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Med Surg Nurse

Catholic Health Initiatives

Hot Springs, ARJob$32.38–43.68/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$32.38–43.68/hr
Location
Hot Springs, AR
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Arkansas Registered NurseBasic Life Support CPRAdvanced Cardiac Life Support

Job overview

The Medical Surgical Registered Nurse provides individualized care to patients, including assessments, procedures, and implementation of care plans. The role involves supporting postoperative patients, managing pain medication needs, educating patients and families about hospital and home care, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary nursing team. Acute care experience is required, while previous Med Surg experience and a BSN are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient AssessmentCritical ThinkingPatient CareSkilled ProceduresCare Plan ImplementationPatient and Family EducationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing School GraduateArkansas Registered NurseBasic Life Support CPRAdvanced Cardiac Life Support6 Months Acute Care ExperienceMed Surg ExperienceBachelor's in Nursing

Benefits

Tuition Assistance
Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Medical Surgical Registered 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.

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.

  • Comfort patients who are nervous and confused after surgery to make them feel safe and relaxed for their healing.

  • Fast-paced work while paying attention to the patient details across 30 beds in the unit.

  • Welcome new patients and make sure they have the medication necessary to manage their postoperative pain.

  • Confidently inform families and patients about home care and their care while staying at the hospital.

  • Work alongside a team of nurses that care about patient well-being as much as you do.

We are offering a sign on bonus up to $25,000 to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder program as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required, upon hire

  • Registered Nurse: AR, upon hire

  • Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 12 - months

  • 6 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program)

Preferred

  • Previous Med Surg experience

  • BSN

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 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. With more than 280 licensed beds, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving the health care needs of Hot Springs, Ark., and surrounding communities. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14, 2020 and employs the highest standards of quality and ensures that patient care and safety are the top priority. Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals.

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

$32.38 - $43.68 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,891 open Medical-Surgical Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$32.38–43.68/hr
  • US median$38–56/hr834 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $38.03/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($47/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Medical-Surgical Nurse hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,891 open Medical-Surgical Nurse jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Medical-Surgical Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 826 postings).
Education
94 of the 1,891 open Medical-Surgical Nurse jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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