Registered Nurse / RN Post Op Ortho

Ardent Health Services; Tulsa, Northern (OK, KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services seeks a day shift, full-time Post-Op Orthopedics Registered Nurse (RN) in Tulsa, OK. The role centers on comprehensive perioperative care for orthopedic patients, including planning and delivering direct patient care, while ensuring adherence to standards and policies.

Frontline responsibilities include patient assessment, documentation, and collaboration with the care team to optimize outcomes and patient safety in a fast-paced surgical unit.

Qualifications

• ADN required.
• Current Oklahoma RN License.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document care per standards.
• Provide age-appropriate care to patients on the unit.
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development to identify patient needs across the lifespan.
• Develop and modify the plan of care to deliver quality care per policies.
• Adhere to the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Documentation

Growth & development knowledge

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Oklahoma RN License

BLS Certification (within 14 days of hire)

Job description

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Post-Op Orthopedics Registered Nurse (RN) in Tulsa, OK.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute.

• Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting care activities in accordance with HHS standards in order to deliver efficient, effective and quality patient care.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
• Plan for the provision of patient care including the development, modification and implementation of the plan of care in accordance with HHS standards in order to deliver efficient, effective and quality patient care as described in the Patient Care policies and procedures.
• Expected to adhere to and abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

Job Requirements:

• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current Oklahoma RN License
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care