Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Position ID: P-776282

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-16

$2,512.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Transplant OR RN with strong General OR experience for a weekend night shift role requiring 2 years of transplant or OR experience and an IN or compact RN license.

Details

• Operating Room unit specializing solely in abdominal transplants: kidney, pancreas, liver, and intestinal/multi-visceral
• Pediatric transplants are performed at an affiliated children's hospital and are not part of this role
• Weekend night shifts (Sat and Sun) plus one rotating weekday, 3x12 hour shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Call and holiday coverage required
• Floating required within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital
• Uses Cerner for charting

Requirements

• Active RN license (IN or Compact) required, must be in hand prior to start date
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of transplant experience required, or strong General OR experience with willingness to train on transplants
• Experience with General Surgery procedures such as appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, and hernia repair
• Robotic surgery experience preferred, including Da Vinci Xi, colorectal, gastrointestinal, and transplant robotics
• Experience with Universal Protocol (Time Out) procedures, specimen handling/labeling, laser safety, and radiation safety
• RN education must be from a university accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of graduation
• 2 supervisor references required
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Perform surgical nursing duties supporting abdominal transplant procedures including kidney, pancreas, liver, and intestinal/multi-visceral cases
• Participate in organ donation and transplant-related regulatory charting
• Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Up to 5 days of non-holiday RTO can be auto-approved; additional time off requires facility approval
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply if they have strong 2 years of transplant experience
• Indiana residents are considered local and may be offered the position at a lower, in-state pay rate
• Former IU Health perm or PRN employees must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Current or past IU Health travelers with 12 months of accrued travel employment must take a designated break to reset eligibility: 90 days for out-of-state residents, 180 days for in-state residents
• Parking is free at this facility

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12