Overview

Indiana University Health and Riley Children's Health is looking for passionate, recent and upcoming nursing graduates to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals.

New registered nurse (RN) graduates' benefit from a comprehensive, personalized support system. All IU Health Clinical Nurse Residents (RNs) in their first nursing role are invited to participate in a Nurse Residency Program alongside nursing orientation. The program provides socialization and support, enhances clinical judgment, and promotes professional development.

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.

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Why Join IU Health?

Just as Indiana University Health is committed to giving our patients the highest level of care, we're equally committed to giving our team members an unsurpassed work experience. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package; your personal and professional growth is a top priority, and the work will always be challenging and meaningful.

• Market-competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Paid time off (PTO),
  • 401(K) retirement savings with employer match,
  • Tuition reimbursement & tuition assistance,
  • Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance,
  • IU Health qualifies under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program,
  • and many more benefits.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred (completed before start date) from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license or must pass NCLEX within 6 months of start date
• 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.

Some Nursing Specialties that Accept New Grad Nurses

Ambulatory/Outpatient Facility

Patient Care: Provide top patient care closer to home in community clinics.

Behavioral Health Unit

Patient Types: Patients with a main medical condition and a secondary psychiatric issue and patients with a main psychiatric condition and a secondary medical issue.

Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

Patient Care: Pre-and post-care transplant care to patients whose bone marrow has been damaged

Cardiology Unit

Patient Care: Post open heart surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Valve and aortic aneurysm repair, Heart and lung transplant, Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), Peripheral vascular surgeries, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Critical Care Unit (CCU)

Patient Care: Respiratory failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Sepsis and shock, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Heart failure, Renal failure, Complex vascular Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeries, High-risk surgical cases, ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Strokes

Dialysis Unit

Patient Care: Patients with kidney failure

Emergency Department (ED)

Patient Care: Treat patients of all ages (neonatal to geriatric) and various diagnoses.

Endoscopy Unit

Patient Care: Pre-transplant workups, Treatment of esophageal and gastric varices, GI bleeds. Esophageal and colonic stents, Cancer diagnosis with endoscopic ultrasounds, Biliary and pancreatic treatments with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Advanced interventional GI procedures (POEM, ESD, EMR), Upper and lower GI procedures, Bronchoscopy, Motility services

Hematology/Oncology Unit

Patient Care: Adult and pediatric patients who have been diagnosed with cancer

Hospice/Home Care

Patient Care: Comprehensive care by an interdisciplinary team, Care in various settings: traditional homes, assisted living, nursing homes, Services include traditional, complementary, alternative, and holistic care, One-on-one patient-centered care and education,

Medical Unit

Patient Care: General medical nursing and medical procedures

Medical/Surgical (Med/Surg) Unit

Patient Care: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), chest pain, dehydration, sepsis, COVID-19

Mixed Acuity/Acuity Adaptable Unit

Patient Care: Hip fractures, stroke, surgical patients with specializations in: orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, general surgery, urology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, endocrinology, oncology, trauma

Multi-Specialty Surgical Unit

Patient Care: Patients who need more monitoring and assessment than patients on the surgical/medical floor but whose conditions aren't so unstable that they need to be in the ICU

Neurology Unit

Patient Care: Motor vehicle crashes, falls, stroke, seizures, brain bleeds, life-threatening wounds, internal bleeding, Ears Nose and Throat (ENT) surgical patients, post-operative neurosurgical patients.

Neonatal Unit (NICU)

Patient Care: Preterm, growth restriction, respiratory distress, various infections. Works closely with Labor & Delivery (L&D).

Obstetrics/Gynecology Unit (OB/GYN)

Patient Care: Postpartum women, newborns, post-op patients, inpatient and outpatient care coordinated by L&D RNs to serve the needs of antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum patients and their newborns

Orthopedics Unit

Patient Care: Total joint, general orthopedics, spine, and neurosurgery patients, motor vehicle/motorcycle trauma, falls, crush injuries, joint repairs and replacements, and thoracolumbar surgeries

Pediatrics Unit

Patient Care: Dedicated to the patient population of birth through early adulthood, with a wide range of acuity. Cares for complex medical and surgical patients.

Pediatrics Critical Care Unit (PICU)

Patient Care: Pediatric respiratory failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, bronchiolitis, asthma, sepsis, and post-op general surgery for orthopedic, ENT, and oral maxillofacial patients.

Pre-Op/Operating Room Unit

Patient Care: Various surgical patient populations, including urological, gynecological, uro-gynecological, orthopedic, thyroid, bariatric, and others.

Primary Care

Patient Care: Primary work involves a triage role, including answering phones, triaging patients, answering patient questions and messages, blood pressure checks, weight checks, relaying abnormal test results, and sending in patient refills.

Progressive Care Unit

Patient Care: Patients who need more monitoring and assessment than patients on the surgical/medical floor but whose conditions aren't so unstable that they need to be in the ICU

Pulmonology Unit

Patient Care: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Pulmonary Fibrosis, ventilated patients, pneumonia, lung cancer, and Ears Nose and Throat (ENT).

Radiology

Patient Care: Provide support in all areas of radiology, including Interventional Radiology, CT, Ultrasound, MRI, and more. Responsible for patient assessment, monitoring, providing moderate sedation, and much more.

Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy

Patient Care: Stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, burns, amputation, neurological disorder, multiple trauma injuries, cerebral palsy, debility, pain syndrome, and other disabling impairments.

Transplant Unit

Patient Care: Kidney, liver, pancreas, intestine, or multi-visceral abdominal transplants.

Trauma Unit

Patient Care: Major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds

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