Temporary Travel Assigment Nurse
Little Rock, Arkansas
RN
Posted Aug 27
- Shift
- 12-hour
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Med-Surg
- Contract
- 12 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- 12 weeks · Per Diem
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
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.
About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Temporary Travel Assignment 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. This is a 12 week contract for Medical Surgical RN's for 3x12's every other weekend.
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To be successful in this role, you will
- Have the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment while delivering quality patient care
- Collect, read, and interpret assigned patient’s health history
- Create and implement care plans in collaboration with other care team members
- Administer medications to patients and educate caregivers when necessary
Upon completion of your agreement, if you decide to join CHI St Vincent full time, you could be eligible for conversion incentives including sign on bonus, benefits, tuition assistance, eligibility for clinical ladder, and MUCH more. If you are looking for a more flexible schedule, we have multiple PRN options we could discuss with you.
Apply today and one of our Recruiters will reach out to you to discuss specifics. We want YOUR humankindness!
Job Requirements
Required
- Arkansas Registered Nursing (RN) or Multi State Current License
- License must be unencumbered
- Travel experience required
- Medical Surgical experience required
- Associates degree in Nursing
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS)
- Additional Certifications required for specific units
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
$55.00 - $65.00 /hour
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- Required
- Arkansas Registered Nursing (RN) or Multi State Current License
- License must be unencumbered
- Travel experience required
- Medical Surgical experience required
- Associates degree in Nursing
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS)
- Additional Certifications required for specific units
Place
- City
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Rent against this pay
- 12% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $63,003/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% below the national average
$1,106 median rent against $9,360 a month at $60/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Little Rock area index 89.4, where 100 is the national average.
Little Rock pairs Southern hospitality with big-city healthcare opportunities, anchored by major medical centers along the Arkansas River. Nurses enjoy a laid-back capital city where rolling hills meet urban convenience, offering an affordable metro lifestyle with genuine community feel—a practical and welcoming place to put down roots between shifts.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
What is firmly on the table right now is the place itself: a Sherwood address in a compact-license state with graduated state income tax. Beyond location, the usual nurse-decision details—pay ranges, unit texture, scheduling, residency, and ratios—are not filled in…
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?