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Medical Surgical Nurse

CHI St Vincent Health

Little Rock, Arkansas

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RNMedical Surgical Nursing

Posted Sep 11

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About this role

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.

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Requirements

  • Unencumbered license to practice as an RN in the State of Arkansas
  • BLS through the American Heart Association

Benefits

  • Health/dental/vision
  • FSA
  • Matching retirement plans
  • Paid vacation
  • Adoption assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
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  • Relocation assistance

Place

City
Little Rock, Arkansas
Median rent
$1,106/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$63,003/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
11% below the national average

Little Rock area index 89.4, where 100 is the national average.

Little Rock delivers capital-city Arkansas medicine at a cost of living about 11% below the national average. After rounds, bike the Arkansas River Trail, eat through the River Market District's warehouse restaurants, or summit Pinnacle Mountain—all close to the medical corridor. Heights and Hillcrest neighborhoods keep you in walkable bungalow charm.

Map showing the location of Little Rock, AR
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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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CHI St Vincent Health

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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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