Registered Nurse (RN) - Orthopedics - $34-45 per hour
Company: Tenet-AZ Region
Location: Tucson
Posted on: January 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Tenet-AZ Region is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Orthopedics
for a nursing job in Tucson, Arizona. Job Description &
Requirements - Specialty: Orthopedics - Discipline: RN - Duration:
Ongoing - 36 hours per week - Shift: 12 hours - Employment Type:
Staff Up to $10,000 Bonus Based on Eligibility Position Summary
Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established
policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.
- Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records,
and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Serves as a
primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient
care. Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. Assesses
and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of
the healthcare team. Assessment - An RN uses a systematic, dynamic
way to collect and analyze data about a patient, the first step in
delivering nursing care. Assessment includes not only physiological
data, but also psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic,
and life-style factors as well. - Initial assessment -
Re-assessment - Focused assessment based on patient condition,
setting and population - Problem Identification - Problem
identification is the nurse’s clinical judgment about the patient’s
response to actual or potential health conditions or needs.
Planning and Outcomes – Based on the assessment and problem
identification, the nurse sets measurable and achievable short- and
long-range goals in collaboration with the patient and family.
Assessment data, problem identification, and goals are written in
the patient’s care plan so that nurses as well as other health
professionals caring for the patient have access to it. -
Establishing daily goals with the patient and family - Formulating
a plan of care - Transition or Discharge planning - Implementation
– Nursing care is implemented according to the care plan, so
continuity of care for the patient during hospitalization and in
preparation for discharge is assured. Care is documented in the
patient’s record. - Ensures patient safety - Medication
administration - Provision of ordered treatments - Patient/Family
education - Provision of nursing care - Documentation in healthcare
record - Evaluation – Both the patient’s status and the
effectiveness of the nursing care must be continuously evaluated,
and the care plan modified as needed. Care Coordination – Actions
initiated by nurses with patients, families, and/or members of
their healthcare team to manage and correct the sequence, timing,
and/or effectiveness of patient care from admission to discharge. -
Delegation - Supervision - Prioritization Tenet AZ Job ID
2503035429. Posted job title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho
Keywords: Tenet-AZ Region, Tucson , Registered Nurse (RN) - Orthopedics - $34-45 per hour, Healthcare , Tucson, Arizona
