Registered Nurse OR Coordinator

IU Health; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health Fishers is seeking an experienced RN Operating Room Coordinator to provide clinical leadership across General Surgery, Urology, and Plastic Surgery. This role blends hands-on patient care with service line coordination, staff development, and operational leadership within a growing perioperative program.

You will collaborate with surgeons, nurses, vendors, and leadership to ensure excellent patient outcomes while driving education, process improvement, and quality initiatives across

Qualifications

• Requires ASN.
• RN license in Indiana or NLC.
• BSN preferred.
• BLS certification required by AHA.
• Operating Room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical operations for assigned surgical service lines.
• Serve as a clinical resource and SME for staff and providers.
• Maintain surgeon preference cards and support equipment/supply management.
• Collaborate with surgeons, vendors, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Assist with orientation, education, and ongoing competency development of staff.
• Lead quality improvement and service line initiatives.
• Scrub and/or circulate surgical cases as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Collaboration

Quality improvement

OR coordination

Education

ASN

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

RN Operating Room Coordinator

IU Health Fishers | Fishers, IN
Full-Time | Day Shift
Flexible Schedule: 4x10s or 5x8s

Join a Growing Surgical Team

IU Health Fishers is seeking an experienced RN Operating Room Coordinator to provide clinical leadership and support across General Surgery, Urology, and Plastic Surgery. This unique role combines hands-on patient care with service line coordination, staff development, and operational leadership within a rapidly expanding surgical program.

As the service line expert, you'll collaborate with surgeons, staff, vendors, and leadership to ensure exceptional patient outcomes while supporting growth, education, and process improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical operations for assigned surgical service lines.
• Serve as a clinical resource and subject matter expert for staff and providers.
• Maintain surgeon preference cards and support equipment and supply management.
• Collaborate with surgeons, vendors, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Assist with orientation, education, and ongoing competency development of staff.
• Lead quality improvement and service line initiatives.
• Scrub and/or circulate surgical cases as needed.

Why IU Health Fishers?

• Expanding from 6 ORs to 8 ORs plus a procedure room
• Growing robotic surgery program with a recently added second da Vinci robot
• Opportunity to influence service line growth and staff development
• Collaborative leadership team and strong physician partnerships

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.
• 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.
• Previous Operating Room experience preferred.
• Previous circulating experience preferred.
• Experience in General Surgery, Urology, or Plastic Surgery preferred.
• Previous leadership, charge nurse, or coordinator experience

If you're an experienced OR nurse looking to combine clinical expertise with leadership and service line coordination, we'd love to hear from you. Join IU Health Fishers and help shape the future of a growing perioperative program.