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North Little Rock, Arkansas

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Chief Nursing Officer Opportunity

Since 1983, The BridgeWay has been a quiet place for healing across our 18 acre campus. Over the years we have grown from a capacity of 66 to 113-beds and are poised to renovate and grow in the near future. Although the facility stands as one of the largest behavioral health programs in the state, our patients receive individualized care, and we offer therapeutic programming for children, adolescent and adults across inpatient, outpatient and residential services.

Much more about our history, campus, patients and treatment at: thebridgeway.com

The Chief Nursing Officer is a key member of the senior leadership team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric nursing strategy with a hands-on approach and keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective health care is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements.

The CNO participates in the hospital’s strategic planning and contributes to the achievement of institutional goals and objectives. The CNO will focus on 5 key areas: People, Service, Quality, Growth, and Finance.

What do our current nursing leaders value at The BridgeWay & UHS?

That despite our large company design, each facility is run independently, and so our nurse executives have the autonomy to manage their teams with clinical and educational support from corporate.

You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer nurse leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. That we have an active Nursing Council based on shared governance and evidence-based practice.

That we offer internal leadership and clinical education, including a generous annual tuition assistance and continuing education allowance designed to keep you at the top of your practice.

That we offer and support real career advancement opportunity, including our COO-in-Training program and a variety of regional and national corporate roles designed to support the field and share advanced experience.

And, that UHS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that reflects the work/life needs of our senior leaders.

Total Rewards for Our Senior Leaders Include

  • Annual incentive plan
  • Relocation Support
  • Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
  • In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (20 CEUs)
  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • Diverse programming to expand your experience
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Pet Insurance

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

If you would like to learn more before applying, please contact Madison Reddell, Clinical Recruiter, at (484) 584-2790, or via email at Madison.Reddell@UHSinc.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500® corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 101,500 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 29 acute care inpatient facilities, 346 behavioral health inpatient facilities and 168 outpatient and other facilities in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Job Requirements

  • Licensure: Current license or permit to practice professional nursing in the state of AR.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a CCNE accredited nursing program; Master of Science in Nursing is strongly preferred within first year.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of behavioral health nursing clinical practices and management.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of effective management and supervisory practices.

Five or more years of progressive nursing management experience; preferrably within a behavioral health setting

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing leadershipPatient-centric careClinical managementStaff supervisionRegulatory complianceQuality improvementBudget managementHealthcare administration

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 64% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Registered Nurse by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedRegistered Nurse median $118k (middle half $100k–$135k)107 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArkansas index 86.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Registered Nurse listings in Arkansas35 active5,854 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 64% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentUS Registered Nurse listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nursing Leadership listings140 in the last 30 days51 the 30 days before (+175%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Registered Nurse pay trend+4.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Annual incentive plan
Relocation Support
Tuition savings with Chamberlain University
In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (20 CEUs)
Career development opportunities
HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

Living in North Little Rock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$181k
Typical market rent
$1,128/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
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 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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