RN Surgery Resident – Orthopaedic Surgery

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Surgery Resident – Orthopaedic Surgery works as an essential member of the surgical team, collaborating with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and other caregivers to provide safe, efficient, and compassionate care throughout surgery. The position is based at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in the Department of Orthopaedic-Surgical Operations. Cleveland Clinic provides a comprehensive perioperative orientation program and ongoing education and specialty training for both experienced nurses and new graduates.

This is a full-time day-shift position. The six-month orientation is scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; the shift after orientation will be assigned near the end of that period. Required call rotation includes weekends, nights, and holidays.

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, be an experienced RN moving from a non-inpatient setting to acute direct-care inpatient nursing with less than one year of current acute direct-care RN experience.
• If performing moderate or procedural sedation, obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within six months of hire.
• Ability to perform the stated physical duties, including extensive standing and walking, handling and lifting patients, and periodically pushing, pulling, and navigating supply carts weighing more than 75 pounds.

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 or 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 in patients’ medical records.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level