PACU RN

Sherwood, Arkansas

You'll write and carry out nursing care plans for PACU patients. CHI St Vincent Health is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Eligibility: Surgical Services Nursing

Posted Sep 12

Shift and hours: Days40 hours a week
Unit and setting: PACU · Hospital Develop and implement a nursing care plan for PACU patients.PACU patients
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Arkansas staff rolesArkansas staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $45/hr, the middle half $27/hr to $40/hr, across 242 postings.
Tuition assistance: Offered

Benefits

BenefitsPrescription drug coverageprescription drug
BenefitsVision plansvision plans
BenefitsLife insurancelife insurance
BenefitsPaid time offpaid time off
BenefitsTuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
BenefitsRetirement planretirement plan benefits

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The role and schedule

Day to day: skilled procedures performing skilled procedures
Day to day: room prep with equipment and supplies Collaborate with other professionals to ensure rooms are prepped with necessary equipment and supplies.

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CHI St Vincent Health

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You are weighing CHI St Vincent Health in Sherwood, Arkansas (72120). 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…

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As our PACU Nurse at CHI St. Vincent North, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, 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. Apply cultural sensitivity to all patients, caregivers, and teams.

Develop and implement a nursing care plan for PACU patients. Collaborate with other professionals to ensure rooms are prepped with necessary equipment and supplies. Demonstrate kindness and compassion.

What's around it?

In Sherwood, AR

Sherwood, ARFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 13% below the US average

Median rent: $1,101/mo
Household income: $81,328/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Sherwood, AR

NeighborhoodsSherwood is structured into several distinct pockets rather than a single uniform suburb. Sylvan Hills serves as the mature, established core with tree-lined streets, mid-century ranch homes, and community identity centered around Sylvan Hills High School. The Miller Road corridor contains most of the city's newer subdivision construction, featuring contemporary floor plans and cul-de-sacs, while the central Kiehl Avenue corridor offers the closest proximity to retail, municipal services, and parks. Further north along U.S. 67/167, Gravel Ridge delivers a more spread-out, semi-rural setting with larger parcels, and established neighborhoods like Windsor Valley sit immediately south along the North Little Rock border.

Sherwood is structured into several distinct pockets rather than a single uniform suburb. Sylvan Hills serves as the mature, established core with tree-lined streets, mid-century ranch homes, and community identity centered around Sylvan Hills High School.

The Miller Road corridor contains most of the city's newer subdivision construction, featuring contemporary floor plans and cul-de-sacs, while the central Kiehl Avenue corridor offers the closest proximity to retail, municipal services, and parks. Further north along U.S. 67/167, Gravel Ridge delivers a more spread-out, semi-rural setting with larger parcels, and established neighborhoods like Windsor Valley sit immediately south along the North Little Rock border.

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Getting aroundSherwood is heavily car-dependent, situated approximately nine miles northeast of downtown Little Rock with immediate connections to U.S. 67/167, Interstate 40, Interstate 30, and Interstate 440. Nurses commuting into major hospital complexes in downtown Little Rock or North Little Rock face typical drive times between 10 and 20 minutes under normal traffic flow. Public transit is limited in scope, though Rock Region Metro provides point-to-point transit options across the service area, and the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is situated roughly 15 miles south.

Sherwood is heavily car-dependent, situated approximately nine miles northeast of downtown Little Rock with immediate connections to U.S. 67/167, Interstate 40, Interstate 30, and Interstate 440. Nurses commuting into major hospital complexes in downtown Little Rock or North Little Rock face typical drive times between 10 and 20 minutes under normal traffic flow. Public transit is limited in scope, though Rock Region Metro provides point-to-point transit options across the service area, and the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is situated roughly 15 miles south.

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OutdoorsSherwood offers local recreation at Indianhead Lake, the Henson Park Tennis Center, Sherwood Forest, and golf facilities at The Greens at North Hills. Camp Robinson hosts mountain biking trails that are accessible to the public, though roughly a third of residents live within a ten-minute walk of a neighborhood park. For extensive outdoor recreation, residents travel minutes south to North Little Rock to access the 1,700-acre Burns Park, the 15-mile paved Arkansas River Trail linked to the Big Dam Bridge, scenic cliffside overlooks at Emerald Park, and climbing routes at Crystal Bluff Crag.

Sherwood offers local recreation at Indianhead Lake, the Henson Park Tennis Center, Sherwood Forest, and golf facilities at The Greens at North Hills. Camp Robinson hosts mountain biking trails that are accessible to the public, though roughly a third of residents live within a ten-minute walk of a neighborhood park.

For extensive outdoor recreation, residents travel minutes south to North Little Rock to access the 1,700-acre Burns Park, the 15-mile paved Arkansas River Trail linked to the Big Dam Bridge, scenic cliffside overlooks at Emerald Park, and climbing routes at Crystal Bluff Crag.

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Sherwood offers relocating nurses an appealing suburban refuge situated roughly nine miles northeast of Little Rock, positioned neatly between Camp Robinson and Little Rock Air Force Base. For medical staff working across the metro area, the city provides an easy 10-to-20-minute commute to major regional medical centers via U.S. 67/167 and Interstate 40 without the hassle of dense city traffic. Neighborhoods cater to varied tastes, from the mature trees and mid-century brick homes of Sylvan Hills to contemporary subdivisions along Miller Road and semi-rural tracts in Gravel Ridge. Daily convenience runs along Kiehl Avenue, home to neighborhood dining favorites like Gadwall's Grill, while destination arts, Simmons Bank Arena concerts, and Argenta nightlife wait minutes south in North Little Rock. Outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of Indianhead Lake, Henson Park, and nearby access to the 1,700-acre Burns Park and the Arkansas River Trail. Relocating nurses should plan for total personal vehicle reliance and brace for hot, humid summers, elevated seasonal pollen, and spring tornado awareness in exchange for a quiet, family-friendly home base.

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Sherwood, ARFrom Census ACS 2024.