Registered Nurse Acute Orthopedics

“Our team took care of a mother who had been struck by a drunk driver in a car accident alongside her daughter, suffering from factures in her spine, ribs, and femur. Despite her condition, she desperately wanted to be by her daughter’s side, who was also being treated for injuries. In just two days, we were able to help the mother regain enough strength to walk out of our unit and reunite with her daughter.”– Orthopedic RN–Imagine being the first person to hold a patient's hand as they take their first pain-free step in years.This is the impact we make every day in Orthopedics.As a valued nursing professional on our Acute Orthopedic Unit, you’ll help patients regain mobility after fractures, injuries, or chronic conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis. The impact from surgeries and care provided on our unit drastically improves our patients’ quality of life, so most patients elect for and look favorably upon their stay with us.Our unit is a great fit for you if:You prefer patient progress to be overwhelmingly positive and faster to witnessYou thrive in providing care that is straightforward in nature rather than solving for multiple complex medical comorbiditiesMeeting a variety of patients energizes youYou aspire to grow into roles such as Unit Leadership or other service lines including Surgical ICU, Emergency Department, PACU, or Women’s ServicesWhat you will do in this role:Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiativesBe an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), therapy, and more.Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with th