RN, Registered Nurse - Acute Orthopedics

Tyler, Texas

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.

Posted Sep 27

Shift and hours: 7PM - 7AM · 12-⁠hour Work Schedule 7PM - 7AM
Unit and setting: Acute Orthopedics · Hospital RN, Registered Nurse - Acute Orthopedics
License: RN licenseRN License in state of employment or compact
Term: Permanent Work Type Full TimeFull Time

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License: RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
Certification: BLS BLS required

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Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience: 1 year of related nursing specialty experience 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Experience: related nursing specialty

Posted pay in Texas

The role and schedule

Day to day: delegate care and make assignments to manage clinical situations Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Day to day: meet OneCHRISTUS competency expectations Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Day to day: provide nursing care via nursing process consistent with ANA standards
Day to day: address psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Day to day: administer medications and treatments and monitor effects Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Day to day: document patient history, symptoms, medications, and care given Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Day to day: assess learning needs and educate patients and caregivers Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

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Summary

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients. Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.

Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed. Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given. Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements

Education/Skills

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

BLS required RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule

7PM - 7AM

Work Type

Full Time

What's around it?

In Tyler, TX

Tyler, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,252/mo
Household income: $67,486/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Tyler, TX

NeighborhoodsSouth Tyler is where nurses and young professionals most often land: Hollytree is a prestigious country-club community with luxurious homes, tennis, a pool, and golf, while The Cascades offers Lake Bellwood waterfront living, Cascades Golf & Country Club, a marina, spa, and homes from townhomes to estates. The Woods features large wooded lots and privacy minutes from South Tyler shopping and dining; Cambridge Bend Estates and Cumberland Estates mix modern spacious construction, parks, and access to well-regarded schools and major highways. The historic Azalea District has tree-lined streets and restored early-20th-century homes with easy downtown access. Lindale (a growing town off the interstate), Whitehouse, and mall-area rentals are repeatedly named as safer, more affordable options, and locals advise against living north of most workplaces unless settling in Lindale.

South Tyler is where nurses and young professionals most often land: Hollytree is a prestigious country-club community with luxurious homes, tennis, a pool, and golf, while The Cascades offers Lake Bellwood waterfront living, Cascades Golf & Country Club, a marina, spa, and homes from townhomes to estates. The Woods features large wooded lots and privacy minutes from South Tyler shopping and dining; Cambridge Bend Estates and Cumberland Estates mix modern spacious construction, parks, and access to well-regarded schools and major highways.

The historic Azalea District has tree-lined streets and restored early-20th-century homes with easy downtown access. Lindale (a growing town off the interstate), Whitehouse, and mall-area rentals are repeatedly named as safer, more affordable options, and locals advise against living north of most workplaces unless settling in Lindale.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: dougandpj.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: rosecitystays.com

Getting aroundTyler is described as a place where nearly everything sits within a ten-minute drive; these sources name no public-transit lines. Local advice is to live in South Tyler (The Woods, Hollytree, The Cascades) rather than north of a typical workplace, unless settling in Lindale off the interstate. Cumberland Estates is noted for highway access via Cumberland Road. Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Q is specifically placed near the Hospital District, a cluster tied to Trinity Mother Frances Hospital and East Texas Medical Center, but sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking details.

Tyler is described as a place where nearly everything sits within a ten-minute drive; these sources name no public-transit lines. Local advice is to live in South Tyler (The Woods, Hollytree, The Cascades) rather than north of a typical workplace, unless settling in Lindale off the interstate.

Cumberland Estates is noted for highway access via Cumberland Road. Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Q is specifically placed near the Hospital District, a cluster tied to Trinity Mother Frances Hospital and East Texas Medical Center, but sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking details.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: dougandpj.com Source 4: rosecitystays.com Source 5: homeandmoney.com

OutdoorsTyler State Park covers 985 acres around a 64-acre spring-fed lake, with swimming, fishing, paddling, hiking, mountain biking, camping in the Red Oak Camping Area, and limited-service cabins; reserve day-use or campsites ahead for spring and fall weekends. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden at 420 Rose Park Drive spans 14 acres with more than 32,000 bushes and 500-plus varieties, peaking mid-April through May and again in October. Every spring the Azalea & Spring Flower Trail turns the historic Azalea District's residential streets into a self-guided bloom route, typically peaking in late March. Caldwell Zoo occupies 85 acres with more than 3,000 animals, free admission, and free parking.

Tyler State Park covers 985 acres around a 64-acre spring-fed lake, with swimming, fishing, paddling, hiking, mountain biking, camping in the Red Oak Camping Area, and limited-service cabins; reserve day-use or campsites ahead for spring and fall weekends. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden at 420 Rose Park Drive spans 14 acres with more than 32,000 bushes and 500-plus varieties, peaking mid-April through May and again in October.

Every spring the Azalea & Spring Flower Trail turns the historic Azalea District's residential streets into a self-guided bloom route, typically peaking in late March. Caldwell Zoo occupies 85 acres with more than 3,000 animals, free admission, and free parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: rosecitystays.com Source 2: texasmonthly.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: lemon8-app.com

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Tyler, the Rose Capital of America, is an East Texas Piney Woods city of about 115,000 with a healthcare-heavy job base (Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, East Texas Medical Center) and a 14-acre rose garden of 32,000 bushes. Professionals cluster in South Tyler—Hollytree, The Cascades on Lake Bellwood, The Woods, Cambridge Bend Estates—while Lindale, Whitehouse, and mall-area rentals are named for safer, cheaper housing. Daily life is car-dependent and compact (most needs within ten minutes) yet isolated from big-city amenities. Signature texture: 985-acre Tyler State Park and its 64-acre spring-fed lake, the late-March Azalea Trail, Caldwell Zoo, October's Texas Rose Festival, and downtown First Friday Art Walks. Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Q is near the Hospital District; Villaggio Del Vino (Old Bullard Road) and Rick's on the Square are local fixtures. Expect August highs near 94°F, mild winters, and 46 inches of rain. Tradeoffs are a limited arts scene, summer heat, and a slower "no sense of urgency" pace.

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Sources

As of 2025Source 1: rosecitystays.com Source 2: dougandpj.com Source 3: dougandpj.com Source 4: homeandmoney.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com

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