Travel OR RN - $2,820 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: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN-Operating Room for an academic teaching hospital requiring IN or Compact RN license and 2+ years of varied surgical circulating experience.

Details

• Operating Room setting within an academic health center/teaching hospital
• Average census of 70-80 with 24 beds
• Day shift schedule, 4x10 hours, Monday-Friday 10:45-21:15
• Call requirement of 40-60 hours within a 6 week schedule
• 100% floating required within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital
• Cerner charting system experience required
• Uses DaVinci Xi Surgical System for robotic procedures

Requirements

• Active IN or Compact RN license required in hand prior to start
• BLS certification required (AHA or RQI accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of recent (within 3 years) circulating experience required
• Experience required across General, Ortho, Robotics, GYN, Thoracic, ENT, Oral, Urology, Whipple, Plastics (free flap), and Liver resection procedures
• Charge experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Academic health center, complex cancer care, and high acuity experience preferred
• Graduate of an ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program
• 2 supervisor references required
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Circulate for a wide range of surgical specialties including general, orthopedic, gynecologic, thoracic, ENT, oral, urologic, vascular, and plastics cases
• Perform duties related to robotic-assisted surgeries using the DaVinci Xi system
• Adhere to infection control, specimen handling, and universal protocol (time out) procedures
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local IN residents are considered local and accepted for this Surgical Services position at a lower pay package
• Perm or PRN employees of the health system must be separated for 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Travelers who have accrued 12 months of travel employment within the health system must take a consecutive break to reset eligibility (3 months for out-of-state residents, 6 months for in-state residents)
• Up to 5 days of non-holiday RTO can be auto-approved; additional time off requires facility approval
• Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays

American Traveler Job ID #P-769291. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 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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