New Grad RN Resident - Emergency Department

About the Role

Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. The Emergency Department delivers comprehensive emergency care to adults and children 24/7.

As an RN Resident, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, interact directly with patients, families, and visitors, and provide healthcare information as needed.

Benefits

• Professional growth through a one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program with nine tailored tracks, including online modules, simulation lab, and hands-on training.
• RN Loan Repayment program to help pay off student debt.
• Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career.
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.
• Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being prioritizes caregiver safety, providing resources for incident reporting and response.

Schedule

Night shift: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m., with weekend and holiday requirements.

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

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program).
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) through AHA upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
• New grad or less than one year RN work experience, or if an experienced RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one-year current acute direct patient care RN experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Physical Requirements

• Full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• 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.

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

Pay

Pay range for new hires: $35.50 – $55.60 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on work history, experience, skill set, and education. The pay range does not include shift differentials, overtime, or the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package.