New Grad RN Resident

About the Role

Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus is a leading healthcare organization renowned for its advancements in research and surgery, cutting-edge technology, world-class patient care, and a supportive caregiver environment. This role is within J33, a dynamic 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit that combines the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit. The unit’s high patient turnover offers nurses extensive experience with diverse and high-acuity patient populations, including those at an ICU level.

The Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit manages patient recovery from procedures like cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology interventions, typically requiring telemetry monitoring and stays under 23 hours. This unit also prepares patients for organ transplants (kidney, liver, heart, lung).

The Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit focuses on patient recovery from general anesthesia following cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and electrophysiology procedures.

This position involves a day/night rotation, working from 7:00 am to 7:30 pm and 7:00 pm to 7:30 am.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in a residency core curriculum tailored to individual learning needs.
• Provide direct nursing care under the guidance of a success coach.
• Establish and revise patient care priorities based on acuity, patient preference, and resource availability.
• Identify and respond to risks to patients’ health, initiating actions to correct, reduce, or prevent them.
• Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform tasks safely and independently.
• Document patient information in medical records.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Experience: New graduate or less than one year of RN work experience. Alternatively, experienced RNs transitioning from non-inpatient to acute direct care inpatient settings with less than one year of current acute direct patient care RN experience.
• If working in a Critical Care area, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross is required upon hire or within the first year of employment.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN, or BSN program).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires extended periods of standing and walking.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Involves working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work: Exerting 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-25 pounds frequently, and greater than negligible up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Physical demands exceed those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Adherence to Standard Precautions using required personal protective equipment for procedures.