New Grad RN Resident - Cardiac Short Stay / PACU

Cleveland Clinic

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, a nationally recognized hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, and patient care is world-class. The role is on J33, a fast-paced, 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit comprising the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit. High patient turnover provides experience caring for diverse, higher-acuity patient populations, including ICU-level patients.

In the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit, patients recover from conscious sedation procedures such as cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology interventions, typically staying less than 23 hours and receiving telemetry monitoring as needed. The unit also prepares patients for kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplants. In the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit, patients recover from general anesthesia after cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and electrophysiology procedures.

The nurse participates in a residency core curriculum tailored to individual learning needs and provides direct nursing care alongside a success coach. The position follows a day/night rotation, with shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

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 (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Be a new graduate or have less than one year of RN work experience; alternatively, an experienced RN moving from a non-inpatient setting to acute direct-care inpatient clinical work must have 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 (AHA) 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 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.

What This Job Offers

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