New Grad RN Resident, Surgical Medical Unit
Cleveland Clinic
About the Role
The New Grad RN Resident position is for the Surgical Medical Unit at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital. This unit provides surgical and post-surgical services to adult patients and is described as a 16-bed unit with a family atmosphere and positive work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist caregivers with providing exceptional care to patients from initial introduction to discharge.
- Interact directly with patients, families, and visitors.
- Enhance patient experience and supply healthcare education as needed.
- 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 based on acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability.
- 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.
- Document in patients’ medical records.
Work Schedule
- Nights: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
- Every other weekend and holiday rotation requirements.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross.
- Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (ADN or BSN program).
- New grad or less than one year RN work experience, or if an experienced RN moving from a non-inpatient to an acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one year of current acute direct patient care RN experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Physical Requirements
- Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extended periods.
- 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, 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Personal Protective Equipment
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.