New Grad RN Resident – Surgery

Cleveland Clinic•Grosse Pointe, MI
•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, a Magnet Hospital, to provide nursing care as part of its surgical services team. The hospital provides comprehensive surgical services for patients over age 14. In this role, you will assist surgeons during procedures, set up instrumentation, and work with fellow caregivers to deliver exceptional patient care and provide healthcare information as needed. The position is intended for new graduate nurses and includes a one-year accredited Nurse Residency program with a surgery-focused track, online modules, simulation lab, hands-on training, and support from a success coach. The schedule is days, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with on-call requirements.

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
  • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • 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 work must have 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 surgery core learning needs.
  • Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
  • Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care 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 in patients’ medical records.
  • Assist surgeons during procedures and set up instrumentation.
  • Assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care and provide healthcare information 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 to help pay off student debt.
  • Tuition Reimbursement program.
  • Potential relocation assistance for eligible relocating candidates.
  • Caregiver safety resources and support through the Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being.
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