New Grad RN Resident – Neuro Stepdown
About The Position
The New Grad RN Resident provides direct nursing care on Cleveland Clinic’s H62/H63 Neurology Stepdown Unit, serving young adult, adult, and geriatric patients with neurological and medical-surgical conditions. Diagnoses include ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, subdural hematomas, seizures and status epilepticus, brain tumors, neuromuscular disorders, and spinal injuries. Common procedures include intracranial pressure and seizure monitoring, lumbar punctures, blood transfusions, corpak placements, cervical traction placements, and central or arterial line placement. Caregivers may float to med/surg units six months after hire. The role includes participation in a one-year accredited Nurse Residency program with a core curriculum tailored to individual learning needs, online modules, simulation lab, and hands-on training. The nurse provides direct care alongside a success coach, establishes or revises patient-care priorities, responds to risks to patients’ health, seeks assistance when needed, and documents care in medical records. The position works three 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and days from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation requirements. The role requires compliance with standard precautions and use of personal protective equipment as appropriate. Cleveland Clinic requires annual influenza vaccination or an approved exemption; offers of employment are followed by controlled-substance testing.
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) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- New graduate or less than one year of RN work experience; alternatively, an experienced RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct-care inpatient clinical work with less than one year of current acute direct patient-care RN experience.
- For a Critical Care area, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross must be presented upon hire or within the first year of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Participate in the Nurse Residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.
- Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
- Establish and revise patient-care priorities based on acuity, 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 care in patients’ medical records.
- Provide care to neurological and medical-surgical patients on the Neuro Stepdown Unit.
- Float to med/surg units beginning six months after hire, as applicable.
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 candidates.
- Caregiver safety resources through the Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
