Welcome to Baptist Health! As early talent, you're essential to our mission to create a healthier community through Christian compassion and innovative services. Join us in a collaborative environment dedicated to wellness and driven by purpose, propelling your career towards success.
If you have a passion for healthcare and a desire to make a difference, explore our dynamic and various entry-level positions designed to kickstart your career.
For those interested in the behind-the-scenes action, roles such as our lab assistants and technicians play a pivotal role in diagnostic and research processes, contributing to cutting-edge advancements in healthcare. If hands-on patient care is your calling, consider becoming a Patient Care Technician, where you'll provide compassionate care and support to our patients during their journey to recovery.
Want to join our team as an MRI, Ultrasound, or Echo Tech and become an integral part of our advanced imaging department? At Baptist Health Arkansas, we believe in nurturing talent, offering growth opportunities, and fostering a supportive environment where you can thrive. Take the first step toward a rewarding career with us today.
Click on each starting point below to see a potential career pathway!
Name
Mental Health Technician
Psych NR
Medical Social Worker
Psychiatric Therapist
Scrub Tech Student
Surgical Technologist
OR Apprenticeship
OR Tech I
OR Tech II
Lab Assistant
Medical Lab Technologist
Medical Technologist
Patient Care Technician
Licensed Practical Nurse
PCT RN Student
Non-Registered Tech
Extern
Registered Nurse
Advanced Practice Nurse
Registered Nurse
MRI Radiologic Technician
Ultrasound Radiologic Technician
Special Procedures Tech (IVR & Cath Lab)
Echo Tech
Respiratory Tech
Certified or Registered Respiratory Tech
Patient Care Associate
Non-Registered Tech
MRI Radiologic Technician
Ultrasound Radiologic Technician
Special Procedures Tech (IVR & Cath Lab)
Echo Tech
Respiratory Tech
Certified or Registered Respiratory Tech
Are you a dedicated nursing student with two semesters under your belt? At Baptist Health, we offer you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience under the direct supervision of our skilled registered nurses. You'll be responsible for essential tasks like bathing, ambulation, vital signs monitoring, and meal assistance while developing excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while advancing your career with us. Apply today and embark on your journey towards becoming a highly skilled registered nurse.
Two Semesters Completed
At an accredited school of nursing with two semesters of medical surgical clinical rotations
CPR Certification
You need an up-to-date CPR certification
GPA
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater
The Soft Skills and Details
Completed and turned in the required documentation. Good organizational skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate with the healthcare team effectively
Practicum Hours
At least 6 weeks or 216 hours (June to August) of practicum hours
Every program is different. This allows us to take a look at what skills were covered during your practicum and curriculum.
Explore the specialty of Emergency Nursing through our ED Fellowship. The program is designed to assist you in achieving the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to gain confidence in the emergency department and ensure the safety and quality of emergent patient care. The fellowship is structured around a standardized framework of blended learning strategies and unit-based precepted orientation, based on the principles of adult learning theory and active learning methodologies. At Baptist Health, we center our fellowship program around the orientee and orientation, aligning with the Mission, Vision, and Philosophy of the Baptist Health System.
The fellowship will meet daily for two weeks from 08:30-17:00. During this time, you will learn focused assessment and required interventions.
Monthly, the fellowship group will meet for education, simulation, debriefing, and questions. Learning needs are reviewed, identified, and clinical activities are focused on addressing those needs.
Upon completion of orientation, the orientation manual will be jointly completed by the Manager/Supervisor and the Educator (if applicable) and reviewed with the orientee.
The ED Fellowship will be one year in length, featuring monthly meetings with coordinators and educators.
Explore the specialty of Emergency Nursing through our ED Fellowship. The program is designed to assist you in achieving the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to gain confidence in the emergency department and ensure the safety and quality of emergent patient care. The fellowship is structured around a standardized framework of blended learning strategies and unit-based precepted orientation, based on the principles of adult learning theory and active learning methodologies. At Baptist Health, we center our fellowship program around the orientee and orientation, aligning with the Mission, Vision, and Philosophy of the Baptist Health System.
A 22-week program, including a schedule of five 8-hour days with ongoing evaluations to include didactic lectures, simulation lab, clinical assessments, written exams and job shadowing
The Perioperative RN Fellowship at Baptist Health-LR enhances the knowledge and skills of newly hired RNs for the safety of surgical patients. It follows a standardized framework, combining adult learning theory and active methodologies, with a focus on the orientee and alignment with Baptist Health's Mission, Vision and Philosophy. The orientation pathway at our facility is the roadmap for the orientation process.
It sets the minimum standards for all circulating nurses and adopts a team approach with the orientee, preceptor, manager and educator. It tracks competence and learning needs to ensure the orientee becomes safe, competent and knowledgeable during orientation.
A 22-week program, including a schedule of five 8-hour days with ongoing evaluations to include didactic lectures, simulation lab, clinical assessments, written exams and job shadowing
Baptist Health is committed to bringing the expertise of nursing to our new graduates. Let us help you transition from the classroom to the bedside with confidence.
The Transition to Practice Program is built to help you transition from the academic setting to the bedside setting, help enhance your critical thinking, and build confidence in your practice.
4 Classes
1 Evidence-Based Project
Graduation
Guided Clinical Experience with a Preceptor
Completion and Clinical Ladder Advancement
We offer 10 programs of study for people that want to start their career in healthcare. Click here to learn more about our BHCLR.
Medical Laboratory Scientists perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment, and aid in health maintenance.
Using radioactive materials, Nuclear Medicine Technologists visualize functioning organs.
The Accelerated Track is a one year program for LPNs and Certified Paramedics. The Accelerated Track coordinates with Arkansas Tech University, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas Fayetteville so that graduates from our program can seamlessly complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Nurses provide and direct others in the provision of nursing care to patients in inpatient, outpatient, clinic and community healthcare settings. Nurses work closely with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.
Occupational therapy assistants make a difference in people’s lives by helping them be as independent as possible when physical, psychological, or social challenges prevent them from doing everyday things that give their lives meaning. They work with clients from newborn to older adults in a variety of settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, and nursing homes.
Patient Care Technicians, or PCTs, work under the supervision of nurses, advanced practice personnel, and physicians to provide direct patient care of basic needs, draw labs, and perform electrocardiograms.
Under the supervision of a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse provides direct patient bedside care such as personal hygiene, treatments, and medication administration.
Radiographers are medical professionals responsible for performing diagnostic x-ray examinations using ionizing radiation.
Sleep Technology, also called Polysomnographic (PSG) Technology, is an allied health specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. PSG techs operate a variety of electronic monitoring devices, record brain (EEG) and cardiac (ECG) activity, breathing, blood oxygen levels, muscle activity, eye movements, and other physiological events during a sleep study. Most Sleep Techs work overnight shifts and are responsible for providing all patient care associated with the outpatient procedure.
Working as part of the surgical team under the direct supervision of a surgeon or registered nurse, the surgical technologist anticipates the needs of the surgeon, utilizes surgical equipment, and provides for the needs of the patient and surgical team.
Here are some of our jobs specifically targeted for students and externs.
"Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul."
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