Registered Nurse-Operating Room

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SHIFT: 1.0 FTE, days at ASC with weekly shifts at Main OR along with on‑call requirements.

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RN. 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 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, apply today.

At IU Arnett OR, we serve a diverse group of patients offering surgical procedures for all ages and diagnoses. These types of cases are based on patient diagnoses and include a variety of issues ranging from severe trauma, acute illnesses, to chronic conditions and elective surgeries. Specialties performed at Arnett include general, gynecology, urology, orthopedics, neurology, vascular, cardiac, ENT, and ophthalmology.

The patient population in an OR can vary widely depending on the hospital's specialty and services. We have 13 total ORs between the Main OR and the ASC OR. We have 2 dedicated rooms for Robotic Surgery. We have a dedicated cardiac room. We recently added a hybrid OR. A hybrid operating room is a highly advanced surgical space that integrates the capabilities of a traditional OR with cutting‑edge imaging technology, such as CT, MRI, or fluoroscopy.

This allows surgeons to perform both open and minimally invasive procedures in the same room, often without needing to move the patient. For nurses, especially in the OR, this means being part of a dynamic, fast‑paced setting that emphasizes teamwork, adaptability, and advanced clinical skills.

Nursing skills gained while working in the OR include learning about aseptic technique, as well as maintaining a sterile field, proper gowning/gloving, and preventing contamination during procedures. Nurses in the OR do patient assessments including pre‑operative checks, intra‑operative hemodynamic monitoring, patient advocacy, and postoperative hand‑offs. OR nurses gain surgical instrumentation knowledge such as how to identify and handle instruments, anticipate surgeon needs during procedures and ensure proper sterilization and set up.

The RN supports anesthesia by assisting with intubation/emergence, monitoring patient responses to anesthesia, managing airways and helping with lines and equipment. RNs perform proper patient positioning using padding and support to prevent injury and give the surgeon the optimal view of the surgical site. They are also responsible for documentation of the surgical procedure including accurate intra‑operative records, timeouts, safety checklists, and specimen labeling and tracking.

OR circulators are part of a team that coordinate care with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists. They must be patient advocates and stay up to date on their emergency preparedness skills including recognition of complications (hemorrhage, anaphylaxis). They often assist in resuscitation or rapid interventions during codes. They must maintain ACLS and PALS certifications which is also offered at IU Arnett.

We are a level 3 trauma hospital. A trauma 3 hospital, or Level III trauma center, provides essential care for injured patients, offering prompt assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization, but may…