Registered Nurse-Operating Room

IU Health; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

401(k)

Employer paid medical leave

Wellness program incentives

Job summary

IU Health in Indiana is seeking passionate OR nurses and recent RN graduates to join our team and support the intraoperative process across Main Hospital and ASC locations.

You will assist anesthesia and surgeons, maintain sterility, and provide critical care for cardiac, orthopedics, neurology, and other specialties. A six‑month orientation, RN licensure, and BLS are required, with opportunities for growth and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Requires ASN; BSN preferred.
• Active RN license in Indiana or NLC.
• Graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• BLS certification through AHA; additional life support may be required per unit.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients in the intraoperative setting and assist anesthesia and surgeon.
• Maintain sterility of instruments and equipment during procedures.
• Provide critical care support for cases involving cardiac, orthopedics, neurology and other specialties.
• Care for patients across Main Hospital and ASC locations; • on-call may be required.

Skills

RN license

BLS certification

OR experience

Education

ASN

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses and upcoming/recent RN graduates to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals.

At IU Health, you will learn and develop your career in significant ways, advancing healthcare and delivering the highest level of patient care. Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed by a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can develop clinical expertise, explore diverse career opportunities, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today.

The Operating Room is a direct care unit providing care to the surgical patient during the intraoperative process. Nurses and techs are responsible for ensuring instrumentation and equipment are functional and available, ensuring the sterility of instrumentation and equipment, assist the surgeon and anesthesia to provide for a safe and efficient process. Our OR department consists of both the Main Hospital and ASC locations.

Our main hospital setting currently consists of 6 rooms which will be 7 rooms once our hybrid OR opens. This location includes robotics and open-heart.

Our ASC (ambulatory surgery center) has 6 rooms and is located on the main campus at Arnett Hospital.

Our nurses will be required to care for patients at both locations in our intraoperative services. Our patient population includes general, cardiac, orthopedics, neurology, gynecology, ENT, podiatry, and plastic surgery.

This unit does have an on-call requirement.

Nursing skills gained on this unit:

• Assisting anesthesia during intubation/extubation
• Assisting surgeon during procedure
• Critical care to assist with A-lines, traumas, massive blood loss, cardiac and respiratory arrest
• Caring for patients during malignant hyperthermia crisis

Unit success/designations:

• CNOR certification
• Multiple Daisy awards
• Magnet certification

Unit culture/highlights:

• Collaboration with Indiana Donor Network
• 6-month intensive orientation
• We offer the program Peri-Op 101 through AORN integrated into the orientation.
• RNs can be trained to scrub at our facility once their orientation is complete
• Teamwork with RN and CST/CSFA roles
• Collaboration with hospital units to ensure safe effective care to patient and family

Qualifications

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
• Other advanced Life Support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• Increased pay scale for bedside nurses
• A supportive and collaborative work environment that is patient centered.
• Competitive benefits.
• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match.
• Employer paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement
  • Student loan forgiveness – IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program.
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
  • Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck. The more you participate, the more you earn.

Our culture of compassion allows for a holistic delivery of care that is individualized based on our patients’ and their families’ needs. At IU Health, every team member is a caregiver. This care does not stop with our patients, it also extends to one another and our community through service projects, health initiatives and wellness education.