Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular OR
Indianapolis, Indiana
IU Health is an academic medical center.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Oct 8 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 6:30a-7p M-F · Day shift 7a-3:30p for orientation Hours 6:30a-7p M-F - some on-call requirements (self-schedule) orientate during Day shift (7a-3:30p)
- Unit and setting
- Cardiovascular OR · Hospital Level 1 Trauma Services.Level 1 trauma, orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular, general surgery, and more
- License
- RN license Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse.Current Indiana RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current Indiana RN license Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification (AHA) Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
- Education
- Associate of Nursing (ASN) Requires Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Education
- Graduate of nationally accredited nursing program must have graduated from a nationally accredited
- Experience
- Over 2 years acute care (exception path) may be considered if they possess more than two years of acute care
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor of Nursing (BSN)
- Experience
- CVOR experience CVOR Experience preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Pay differential
- This position is referral eligible and qualifies for a location differential. This position is referral eligible and qualifies for a location differential.
- Sign-on bonus
- $30,000
- Bonus
- $30,000 sign-on bonus Part-time and Full-time roles are eligible for a $30,000 sign-on - Apply today!Part-time and Full-time roles are eligible
- Extra pay
- Location differential
- Bonus
- Referral eligible
Benefits
- BenefitsCompetitive benefitsCompetitive benefits.
- Benefits401(k) with employer match401(K) retirement savings with employer match.
- BenefitsEmployer-paid medical leaveEmployer paid medical leave.
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement.
- BenefitsStudent loan forgiveness via public service loan forgivenessStudent loan forgiveness - IU Health qualifies under the public service loan
- BenefitsEAP counseling at no costEmployee Assistance Program - Counseling at no cost to you
More benefits (7)
- BenefitsWellness points toward biweekly paycheck incentiveHealthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award
- Sign-on bonus
- 401(k) retirement savings with employer match
- Employer paid medical leave
- Student loan forgiveness (public service loan forgiveness program)
- Employee Assistance Program counseling at no cost
- Healthy Results wellness incentive
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Learn to scrub and circulate you will learn how to scrub and circulate.
- Weekends
- No weekends
- On call
- On-call, self-scheduled some on-call requirements (self-schedule)
- Details
- 29 ORs; 2 hybrid; 1 IMRIS (listed under Number of Beds) 29 OR’s and 2 are hybrid and 1 IMRIS
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Fellowship program
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you Educators and your preceptors you will participate in Perioperative 101 where
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on IU Health’s careers page.
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Part-time and Full-time roles are eligible for a $30,000 sign-on - Apply today!
Are you an upcoming nurse graduate or recent nurse graduate? Please apply through our pipeline requisition here: www.iuhealth.org/ApplyRN [https://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!
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 O. R Fellowship Program offers a dynamic experience that will positively impact your ability to provide quality, compassionate care to patients as you transition from student nurse to professional nurse. With support from the OR Educators and your preceptors you will participate in Perioperative 101 where you will learn how to scrub and circulate. You will develop clinical skills, enhance your professional development & individual strengths as you uncover your passion as an Operating Room nurse.
For nurses experienced in the O. R: Orientations are bi-weekly and required to orientate during Day shift (7a-3:30p)
This position is referral eligible and qualifies for a location differential. CVOR Experience preferred.
Hours 6:30a-7p M-F - some on-call requirements (self-schedule)
Patient Population/Diagnoses
- Level 1 Trauma Services. Orthopedics, Orthopedic trauma, Neurosurgery Brain &
- spine, Cardiovascular, Peripheral Vascular, General Surgery, Ears Nose and
- Throat, Gynecology, plastic surgery, Thoracic, and Urology
Number of Beds
29 OR’s and 2 are hybrid and 1 IMRIS
Unit Successes/Designations/National Recognition
Magnet
Unit Culture
Active and engagement team member lead committees. Interdisciplinary teams working on process improvement.
Qualifications
- Requires Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse.
- Registered Nurse (RN) must have 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
- 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.
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 through service projects, health initiatives and wellness education.
- Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than
3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
- IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U. S. News & World Report, Riley
Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U. S. News & World Report.
- A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of
the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
- With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with
Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
- At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top
priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
- Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the
transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. We’re looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.
What's around it?
Indianapolis, IN
Living costs about 4% below the US average