Registered Nurse – Outpatient – Ophthalmology

IU Health • Indianapolis, IN

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

IU Health is seeking expert RN's who will have the opportunity to collaborate with the brightest minds in medicine. At IU Health, you will develop in significant ways, advancing healthcare for all! Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed with competitive benefits, a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths, and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can engage expertly, develop clinical expertise, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today!

This is a hybrid RN position primarily based at 1801 N. Senate Blvd., Suite 620, Indianapolis, IN 46202, with occasional travel to a secondary clinic location at 10300 N. Illinois St., Suite 2200, Carmel, IN. The RN will support an Ophthalmology clinic where approximately 90% of responsibilities are administrative and 10% involve in‑person patient care. Key duties include triaging phone calls and message pool inquiries, processing medication refills, scheduling appointments—including emergency visit follow‑ups—completing medical paperwork, managing referrals, and handling insurance prior authorizations. Clinical tasks are minimal but may include basic first aid and limited drug administration such as fluorescein angiography agents.

Requirements

• Minimum of one year of RN experience
• Associates of Nursing (ASN)
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license
• Graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program (exceptions may be made for candidates with >2 years of experience, subject to CNO approval)
• Basic Life Support certification through the AHA
• Awareness and understanding of legal implications of patient care activities and performance as a Registered Nurse

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors of Nursing (BSN)
• Basic eye-care knowledge
• Prior Ophthalmology experience
• Other advanced Life Support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies
• May require ability to assess patients without face-to-face interaction

Responsibilities

• Triaging phone calls and message pool inquiries
• Processing medication refills
• Scheduling appointments, including emergency visit follow-ups
• Completing medical paperwork
• Managing referrals
• Handling insurance prior authorizations
• Basic first aid
• Limited drug administration such as fluorescein angiography agents

Benefits

• $30,000 sign-on bonus for part and full-time roles

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree