New Grad RN Resident – Med/Surg Post-Operative Unit

Cleveland Clinic • Grosse Pointe, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The New Grad RN Resident provides nursing care on the Med/Surg Post-Operative Unit at South Pointe Hospital. The unit cares for bariatric patients and a diverse surgical population, including orthopedic, vascular, gynecologic, urologic, plastic and reconstructive, wound care, and general surgery patients. The resident participates in a one-year accredited Nurse Residency program with a tailored curriculum, online modules, simulation lab, and hands-on training, and provides direct nursing care alongside a success coach. The role is part of a collaborative environment focused on clinical excellence, compassionate care, innovation, shared governance, professional growth, and mutual support.

The position works a day/night rotation of 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., including every other weekend and holiday rotation. The work involves extended standing and walking, patient handling and lifting, stressful conditions and irregular hours, and exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids. Personal protective equipment is used as required for procedures.

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 priorities for patient care 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.

Benefits

• One-year accredited Nurse Residency program with nine tailored tracks, online modules, simulation lab, and hands-on training.
• RN Loan Repayment program to help pay off student debt.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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