Urgent Care Positions in Arkansas (1)
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- •Clarify the evening, weekend, and holiday rotation up front
- •Ask about patients-per-hour expectations at peak volume
- •Confirm which procedures NPs own: lacerations, splinting, I&D
- •Verify on-site radiograph and lab support
- •Ask how evening and weekend differentials are structured
Why Urgent Care?
Defined shifts with no after-hours panel work. When the clinic closes, the day is done.
Procedures, radiograph reads, and undifferentiated complaints across the lifespan.
Urgent care chains, health-system clinics, and retail health sites all post these roles. Each listing names the site and hours.
Hiring in Arkansas
Urgent Care Careers in Arkansas
Who is hiring
The only current Urgent Care listing in Arkansas is posted by CommonSpirit Health.
- CommonSpirit Health1 listing
Where the listings are
Every listing with a stated location is in Oaklawn.
Posted pay
1 of 1 listing states an annual salary. A median appears once at least 5 listings from 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them. Until then, compare pay listing by listing. Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Licensure and practice rules in Arkansas
AANP classifies Arkansas as a reduced practice state. Arkansas NPs need a collaborative practice agreement, typically with a physician, to prescribe unless they hold a certificate of full independent practice authority. An NP can apply for that certificate after 6,240 hours of practice under an agreement with a physician or with prescriptive authority in another jurisdiction.
Arkansas is a Nurse Licensure Compact member. The compact covers the RN license beneath your APRN credential. The APRN license itself is still issued by Arkansas.
Applications, fees and renewal rules come from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
Sources: AANP State Practice Environment (practice authority); NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact roster (verified August 11, 2026); BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. Counts come from live listings on this board, recounted November 15, 2026.
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Common Questions
Urgent Care NP Jobs in Arkansas FAQ
How many Urgent Care NP jobs are open in Arkansas?
The only current Urgent Care listing in Arkansas is posted by CommonSpirit Health. 1 of these 1 listing was posted in the last 30 days, and the newest was posted on November 14, 2026.
Do NPs need a collaborating or supervising physician in Arkansas?
For prescribing, usually. Arkansas NPs need a collaborative practice agreement, typically with a physician, to prescribe unless they hold a certificate of full independent practice authority. An NP can apply for that certificate after 6,240 hours of practice under an agreement with a physician or with prescriptive authority in another jurisdiction. The Arkansas State Board of Nursing publishes the current rule.
Is Arkansas part of the Nurse Licensure Compact?
Yes, Arkansas is a Nurse Licensure Compact member (verified against the live NCSBN roster, August 11, 2026). The compact covers the RN license underpinning your APRN credential (a multistate RN license works across member states), but APRN licensure itself is still issued individually by each state, including Arkansas.