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Ortho Neuro Nurse

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CommonSpirit Health

Hot Springs, Arkansas

RN

Sign-on bonus

Posted Aug 13 · New grads welcomed · reported

Shift
Days
Unit
Ortho / Neuro

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
Days
Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years; new grads considered

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$32/hr
nursing in Arkansas$32/hr

The median for nursing in Arkansas is $32/hr, across 48 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

Sign-on bonus
$25,000
Relocation
Help offered

About this role

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As an Ortho Neuro Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

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.

Read the full posting

Comfort patients who are nervous and confused after surgery to make them feel safe and relaxed for their healing. Fast-paced work while paying attention to the patient details across 30 beds in the unit. Welcome new patients and make sure they have the medication necessary to manage their postoperative pain. Confidently inform families and patients about home care and their care while staying at the hospital. Work alongside a team of nurses that care about patient well-being as much as you do.

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*Required Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required, upon hire Registered Nurse: AR, upon hire Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 12 - months 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)

Preferred

Previous ortho/neuro experience BSN

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 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements.

With more than 280 licensed beds, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving the health care needs of Hot Springs, Ark., and surrounding communities. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14, 2020 and employs the highest standards of quality and ensures that patient care and safety are the top priority.

Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals.

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*

$32.38 - $43.68 /hour

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Requirements

  • AR

Place

City
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Median rent
$914/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$47,760/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
14% below the national average

Hot Springs area index 85.7, where 100 is the national average.

Hot Springs sits in the Ouachita Mountains, built around natural thermal springs that drew visitors for over a century. Hot Springs National Park and historic Bathhouse Row anchor downtown, while nearby Lake Hamilton and Lake Ouachita offer weekend recreation. A small-town pace with a vintage resort-town feel—worth a scouting trip before committing.

Map showing the location of Hot Springs, AR
Approximate location in Hot Springs, AR. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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