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Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery

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IU Health

Indianapolis, Indiana

You'll recover patients from many procedure and surgical areas after anesthesia in a same-day surgery unit. IU Health is an academic medical center.

Posted Oct 21

Shift and hours
4-9 hour shifts · Rotating days, Monday to Friday, 9a-6:30p Shift: 4-9hr shifts, rotating days M-F: 9a-6:30p.
Unit and setting
Same-day surgery (SDS) unit OR Pre-op & Phase 2 recoveryOR pre-op and Phase 2 recovery patients
License
RN license Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse.Current Indiana RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Current Indiana RN license Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse. Check your license
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the AHA Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
Education
Associate of Nursing (ASN) Requires Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Experience
Over 2 years acute care experience can stand in for an accredited-program graduate, subject to CNO approval Exceptions: Candidates who have not graduated from a nationally accredited program may be considered if they possess more than two years of acute care experience.
Also asks
Graduate of a nationally accredited nursing program Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.

Preferred

Education
Bachelor of Nursing (BSN)

What it pays

Pay differential
This position is referral eligible and currently qualifies for a NEW hourly wage differential in addition to standard shift and holiday differentials. More details about this differential will be provided during the interview process.
Pay differential
This position is referral eligible and qualifies for a location differential. This position is referral eligible and qualifies for a location differential.
Extra pay
New hourly wage differential, with details given during the interview process This position is referral eligible and currently qualifies for a NEW hourly wage differential in addition to standard shift and holiday differentials.
Extra pay
Location differential
Bonus
Biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck for wellness program participation Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck.Participation in team member wellness programs
Pay reviews
Increased pay scale for bedside nurses Increased pay scale for bedside nurses

Benefits

  • BenefitsCompetitive benefitsCompetitive benefits.
  • Benefits401(K) retirement savings with employer match401(K) retirement savings with employer match.
  • BenefitsEmployer paid medical leaveEmployer paid medical leave.
  • BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement.
  • BenefitsStudent loan forgiveness through the public service loan forgiveness programStudent loan forgiveness - IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program.
  • BenefitsEmployee Assistance Program with counseling at no costEmployee Assistance Program - Counseling at no cost to you
More benefits (3)
  • Student loan forgiveness (IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program)
  • Employee Assistance Program - Counseling at no cost
  • Healthy Results wellness incentive

The role and schedule

Day to day
Post-anesthesia recovery from a variety of procedure and surgical areas We recover patients from a variety of procedure and surgical areas post-anesthesia.
Patients
ERCP pre- and post-procedure patients ERCP Pre/Post
Patients
CT/US pre- and post-procedure patients CT/US Pre/Post
Patients
Endo pre- and post-procedure patients Endo Pre/Post
Day to day
Patient teaching and education Patient Teaching/Education
Weekends
No weekends No weekends, no holiday, no call.
On call
On-call some weekends and weeknights, rotating with all staff some on-call on the weekends and weeknights that is rotating with all staff
Holidays
No holidays
Details
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols (ERAS)
Details
Living Donor Kidney Program Living Donor Kidney Program
Details
Living Donor Liver Program Living Donor Liver Program
Details
Stress First Aid Stress First Aid
Details
Teaching facility Teaching Facility

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Original listing

Posted on IU Health’s careers page.

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This position is referral eligible and currently qualifies for a NEW hourly wage differential in addition to standard shift and holiday differentials. More details about this differential will be provided during the interview process. Shift: 4-9hr shifts, rotating days M-F: 9a-6:30p.

No weekends, no holiday, no call. Are you an upcoming nurse graduate or recent nurse graduate? Please apply through our pipeline requisition here: www.iuhealth.org/ApplyRN 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. If you are a team player and eager to learn and grow your more critical nursing skills, this SDS unit has availability for nurses.

We recover patients from a variety of procedure and surgical areas post-anesthesia. We are open Monday – Friday some on-call on the weekends and weeknights that is rotating with all staff. This position is referral eligible and qualifies for a location differential.

Patient Population/Diagnoses

  • OR Pre-op & Phase 2 recovery
  • ERCP Pre/Post
  • IR Pre/Post
  • CT/US Pre/Post
  • Endo Pre/Post
  • Number of Beds
  • 49 bays

Nursing skills gained

  • IV Starts
  • Patient Teaching/Education
  • Evidence Based Practice Changes
  • Teaching Facility

Unit Successes/Designations/National recognition

  • Magnet
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols (ERAS)
  • ERCP
  • Living Donor Kidney Program
  • Living Donor Liver Program

Unit Culture Highlights

NPG Committee Healthy Work Environment Committee Stress First Aid Education Committee Qualifications/knowledge/skills/abilities Requires Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred. Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse. Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.

Exceptions: Candidates who have not graduated from a nationally accredited program may be considered if they possess more than two years of acute care experience. Such exceptions are subject to review and approval by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). 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. Why Join IU Health? As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer: Increased pay scale for bedside nurses A supportive and collaborative work environment that is patient centered.

Competitive benefits. 401(K) retirement savings with employer match. Employer paid medical leave.

Tuition reimbursement. Student loan forgiveness – IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program. Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck.

The more you participate, the more you earn. 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. Our culture of compassion allows for a holistic delivery of care that is individualized based on our patients’ and their families’ needs. At IU Health, every team member is a caregiver.

This care does not stop with our patients, it also extends to one another and our community.

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