know, which makes this a perfect starting point to launch your nursing career.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
We are offering a sign on bonus up to $25,000 to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder program as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.
Job Requirements
Unencumbered license to practice as an RN in the State of Arkansas 6 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program) Previous ortho/neuro experience is preferred, but not required BLS through the American Heart Association is required
While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!
Where You'll Work
CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements.
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.
Pay Range
$33.25 - $44.89 /hour
What's around it?
Little Rock, ARFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,106/mo
- Household income
- $63,003/yr, all local households, not nurse pay