Registered Nurse - Operating Room (FT/Evening)

Indiana University Health System; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses to join our Surgical Services team at the Bloomington facility. This unit handles cardiovascular, gynecologic, orthopedic, laparoscopic, and DaVinci procedures, offering diverse surgical experiences.

Nurses new to the OR will be taught to scrub, and you will be part of a team that values collaboration, growth, and patient-centered care. If you are motivated to develop clinical expertise, this is the right opportunity.

Qualifications

• Requires an ASN; BSN preferred.
• Must hold an active RN license in Indiana or NLC.
• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• BLS certification through the AHA is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide circulator RN coverage in the Surgical Services unit.
• Learn and scrub in OR procedures.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient care.
• Respond to on-call notice and be at Bloomington facility within 30 minutes.

Skills

Circulator RN experience

Procedural skills

Time management

Education

ASN

BSN preferred

Active RN license in Indiana or NLC

Graduate from nationally accredited nursing program

Tools

BLS Certification (AHA)

Advanced Life Support certifications

Job description

Shift: This role will work a 10:30 AM to 11:00 PM shift. There is minimal on-call, however, team members must be able to respond to on-call notice and be at the Bloomington facility within 30-minutes.

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

Are you an upcoming nurse graduate or recent nurse graduate?: This pipeline requisition allows the IU Health Talent Acquisition team to pair upcoming & recent nurse graduates with the best opportunities available to them based on their unique skillset and interests. Thanks for your interest in joining the team! 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.

This Surgical Services unit functions within Bloomington Hospital, where we have 14 operating rooms and 2 open heart room. Our Surgical Services team members perform a variety of services, including cardiovascular, gynecological, orthopedic, laparoscopic, and DaVinci procedures.

Nurses new to the OR will be given the opportunity to learn to scrub, which is a great benefit for those that desire to expand their career within the OR.If you are willing to work hard, are self-motivated and desire to work in a positive atmosphere, this is the right team for you! We are looking for someone that is a team player, who can work for the betterment of the whole team in the OR.

Nursing skills gained on this unit:

• Circulator RN experience
• Develop phenomenal procedural skills
• Understand the world of surgical services from Pre/Post, OR room, Endo, PACU, and more
• Refine time management skills

Unit Culture Highlights:

• Teamwork heavy environment
• Career driven colleagues dedicated to growth and development
• Education driven to ensure all staff understand procedure policy

Qualifications

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelors 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.
  • Exceptions: Candidates who have not graduated from a nationally accredited program may be considered if they possess more than two years of acute care experience. Such exceptions are subject to review and approval by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).
• 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.