Travel Transplant Operating Room Registered Nurse - $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: 09/14/2026
• 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: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Transplant OR RN for a 13-week assignment requiring 2 years of strong transplant experience and an active IN or Compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the Operating Room unit of a short-term acute care hospital
• Unit solely performs abdominal transplant surgeries including kidney, pancreas, liver, and intestinal/multi-visceral procedures
• Day shift schedule of 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Weekend shifts preferred
• On-call requirement of 40-60 hours per 6-week period
• Float required to multi-specialty surgeries throughout the hospital and to affiliate hospitals nearby
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (IN or Compact) required, must be in hand prior to start date
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of strong transplant experience required, including kidney and liver experience
• Regulatory Charting for Transplants certification required
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• 2 supervisor references required
• Nursing degree must be from a university accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of graduation
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Perform circulating and scrub duties for abdominal transplant surgeries including kidney, pancreas, liver, and intestinal/multi-visceral cases
• Pediatric transplants are performed at an affiliated facility and are not part of this traveler role
• Adhere to universal protocol, specimen handling, laser safety, and radiation safety procedures
• Must work 2 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 accepted if they have strong 2 years of transplant experience
• Indiana residents are not accepted as local candidates for this position
• Any current or former IU Health perm or PRN employee must be separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Travelers who have accrued 12 months of employment within IU Health must complete a designated break to reset eligibility before starting a new assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-727398. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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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