Registered Nurse Professional Development Surgery OR

Ascension

Indianapolis, Indiana

You'll help design and evaluate nursing education programs across the organization.

Posted Oct 14

Shift and hours: Days, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Schedule: Full time days | Monday through Friday | 8:00am to 5:00pm
Unit and setting: Surgery and Operating Room education, within Clinical Professional Development Department/Specialty: Clinical Professional Development | Education | Surgery and Operating Room
License: RN license Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.Indiana RN license, obtained before hire
Term: Permanent Schedule: Full time days | Monday through Friday | 8:00am to 5:00pmFull time

Do you qualify?

License: Indiana RN license, obtained before hire Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Check your license
Certification: BLS within one month of hireAfter hire · obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
Education: Diploma from an accredited school of nursing Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.

Preferred

Education: BSN BSN preferred
Experience: 3+ years of Operating Room experience Prefer 3+ years of experience in the Operating Room
Experience: Some procedural operating room experience Prefer some procedural operating room experience
Also asks: Previous educator or leadership experience Prefer previous educator or leadership experience

What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Indianapolis staff RN payIndianapolis staff RN postings that state pay run $69k/yr to $90k/yr, the middle half $74k/yr to $90k/yr, across 43 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: nursing and clinical education programs Develops, implements, and evaluates nursing and clinical educational plans/programs.
Day to day: performance and competency standards for interprofessional programs Manages performance and competency standards for inter-professional programs to support practice at the highest extent of licensure.
Weekends: No weekends

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Department/Specialty: Clinical Professional Development | Education | Surgery and Operating Room

Schedule

Full time days | Monday through Friday | 8:00am to 5:00pm Collaborates with leaders and staff to assess nursing educational needs and competencies. Develops, implements, and evaluates nursing and clinical educational plans/programs. Utilizes methods, measurements and tools to evaluate achievement of learning goals.

Consults on the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of Nursing Professional Development (NPD) programs and performance processes that support core nursing and clinical competency across the organization. Manages performance and competency standards for inter-professional programs to support practice at the highest extent of licensure. Licensure / Certification / Registration Required Credential(s): BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Education Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.

BSN preferred Work Experience Required professional licensure at time of hire

Additional Preferences

Prefer 3+ years of experience in the Operating Room
Prefer previous educator or leadership experience
Prefer some procedural operating room experience

What's around it?

In Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Life in Indianapolis, IN

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals concentrate in Broad Ripple—a lively, artsy, dog-friendly cultural district with parks and Butler University energy—plus Downtown for jobs, cultural trails, museums, and nightlife; Fountain Square for walkable lofts and entertainment; historic Lockerbie Square with Mass Ave access; and Meridian-Kessler. Reddit locals also point to Old Northside on the Monon bike trail north of Mass Ave and Near Eastside neighborhoods west of Rural Street. Families more often choose Carmel (polished), Fishers (modern family-first), Westfield (activities and sports), Noblesville (blended variety), Greenwood (south-side value), Brownsburg (west-side family base), and Plainfield (practical west side). Core neighborhoods trade yards for walkability; the suburbs mean a car commute but more space.

Young professionals concentrate in Broad Ripple—a lively, artsy, dog-friendly cultural district with parks and Butler University energy—plus Downtown for jobs, cultural trails, museums, and nightlife; Fountain Square for walkable lofts and entertainment; historic Lockerbie Square with Mass Ave access; and Meridian-Kessler. Reddit locals also point to Old Northside on the Monon bike trail north of Mass Ave and Near Eastside neighborhoods west of Rural Street.

Families more often choose Carmel (polished), Fishers (modern family-first), Westfield (activities and sports), Noblesville (blended variety), Greenwood (south-side value), Brownsburg (west-side family base), and Plainfield (practical west side). Core neighborhoods trade yards for walkability; the suburbs mean a car commute but more space.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: livinginindianapolis.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: youtube.com

Getting aroundIndianapolis is car-dependent with limited public transit, so hospital and downtown shifts generally mean driving rather than a named rail line; locals warn that March pothole season is hard on suspensions and that drivers and road quality are a consistent complaint. Downtown can feel quiet after 6 p.m., which matters for nights coming off shift. Family suburbs—Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, Greenwood, Brownsburg, Plainfield—are chosen as much for how the daily commute and school run feel as for the house. These sources do not name specific hospital campuses, parking rules, or bus/rail line numbers.

Indianapolis is car-dependent with limited public transit, so hospital and downtown shifts generally mean driving rather than a named rail line; locals warn that March pothole season is hard on suspensions and that drivers and road quality are a consistent complaint. Downtown can feel quiet after 6 p.m., which matters for nights coming off shift.

Family suburbs—Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, Greenwood, Brownsburg, Plainfield—are chosen as much for how the daily commute and school run feel as for the house. These sources do not name specific hospital campuses, parking rules, or bus/rail line numbers.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: livinginindianapolis.com

OutdoorsDowntown White River State Park offers 250 acres, a scenic canal, and stacked attractions; the Monon bike trail threads Old Northside and Broad Ripple, and Carmel’s Monon Center has a waterpark. Reddit outdoors people use Eagle Creek and Fort Harrison (Ft Ben) State Park for hiking, fishing, and mountain biking, plus other in-city parks and trails. Visit Indy also pushes running and biking culture, golf (Pete Dye began his career here), playgrounds, and SPARK on the Circle, which turns Monument Circle into a summer oasis. Tripadvisor catalogs 114 parks.

Downtown White River State Park offers 250 acres, a scenic canal, and stacked attractions; the Monon bike trail threads Old Northside and Broad Ripple, and Carmel’s Monon Center has a waterpark. Reddit outdoors people use Eagle Creek and Fort Harrison (Ft Ben) State Park for hiking, fishing, and mountain biking, plus other in-city parks and trails.

Visit Indy also pushes running and biking culture, golf (Pete Dye began his career here), playgrounds, and SPARK on the Circle, which turns Monument Circle into a summer oasis. Tripadvisor catalogs 114 parks.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitindy.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: tripadvisor.com

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Living in Indianapolis

Young professionals live in Broad Ripple (artsy, dog-friendly, Butler University), Fountain Square lofts, historic Lockerbie Square off Mass Ave, Meridian-Kessler, and Downtown near museums and cultural trails; families usually pick Carmel or Fishers at a premium, Westfield for sports, or Greenwood, Brownsburg, and Plainfield for value and school runs. Get outside on the Monon Trail, at 250-acre White River State Park and its canal, Eagle Creek, and Fort Harrison State Park. Culture is the Indy 500 and IMS Museum, Colts and Pacers, SPARK on Monument Circle, and a few walkable districts—not a 24-hour city. You will drive: transit is limited, March potholes punish cars, winters are gray and cold, summers humid, and downtown can empty after 6 p.m. Crime, pollution, and a slower tempo are real. It rewards pragmatists who want space, sports, and friendly neighborhoods over coastal density.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: livinginindianapolis.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: visitindy.com Source 6: alyssaponticello.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: livinginindianapolis.com

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