Registered Nurse Specialty Coordinator - Endoscopy

IU Health; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health Spring Mill Surgery Center in Carmel, Indiana is seeking a Registered Nurse Specialty Coordinator for the Endoscopy suite. This full-time role supports leadership, advanced nursing care, and clinical excellence in a high-acuity patient population.

You will coordinate service-line activities, mentor staff, and participate in quality and safety initiatives within a collaborative perioperative team. BSN is preferred, ASN required, and Indiana RN license is necessary.

Qualifications

• ASN required; BSN preferred.
• Active RN license in Indiana or NLC.
• Graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support endoscopy service line for high-acuity patients.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop care plans.
• Collaborate with physicians, anesthesia, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor patient status and provide perioperative guidance.
• Lead and mentor nursing staff; support education initiatives.
• Oversee staffing and scheduling within the service line.
• Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Promote IU Health's Mission, Vision, and Values.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

ASN

BSN (preferred)

Job description

Registered Nurse Specialty Coordinator - Endoscopy

IU Health Spring Mill Surgery Center | Douglas Rex Endoscopy Suite
Carmel, Indiana
Full-Time | Days | Monday-Friday
Schedule Options: 5 eight-hour shifts or 4 ten-hour shifts

Overview

At IU Health Spring Mill Surgery Center, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient care through clinical excellence, collaboration, and innovation. The Registered Nurse Specialty Coordinator serves as the clinical leader for the Douglas Rex Endoscopy Suite, coordinating a specialized service line while supporting a patient population that often requires complex clinical assessment and advanced nursing care.

This role combines direct patient care, clinical leadership, staff development, and operational coordination. The Specialty Coordinator serves as the clinical expert for the endoscopy service line, supporting quality outcomes, staff competency, patient safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support a specialized endoscopy service line caring for a similar population of high-acuity patients.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and exercise advanced clinical judgment to develop and implement individualized plans of care.
• Collaborate with physicians, anesthesia providers, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure safe, high-quality patient outcomes.
• Monitor patient status and provide clinical guidance throughout the perioperative experience.
• Serve as a clinical resource, mentor, and expert for nursing and support staff.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and support unit and system-wide initiatives related to the service line.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge within the specialty and function in a scrub and/or circulating role as needed.
• Develop and maintain specialty-specific education and competency programs in collaboration with Clinical Education and System Education teams.
• Oversee orientation, onboarding, training, and ongoing competency validation for staff within the service line.
• Evaluate educational programs and recommend improvements to support clinical excellence.
• Act as a role model and member of the management team while promoting IU Health's Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Assist with scheduling and department staffing coordination.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives.

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.
• Pre-Op and PACU experience preferred.
• Strong communication, organizational, and team-building skills.

Join our team and help deliver exceptional, compassionate care while advancing the future of endoscopy services at IU Health.