OR RN
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana University Health University Hospital

Registered Nurse – Operating Room

Overview

• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted

Assignment Details

• Shift: Day (4x10 hours), 10:45 to 21:15
• Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• On-call: 40 to 60 hours of call in a 6-week schedule
• Unit: Operating Room
• Census and beds: Average census of 70 to 80; 24 beds
• Special equipment: DaVinci XI

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in Indiana (Indiana or Compact RN license in hand, or a submitted fingerprint application package)
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience: Minimum of 1.5 years of Operating Room experience, with OR experience within the last year
• Specialty experience:

  • Experience with robotic surgery
  • Experience with general surgery
  • Experience with orthopedics
  • Experience with OB/GYN
  • Experience with thoracic surgery
  • Experience with ENT surgery
  • Experience with oral surgery
  • Experience with Whipple procedure
  • Experience with plastics (free flap)
  • Experience with liver resection
• Required certification: Basic Life Support (BLS/BCLS), AHA only (RQI acceptable)

Other Certifications Listed

The source lists the following certifications, but says to confirm with the unit's cost center which ones are required. Confirm before applying.

• ACLS (AHA only; RQI acceptable)
• PALS (AHA only; RQI acceptable)
• NRP (AHA NRP only)
• Chemotherapy (CHEMO)
• TNCC
• EFM
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement (HIPAA acknowledgement, updated annually)

Pre-Start Requirements

Licensing and verification

• Online license verification from the primary source, including expiration date and any disciplinary actions, completed within 30 days before start

Background and credentials

• Background check within 90 days of start, covering 7 years of residence and work history
• Education verification by a third party; highest applicable education required
• Official transcript or official diploma (may be pending at start)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start

Health

• Physical completed within 12 months of start
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant tests not accepted)
• TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON-TB Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start; if positive, a chest X-ray and proof of past positive are required
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption for the 2026-27 flu season (flu season runs 9/30 to 3/31; declinations not accepted)
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 documented vaccines (declinations and history of varicella not accepted)
• Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
• Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap: preferred, not required
• Color vision test (Ishihara or approved online test, 100% minimum score)
• Fit test within 12 months of start, with N95 respirator make, model, size, and date

Employment history

• Current employment application with work history; gaps of 30 days or more must be explained
• Application covering 7 years of history
• Minimum of 2 references from recent employment, verified within 2 years, from contacts with a title of charge, manager, supervisor, or above

Competencies and documents

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (required)
• Unit competency exam (required)
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start and annually thereafter
• Facility Look of Assurance packet, reviewed and initialed before start
• Facility compliance checklist, confidentiality agreement, and traveler personal profile (time sensitive)