Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Full Time, Days
- Self-scheduling
- Days
- BLS
- BSN
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open operating room nurse jobs in Indiana post a median of $52.57 an hour, the middle half $43.57–$57.91, across 14 jobs that state their pay. Operating room nurses employed in Indiana earn a median of $40.14 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
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 skillsets 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.
Shift: Days - 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
Training to scrub and circulate
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.
From IU Health's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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