New Grad RN Resident – Surgical ICU

About the role

The G52/G53/G54 Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at Cleveland Clinic provides comprehensive medical support and care for patients undergoing acute perioperative management or experiencing acute post-operative complications. As an RN Resident, you will gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist fellow caregivers in providing exceptional care, from initial introduction to discharge.
• Interact directly with patients, families, and visitors, enhancing their experience and providing 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 (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 the American Red Cross.
• If in a Critical Care area, an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
• New grad or less than one year RN work experience or if experience RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one-year current acute direct patient care RN experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Clinical ICU rotation experience preferred.

Skills

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, 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.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Benefits

• Industry-leading benefits, including the RN Loan Repayment program and Tuition Reimbursement program.
• Relocation assistance available for new caregivers.
• Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being prioritizes caregiver safety.
• Day/night rotation from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with every other weekend and holiday rotation requirements.

Pay

Pay Range:

• Minimum hourly: $35.50
• Maximum hourly: $55.60