New Grad RN Resident, Heart Failure ICU
Cleveland Clinic
About the Role
This role is for a New Grad RN Resident in the Heart Failure Intensive Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus. The unit features 10 private beds and cares for adults with complex and advanced heart failure, including patients awaiting heart transplant or needing intensive medical care. Nurses provide specialized treatments and closely monitor patients’ condition, which may include advanced support like mechanical ventilation, intra-aortic balloon pumps, or left ventricular assist devices. The unit also cares for adolescent and adult patients with pulmonary hypertension. As a new graduate RN, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills, receive specialized ICU and device training, gain experience with advanced therapies and technology, and work closely with an experienced interdisciplinary team. This role is part of a one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program.
Key Responsibilities
- 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 (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.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- 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) or the American Red Cross.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross upon hire or within the first year of employment.
Qualifications
- New grad or less than one year RN work experience.
- OR experienced RN moving from a non-inpatient to 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).