Arkansas Children's Northwest is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist

Arkansas Children’s, in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible pediatric hospitalist. The successful candidate will join the state’s only pediatric health system and play a key role in shaping the future of children’s health in our region.

Program Info & Highlights:

As Arkansas Children’s Northwest continues to expand, join a dynamic team of 9 hospitalists who provide nationally ranked and recognized care to patients statewide and regionally. Other highlights include:

• Provide 24/7 inpatient coverage at a free-standing children's hospital with no delivery or newborn nursery coverage or out of hospital "call"
• Dedicated focus within the practice on work-life balance
• Flexible scheduling and unmatched practice support
• Contracted hours are currently divided between 12-hour days and nights in addition to 8-hour daytime shifts
• Equally distributed weekend and holiday coverage
• Nocturnist positions are available, 10 shifts a month as a full-time position
• Opportunities for hospital and system-wide committee involvement, quality improvement projects, teaching (medical student level), medical informatics opportunity and career advancement
• Competitive salary, sign-on bonus, moving allowance and benefits
• Additional opportunities for both quarterly production bonuses and yearly quality incentive bonuses

Qualifications:

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in General Pediatrics
• Hospitalist fellowship not required

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, discover and deliver unprecedented child health.

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Arkansas Children's Northwest operates an inpatient unit that will expand in 2026; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialities; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department.

Why Northwest Arkansas?

Northwest Arkansas combines strong economic opportunity with an outstanding quality of life. Anchored by global companies like Walmart, Tyson Foods and J.B. Hunt, the region offers high-paying jobs, career mobility and a growing startup and tech scene—all while maintaining a lower cost of living than most major metro areas.

The area is known for its natural beauty and active lifestyle, with the Ozark Mountains, lakes and miles of world-class biking and hiking trails right outside your door. Cities like Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale deliver vibrant downtowns, top-rated schools, and a thriving arts and food culture, including renowned attractions like Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Northwest Arkansas is family-friendly, community-driven, and rapidly growing, offering the energy of a modern metro with the charm and access to nature that makes it easy to feel at home.

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.