Travel OR RN - $2,523 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN - Operating Room for a Level I Trauma facility, requiring 3 years of OR experience and BLS certification.

Details

• Operating Room unit covering Core 3 & 4 specialties including General Surgery, Plastics, GYN, ENT, Trauma, Neuro, Ortho, GU, and Colorectal Robotics
• 21 operating rooms with an average daily census of 70-80 patients
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• On-call requirement of 40-60 hours per 6-week period, which may vary
• Circulating duties required; scrub experience preferred
• Floating required within scope to other specialty areas as needed, excluding CV & Transplant
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (IN or Compact) required, must be in hand prior to start date
• BLS certification required; ACLS and PALS preferred
• Minimum 3 years of OR experience required (may be reduced to 2+ years with at least 1 year of Level I trauma experience)
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Cerner charting experience required
• Experience with a broad range of surgical procedures including hysterectomy, colon resection, craniotomy, spinal fusion, joint replacement, and robotic-assisted surgery preferred
• Da Vinci Xi Surgical System experience preferred
• Two supervisor references required for consideration
• Nursing degree from a school accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of graduation

Additional Information

• Provide circulating and scrub support across a wide range of surgical specialties in a high-volume Level I Trauma OR
• Scrubs provided by facility
• Free parking available
• 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
• All travelers are required to float within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital as needed
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates residing within Indiana are accepted at a lower pay package
• Former IU Health perm or PRN employees must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Travelers who have accrued 12 months of employment within IU Health must take a designated break to reset eligibility before reapplying

American Traveler Job ID #P-755751. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Operating Room

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