Help Shape Pediatric GI Care in Northwest Arkansas

Arkansas Children’s, in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatric gastroenterologist physicians. Successful candidates will join the state’s only pediatric health system and play a key role in shaping the future of digestive health services in the Northwest Arkansas region.

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Program Highlights:

Join an established team at Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) with five providers and strong plans for continued growth.

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Other highlights include:

• Regions only aerodigestive clinic, complex endoscopy team and neurogastroenterology and motility services
• Care coordination with specialists in other departments and area pediatricians to deliver the most advanced testing and treatments available
• Provide expert care to children with a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal, liver, and nutritional disorders
• Faculty appointment with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at the Assistant or Associate Professor level
• Modern outpatient clinic equipped with advanced technology and dedicated GI nursing support
• Opportunity to participate in clinical research and academic teaching through UAMS
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Quality incentives and retirement match
• Relocation assistance

Expansion Arkansas Children’s is undergoing an exciting expansion! In 2026, our ACNW hospital in Springdale, Arkansas, will create more resources, advanced tools and spaces tailored to children’s specific needs. This growth will bridge a gap for families from surrounding states who need higher levels of specialized care and will further reduce the need for Arkansas families to seek care outside the region.

In 2026, key enhancements to ACNW will include a new endoscopy suite for GI services as well as a redesigned and expanded lab, pharmacy and sterile processing for improved efficiency and future growth. To learn more and see renderings, visit archildrens.org/expansion.

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About Arkansas Children’s and ACNW Arkansas Children's is the only health care system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' 850,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals with 361 licensed beds, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define, discover and deliver unprecedented child health. ACNW operates an inpatient unit that will expand in 2026; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department.

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Why Northwest Arkansas ACNW is situated in beautiful Northwest Arkansas, one of the country’s fastest growing and most affordable areas to live. The region is home to corporations including Walmart, J.B. Hunt and Tyson. With expansive trails for hiking and biking, a world-renowned arts scene and excellent schools, Northwest Arkansas has something for everyone.

U.S. News & World Report put Northwest Arkansas on its 2024-25 Best Places to Live. The vibrant, generous community coupled with the mission-driven team at ACNW make this location hard to beat. Experience meaningful work-life balance as part of the Arkansas Children’s team.

About Arkansas Children's

About Arkansas Children's

Arkansas Children's is the only health care system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' 850,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals with 361 licensed beds, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric subspecialties (2025-2026): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology.

Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the northwest Arkansas region, is a Level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates an inpatient unit that will expand in 2026; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health.

To learn more, visit archildrens.org.