In range for Arizona travel rolesArizona travel postings that state pay run $46/hr to $69/hr, the middle half $52/hr to $62/hr, across 149 postings.
Also stated
$50/hr
The role and schedule
Charting
Allscripts
Weekends
Weekends required
The workplace
Codinix Technologies Inc.
Hiring organization
The EHR named on that posting is Allscripts. Arizona is a compact-license state with a flat 2.5% state income tax, and the local average commute is short—about nine minutes—though living farther out can stretch a drive toward an hour. Codinix…
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week Med/Surg contract in Tuba City, Arizona. This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who are passionate about providing high-quality patient care in an acute care setting while working with a collaborative healthcare team.
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult patients in an acute care Med/Surg unit.
Assess, monitor, and document patient conditions accurately.
Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders.
Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Educate patients and families on treatment plans and discharge instructions.
Maintain accurate documentation using the Allscripts EMR system.
Adhere to hospital policies, safety standards, and infection control protocols.
Neighborhoods+Tuba City is an unincorporated community on the Navajo Nation that directly borders the Hopi villages of Upper Moenkopi and Lower Moenkopi. Residential areas are primarily quiet and car-oriented, centered around the civic core along Main Street and spreading into open high-desert parcels characterized by larger multigenerational households. Because local private housing and modern rental subdivisions are very scarce, medical staff and other professionals often weigh living in town against commuting from regional hubs like Flagstaff.
Tuba City is an unincorporated community on the Navajo Nation that directly borders the Hopi villages of Upper Moenkopi and Lower Moenkopi. Residential areas are primarily quiet and car-oriented, centered around the civic core along Main Street and spreading into open high-desert parcels characterized by larger multigenerational households.
Because local private housing and modern rental subdivisions are very scarce, medical staff and other professionals often weigh living in town against commuting from regional hubs like Flagstaff.
Getting around+For healthcare workers living directly in Tuba City, daily drives to the local hospital and clinics are virtually frictionless, typically taking under ten minutes along Main Street and local connecting arteries. A modest share of residents walks or bikes across town. However, a significant portion of hospital staff commutes from Flagstaff along US-89 and US-160, trading a long highway drive through open plateau country for broader off-shift amenities.
For healthcare workers living directly in Tuba City, daily drives to the local hospital and clinics are virtually frictionless, typically taking under ten minutes along Main Street and local connecting arteries. A modest share of residents walks or bikes across town.
However, a significant portion of hospital staff commutes from Flagstaff along US-89 and US-160, trading a long highway drive through open plateau country for broader off-shift amenities.
Outdoors+Outdoor access is defined by dramatic high-desert geology and open landscapes. In town, Louise Yellowman County Park at Main Street and Moenave Street provides a walking trail, skate park, basketball court, playground, and shaded ramadas. Five miles outside town along the highway, the Navajo Moenave Dinosaur Tracks showcase fossilized theropod footprints, while regional natural landmarks like Coal Mine Canyon, the Elephant's Feet formations, the Painted Desert, and the Grand Canyon fifty miles west offer exceptional weekend hiking and photography.
Outdoor access is defined by dramatic high-desert geology and open landscapes. In town, Louise Yellowman County Park at Main Street and Moenave Street provides a walking trail, skate park, basketball court, playground, and shaded ramadas.
Five miles outside town along the highway, the Navajo Moenave Dinosaur Tracks showcase fossilized theropod footprints, while regional natural landmarks like Coal Mine Canyon, the Elephant's Feet formations, the Painted Desert, and the Grand Canyon fifty miles west offer exceptional weekend hiking and photography.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Tuba City
Tuba City, known in Diné as Tó Nanees’dizí ('tangled waters'), is the largest community on the Navajo Nation and shares its high-desert plateau border with the Hopi villages of Moenkopi. For relocating nurses, clinical opportunities here offer meaningful cross-cultural healthcare experiences and competitive compensation packages. Living directly in town eliminates commute stress, with daily hospital drives taking under ten minutes along Main Street, past historic community landmarks like the 1906 Tuba City Trading Post, the Navajo Code Talkers Museum, and the historic Krenz-Kerley building housing the public library. Outdoor time is defined by dramatic Western backdrops, from the nearby Moenave dinosaur tracks and Coal Mine Canyon to the Grand Canyon fifty miles west. The primary trade-off is geographic isolation: rental housing is scarce, commercial shopping is sparse, and off-shift dining is largely limited to the NavajoLand Hotel dining room. Consequently, many nurses weigh employer-provided housing in town against a long highway commute from Flagstaff.
