RN Flex Team | Fort Smith
Baptist Health
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Posted Aug 6, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 8, 2026
What this might mean for you
Baptist Health is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.
What the posting states
- Shift
- Days
- Patient load & staffing
- Floating required
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- Registered nurse in good standing in the state of Arkansas
- Healthcare CPR required
- Some areas may require ACLS, PALS and/or NALS (training provided)
- 18 months Registered Nurse experience required
- One year experience in the specialty applied for
- BSN preferred
- Must float within specialty or across campuses no more than 50 miles from home campus
About the employer
Baptist Health South Florida is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, operating 12 hospitals with over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The system…
What reviewers appreciate
- 26 consecutive years on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For
- Sign-on bonuses up to $25,000 for select nursing roles
- Large system with 12 hospitals and 200+ outpatient facilities offering diverse career paths
What reviewers flag
- Pay fairness concerns cited in nurse reviews from a related Baptist Health entity
- Management rated moderately (3.2/5) in nurse reviews
- Job security and advancement rated below average (3.3/5) in nurse reviews
Living in Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith sits along the Arkansas River on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, offering a blend of frontier history and modern healthcare opportunities. The second-largest city in Arkansas features a relaxed pace, affordable living, and proximity to the Ozark foothills. Out-of-state RNs will find a welcoming community with regional medical centers serving western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
- Metro price level · Fort Smith area
- 85.9
- 14% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $884/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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