Registered Nurse Cardiovascular OR

Ascension

Carmel, Indiana

You'll scrub in on complex cardiovascular surgeries, handing instruments and supplies to the surgical team.

Posted Oct 14

Shift and hours: Days · 10-⁠hour shifts, four per week Full time days Four 10 hour shifts per week4 shifts · 40 hours a week
Unit and setting: Cardiovascular Operating Room Department/Specialty: Cardiac Services | Cardiovascular Operating Room
License: RN license Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
Term: Permanent Full time daysFull time

Do you qualify?

License: Indiana RN credential before your start date Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Check your license
Certification: ACLS within six months of hireAfter hire · obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
Certification: BLS Provider 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 nursing school, or professional licensure at hire

Preferred

Experience: at least 2 years cardiovascular OR experience Prefer at least 2 years previous Cardiovascular operating room experience

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Indiana staff rolesIndiana staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $49/hr, across 357 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: scrub in and hand instruments during complex cardiovascular surgery Performs both scrub functions and handling of instruments and supplies used during complex cardiovascular surgical procedures.
Day to day: circulate and monitor patient condition during cardiovascular procedures Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient during cardiovascular procedures.
Day to day: help surgeons and anesthesia with lines and intubation Assists operating physicians and anesthesia with accessing and maintaining lines and intubation during cardiovascular procedures.
Day to day: prepare cardiovascular ORs, instruments and equipment for use Prepares cardiovascular operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use.
Hours stated: Schedule: Full time days | Four 10 hour shifts per week | On call requirements
On call: on-call requirements apply On call requirements

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Facility: Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center

Department/Specialty: Cardiac Services | Cardiovascular Operating Room

Schedule

Full time days | Four

10 hour shifts per week | On call requirements

Performs both scrub functions and handling of instruments and supplies used during complex cardiovascular surgical procedures. Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient during cardiovascular procedures. Assists operating physicians and anesthesia with accessing and maintaining lines and intubation during cardiovascular procedures.

Prepares cardiovascular operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use. Licensure / Certification / Registration Required Credential(s): Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

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. OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Additional Preferences

Prefer at least 2 years previous Cardiovascular operating room experience

What's around it?

In Carmel, IN

Carmel, INFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,712/mo
Household income: $141,505/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Carmel, IN

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals seeking an active, walkable environment gravitate toward apartments and townhomes in City Center, Midtown, and the Arts & Design District, where residential buildings sit directly alongside the Monon Greenway and Main Street dining. Those seeking master-planned, village-style suburban living often look to The Village of West Clay, a 680-acre New Urbanist community showcasing Federal and Greek Revival architecture with its own meeting houses, local parks, and neighborhood commercial core. For a quieter suburban feel with shorter travel times to surrounding employment centers, established subdivisions across central Carmel and border neighborhoods toward eastern Zionsville and Clay Terrace offer spacious single-family homes on quiet residential streets.

Nurses and young professionals seeking an active, walkable environment gravitate toward apartments and townhomes in City Center, Midtown, and the Arts & Design District, where residential buildings sit directly alongside the Monon Greenway and Main Street dining. Those seeking master-planned, village-style suburban living often look to The Village of West Clay, a 680-acre New Urbanist community showcasing Federal and Greek Revival architecture with its own meeting houses, local parks, and neighborhood commercial core.

For a quieter suburban feel with shorter travel times to surrounding employment centers, established subdivisions across central Carmel and border neighborhoods toward eastern Zionsville and Clay Terrace offer spacious single-family homes on quiet residential streets.

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Getting aroundCarmel is renowned for its infrastructure, specifically replacing conventional traffic lights with a network of around 150 roundabouts that keep local traffic circulating efficiently. Typical commute times for residents average between 20 and 25 minutes, with straightforward north-south vehicular routes linking directly into Indianapolis hospital campuses roughly 20 to 30 minutes away. The city is largely automobile-dependent with limited regional mass transit, though the paved Monon Greenway functions as a dedicated active-transportation corridor for cycling and walking through the heart of town.

Carmel is renowned for its infrastructure, specifically replacing conventional traffic lights with a network of around 150 roundabouts that keep local traffic circulating efficiently. Typical commute times for residents average between 20 and 25 minutes, with straightforward north-south vehicular routes linking directly into Indianapolis hospital campuses roughly 20 to 30 minutes away.

The city is largely automobile-dependent with limited regional mass transit, though the paved Monon Greenway functions as a dedicated active-transportation corridor for cycling and walking through the heart of town.

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OutdoorsOutdoor recreation is anchored by the Monon Greenway, a multi-use rail trail cutting straight through Carmel that bustles with joggers, strollers, and cyclists throughout the week. Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation maintains more than 700 acres of parkland, headlined by Central Park's expansive Monon Community Center and outdoor Waterpark. Further north, Cool Creek Park provides wooded nature trails, a nature center, and open green space, though locals note that the broader geographic area offers limited rugged terrain, large natural lakes, or mountain recreation.

Outdoor recreation is anchored by the Monon Greenway, a multi-use rail trail cutting straight through Carmel that bustles with joggers, strollers, and cyclists throughout the week. Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation maintains more than 700 acres of parkland, headlined by Central Park's expansive Monon Community Center and outdoor Waterpark.

Further north, Cool Creek Park provides wooded nature trails, a nature center, and open green space, though locals note that the broader geographic area offers limited rugged terrain, large natural lakes, or mountain recreation.

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Carmel distinguishes itself among Indianapolis suburbs through intense civic planning, replacing stoplights with roughly 150 roundabouts and knitting its downtown core together along the Monon Greenway. For relocating healthcare professionals, the city offers an impeccably maintained environment with an average commute between 20 and 25 minutes to regional medical centers. Off-shift hours can be spent exploring the Arts & Design District, gathering at Midtown Plaza for food hall fare at Sun King Carmel, enjoying dinner at Anthony's Chophouse, or catching a symphony at the Palladium. While housing comes at a distinct premium over greater Central Indiana and the flat terrain lacks large lakes or mountains, the civic amenities compensate generously. Over 700 acres of parkland, the premier Carmel Clay Schools, the Central Park Waterpark, and winter traditions like the Christkindlmarkt make Carmel an orderly, safe, and engaging community for settling down.

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Carmel, INFrom Census ACS 2024.