New Grad RN Resident – Med/Surg & Observation Unit

Cleveland Clinic • Grosse Pointe, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The New Grad RN Resident works on the 7th Floor Med/Surg and Observation Unit at South Pointe Hospital, a community-based teaching hospital. The unit provides comprehensive care to adults with varied diagnoses, including chest pain, stomach pain, and generalized weakness. The nurse supports care from patients’ initial introduction through discharge, interacts with patients, families, and visitors, and provides healthcare education as needed. The role includes participation in a one-year accredited Nurse Residency program with a tailored core curriculum, simulation lab, online modules, and hands-on training. Direct nursing care is provided alongside a success coach, with access to professional development resources and further education opportunities. The position follows a day/night rotation and includes every-other-weekend and holiday rotations.

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.
• Be a new graduate or have less than one year of RN work experience; alternatively, be an experienced RN moving from a non-inpatient setting to acute direct-care inpatient work with less than one year of current acute direct patient-care RN experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.
• Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
• Establish and/or revise patient-care priorities based on 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.
• Interact with patients, families, and visitors and provide healthcare education as needed.

Benefits

• One-year accredited Nurse Residency program with nine tailored tracks, online modules, simulation lab, and hands-on training.
• RN Loan Repayment program.
• Tuition Reimbursement program.
• Relocation assistance may be available to eligible relocating employees.
• Professional development resources, including further education and online and in-person courses.
• Caregiver safety resources through the Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree