Transplant Operating Room RN
Indianapolis, IN
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Transplant OR RN)

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Transplant Registered Nurse (RN)
• Required Years of Experience: 2 years of strong transplant experience (Liver transplant experience is a hard requirement)
• First Timers Accepted: Yes, if they have 2 years of strong transplant experience
• Call Requirement: Yes, 40-60 hours per 6-week period
• Float Requirement: Yes, multi-specialty including all surgeries
• Shift Options:

  • 8 and 10 hour shifts (40 hours/week)
  • 3 twelve-hour shifts (36 hours/week)
  • 4 twelve-hour shifts (48 hours/week)
• Holiday Work: Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Licensing: Must have Indiana RN license, temporary license, or compact license at time of start
• Local Travelers: Accepted

Unit Information

• Focus on abdominal transplants: Kidney, Pancreas, Liver, Intestinal/Multi-visceral
• Pediatric transplants are not included for travelers

Facility Type

• Short-Term Acute Care

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or RQI accepted
• Regulatory Charting for Transplants
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or RQI accepted
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) - AHA or RQI accepted
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure) - AHA only
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy) - as applicable
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) - as applicable
• NIH Stroke Certification - as applicable
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement (HIPAA)
• State License Verification (within 30 days before start)

Required Competencies

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam
• Color Blind Testing (Ishihara exam or equivalent, minimum 100%)
• Unit Competency Exam

Health and Background Requirements

• Physical Exam within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test within 12 months (approved respirators only)
• Negative 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months
• Immunizations and Titers:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (preferred but not required)
  • TB Test (PPD, QuantiFERON-TB Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year)
  • Rubeola (Measles): Positive titer or 2 vaccines required (no declinations)
  • Mumps: Positive titer or 2 vaccines required (no declinations)
  • Rubella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines required (no declinations)
  • Hepatitis B: Series, titer, or signed declination required
  • Varicella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines required (no declinations or history accepted)
• Flu Vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required for 2025-26 season (no declinations accepted)
• TB Questionnaire updated annually

Background Checks

• Must include 7 years of residence/work history
• SSN Trace, County Criminal, Statewide, National Sex Offender, FACIS Level III
• Education Verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start

Additional Requirements

• Minimum of 2 professional references from recent employment verified within 2 years
• Current employment application with explanation of any gaps over 30 days
• Skills Checklist completed within 12 months and annually
• Completion of facility-specific orientation and compliance forms prior to start
• Mandatory completion of IU Health RRT modules (if applicable) before orientation

Notes

• Effective 11/30/2024, Indiana RNs are generally not allowed to work at IU Health facilities except for Periop/OR RN’s, Allied, and Ambulatory RN travelers (including ENDO, IR RN, PACU, Cath Lab RN, SDS)
• Liver transplant experience is a strict requirement (hard stop)
• Multi-specialty float required, including all surgeries

This position is ideal for experienced transplant RNs with strong liver transplant skills who are comfortable with call, holiday work, and multi-specialty float assignments.