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Nursing Positions


As one of the nation's largest children's hospitals in the country, Arkansas Children's offers a wide variety of career and professional development opportunities for nurses. The nurses of Arkansas Children's consistently exhibit the meaning of this statement as they help make children better today and healthier tomorrow.

As a new graduate nurse, we offer a variety of opportunities to learn and grow. As an experienced nurse looking to grow professionally or continue your education, our hospital offers a number of opportunities in nursing education, leadership, or clinical positions.

Arkansas Children's has a RN Residency to offer a nursing residency and fellowship program to our new graduate Registered Nurses. This formalized residency program will greatly benefit its participants, the hospital and the patients, especially in the hospital's ongoing commitment toward quality and safety grounded in evidence-based practice.

Nursing Positions

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  • Surgical Services (Ambulatory Surgery, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Operating Room) - Interested in working in Surgery and have a passion for pediatrics? Arkansas Children's Surgical Services department is the place for you! Carter, RN in the Surgical Services department, explains more about the different services in the OR and the joy of having the job he's always wanted.

  • 3A - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - Enjoy new challenges every day. Nurses in the PICU love the variety of diagnoses they see, multiple resources, and ongoing learning opportunities. Hear more about our amazing team in the PICU.
  • ED - Emergency Department (ED) - Every day is a new adventure in the ED at Arkansas Children's. In the state's only pediatric level 1 trauma center, nurses are part of an amazing team providing compassionate care to patients and families. To hear more about how nurses in the ED make a difference. 
  • CVICU - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - Make a difference as a nurse in one of the nation's leading heart centers. Angela, RN in the CVICU at Arkansas Children's, enjoys providing individualized care to her patients and families while learning new skills every day. Hear more from Angela about working as a nurse in the CVICU.

  • NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - One department with one goal… to provide high-quality care to families with critically ill or medically complex newborns. Lavanya talks about the NICU at Arkansas Children's and what she loves most about her department.

  • 3C Intermediate Unit - Nurses in this department enjoy working closely with a variety of patients and playing a role in their recovery. To learn more about the exciting world of the Intermediate Care Unit, listen to Angela, RN.