Private Duty Nurses RN / LPN
Conway, Arkansas
- Eligibility
- Pediatric
Posted Aug 1 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights
- Unit and setting
- Home Health
- License
- RN licenseRN or LPN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN or LPN license
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
- Below most Arkansas staff postingsArkansas staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $28/hr to $45/hr, across 148 postings.
Benefits
- Flexible monthly scheduling
- Company-sponsored retirement plan with excellent matching rates
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Accrued vacation bonus time
- Specialized training and in-home orientation provided
- Discounts on select cell phone carriers
More benefits (3)
- 401k/Retirement
- Cell phone discounts
- Flexible scheduling
The workplace
The work is home health, so your day is built around seeing patients where they live rather than on a single hospital unit. Beyond the city and the home-health setting, the public record we have is thin. Union status is…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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
About this role
Care IV Home Health in Conway, Arkansas is currently seeking Private Duty Nurses (RN/LPN) to join their team. Private duty nursing involves providing complete nursing care for a single patient throughout a shift, catering to both pediatric and adult patients, day and night, with 8, 10, or 12-hour shifts. Whether you're a new graduate or a seasoned nurse, this role provides better patient relationships, work/life balance, and schedule flexibility. Private duty nurses adhere to a one patient/one nurse model.
Sourced from a public job board.
What's around it?
Conway, ARFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,011/mo
- Household income
- $63,004/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
