Medication aide jobs in Arkansas

Too few open medication aide jobs in Arkansas post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $16.55/hr ($34,430 a year) for nursing assistants in Arkansas (May 2025), against $20.32 nationally, 48th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

Fayetteville (2), Fairfield Bay (1), Pine Bluff (1) and Texarkana (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

By open jobs on this board: Ciel Senior Living (2), Springs Pine Bluff (1) and Springs Texarkana (1). In all, 4 employers have medication aide jobs open in Arkansas.

5 medication aide jobs are open in Arkansas today at 4 employers on this board, about 0.3 for every 1,000 medication aides employed there (BLS counts 17,260, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of nursing assistants to grow 2.6% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

6 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Cavalier Healthcare (Cavalier Healthcare of England has immediate openings for energetic, caring professional CNAs who want to...); Certified Medication Aide/weekends at Springs Texarkana (...you a member of The Springs Texarkana!! Apply on-line or stop in! Interviews on the spot! Just ask for...); Certified Nursing Assistant at The Springs of Fairfield Bay (2) (Now Hiring: Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) – Immediate Openings Weekends 6am-6pm The Springs of...). Every such job in Arkansas.

18 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Assistant - Free Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program at Creekside at The Springs (...you work as a Hospitality Aide Flexible scheduling to fit your life Daily pay available Competitive pay...); CNA Care Partner 7pm-7am $18-20.25 (Part Time) at Pinnacle Groves (...(FT, PT, and PRN) Complimentary meal each shift (FT, PT, and PRN) Daily Pay Option Direct Deposit Did...); CNA/Care Partner 7pm-7am $18-22 (Full Time) at Ridgemere (...(FT, PT, and PRN) Complimentary meal each shift (FT, PT, and PRN) Daily Pay Option Direct Deposit Did...). Every such job in Arkansas.

9 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Patient Care Technician at Arkansas Children's (...general education degree (GED) Recommended Education Required Work Experience No Experience Required -...); Patient Care Tech (PCT) - 2 South Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at Baxter Health (...minimum score of Bronze on the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). Experience: No experience required....); Patient Care Tech (PCT) - 3 West Medical at Baxter Health (...minimum score of Bronze on the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). Experience: No experience required....). Every such job in Arkansas.

1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Nursing Assistant - Free Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program at Creekside at The Springs.

19 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant at Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas (Current Arkansas CNA certification is strongly preferred for this position.); Patient Care Tech (PCT) - 2 South Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at Baxter Health (Certification: Current Arkansas nursing assistant certification preferred;); Patient Care Tech (PCT) - 3 West Medical at Baxter Health (Certification: Current Arkansas nursing assistant certification preferred;). Every such job in Arkansas.

15 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant at Creekside at The Springs ($1,500 sign-on bonus); Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)7PM-7AM at Lake Forest Senior Living at Hot Springs Village (up to $2,500 sign-on bonus); CNA-ALF Nights at Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home (up to $2,500 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Arkansas.

5 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Patient Care Associate - LRPCT Resource Team at Baptist Health (Arkansas); Patient Care Tech I - MedSurg Resource Team at Baptist Health (Arkansas); Patient Care Tech-Float at Conway Regional Health System. Every such job in Arkansas.

Nurse aide certification, then a state medication aide course and exam. Medication aide certification (State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam; rules and titles differ by state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Arkansas's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

1,071 people finished nursing assistant and patient care programs at 22 schools in Arkansas in 2023-24 (U.S. Department of Education). The most graduates: Arkansas State University Three Rivers in Malvern (150), Arkansas State University-Newport in Newport (117) and Arkansas Tech University in Russellville (100). Online schools count where they are based.

At Arkansas's middle nursing home, one nurse aide is on duty for every 9.2 residents at an average hour; the middle half of its nursing homes run from 8.0 to 10.1. Day shifts have more staff on the floor and nights fewer, so a day-shift aide usually has fewer residents than this and a night-shift one more. From what 219 nursing homes report to Medicare from their payroll (Oct 2026); Arkansas's nursing homes hiring here, home by home.

By the Arkansas hospitals' own reports to Medicare (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits), nursing aide hours averaged $21.14 an hour across 39 hospitals, against $23.53 an hour across the US. The highest hospital averages: Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Fort Smith ($45.24), Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers ($35.18), National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs ($24.48), St Vincent Medical Center/North in Sherwood ($22.77). An average over every hour, not one job's pay. Every Arkansas hospital.

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