RN – Special Care Nursery NICU

About the Role

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital, where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Childbirth is one of life’s most special moments. Patients deserve to have a voice in the care they and their baby receive, and Mercy Hospital’s 2A 2C Maternity Unit ensures their voices are heard. This unit strives to give patients the birth experience they want, which may include developing birth plans, skin-to-skin contact, different labor and birthing positions, delayed umbilical cord clamping, focus on the Golden Hour, and more.

As an RN on the Labor and Delivery team, you will deliver exceptional care throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will circulate and scrub in the Operating Room, train in the OB Emergency Department, and cross-train to post-partum, allowing you to interact directly with mom, baby, and their families.

Benefits

• RN Loan Repayment program to help pay off student debt
• Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
• Relocation assistance if eligible
• Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being prioritizes caregiver safety, providing resources for identifying, reporting, and responding to incidents

Schedule

This position works nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m., with on-call requirements every other weekend and holiday rotation. This role is eligible for a shift differential of $5/hour.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care
• Implement and monitor patient care plans
• Monitor, record, and communicate patients’ conditions
• Evaluate, update, and revise plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders
• Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs
• Educate patients and family with educational materials considering cultural issues and other special concerns
• Administer prescribed medications and treatment in accordance with approved nursing protocol

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN, or BSN program)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• ACLS certification must be obtained within one year of hire if not already certified
• One year of current acute care RN experience OR military RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• NICU experience

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.

Pay

Pay range for new hires: $35.50 - $55.60 per hour. The successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined based on work history, experience, skill set, and education. This range does not include shift differentials, overtime, or the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental, vision, retirement savings contributions).