New Grad RN Resident - Orthopaedic and Spine

About the Role

Join Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, a Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, on the General Surgery 5D Unit. You will care for Bariatric, Neurology, Spinal, and Orthopedic surgery patients, as well as provide general medical/surgical, telemetry, and cardiac monitoring services. As an RN Resident, you will assist in delivering exceptional patient care, interact directly with patients, families, and visitors, and provide healthcare education.

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 or pending licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) presented upon hire.
• New grad or less than one year RN work experience, or experienced RN moving from 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’s of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Benefits

• 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 those relocating to join the team.
• Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being prioritizing caregiver safety.

For a full list of benefits, visit Cleveland Clinic Benefits.

Schedule

A caregiver in this role works a day/night rotation from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

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 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.

Personal Protective Equipment: Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay

Pay Range Minimum hourly: $35.50
Maximum hourly: $55.60

The pay range displayed reflects the anticipated range for new hires. Actual compensation will be determined based on work history, experience, skill set, and education. The pay range does not include applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.) or the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package.