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Freeman Health System
Bentonville, Arkansas

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Our Mission

To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

What You'll Do

Performs tasks and procedures consistent with Nurse Practitioner (NP)/Physician Assistant's (PA) specialized knowledge, judgment, skill, training and education within the scope of his/her supervising physician.

NP/PA will enter into and maintain a supervision agreement with a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas.

Under such agreement, the physician delegates to the NP/PA authority to deliver health care services and treatments, and to prescribe drugs, medications, devices or therapies which are specific to those clinical conditions treated by the supervising physician.

Schedule: Full Time

Requirements

Current Arkansas Advanced Practice Nurse licensure as a Nurse Practitioner according to AR State Board of Nursing.

Current Arkansas Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurse’s state of residence.

  • OR
  • Current Arkansas Physician Assistant license.
  • Graduate of Physician assistant program accredited by the committee on Allied Health, education and accreditation of the American Medical Association.

Freeman Perks and Programs

  • For eligible full-time and part-time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!
  • Health, vision, dental insurance
  • Retirement with employer match
  • Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
  • Milestone payments with longevity of employment
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Disability pay

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will perform clinical procedures and deliver healthcare services within the scope of a supervising physician. They are responsible for prescribing medications and managing clinical conditions specific to the gastroenterology practice.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentPatient treatmentPrescribing medicationMedical judgmentHealthcare delivery

Gastroenterology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Arkansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $141k (middle half $130k–$162k)279 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArkansas index 86.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Arkansas132 active15,617 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 54% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArkansas nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment132 active listings, Nov 2026
Gastroenterology NP hiring demand#15 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 36 days · 9% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 70 postings, 105 closed
New Gastroenterology NP listings74 in the last 30 days60 the 30 days before (+23%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Arkansas figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Arkansas Gastroenterology postings state pay.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 21 employers
12
<$155k
6
$155k-175k
2
$183k
3
$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
43%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinic Director - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Ageless Mens Health · Memphis, Tennessee

$210k
#2

ARNP or PA-C – Spine Clinic - Harborview

University of Washington · Seattle, Washington

$134k-$210k
#3

Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Provider

$96k-$206k
#4

Telehealth FNP: FT W2

$120k-$183k
+ 28 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Gastroenterology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 160 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Freeman Health System

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, vision, dental insurance
Retirement with employer match
Wellness program with discounts or cash bonus
Milestone payments with longevity
Paid time off (PTO)
Disability pay

Living in Bentonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$378k
Typical market rent
$1,651/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.