New Grad RN Resident - Med Surg

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

As an RN Resident, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, granting the opportunity to enhance their experience and supply pertinent healthcare education as needed. Additionally, the Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills. 

How You’ll Benefit

• Professional growth through our one-year, accredited Nurse Residency Program, with nine tailored tracks, including online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training  
• Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
• Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources. 

 
A caregiver in this position can either work nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM or works rotating day/night from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. with every other weekend and holiday rotation requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.   
• Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.   
• Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care such as acuity of need, patient preference and resource availability. 
• Initiate and/or maintain interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients.   
• Respond to data indicating risk to patients’ health and initiate action to correct, reduce or prevent risk.   
• Seek supervision, consultation and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.   
• Comply with established hospital/departmental personnel policies.
• Use communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Document patients’ medical records.  
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing   
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)   
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)  
• New graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities