RN Surgery Resident – ENT OR

Cleveland Clinic

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Surgery Resident will join the ENT operating room at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus and participate in a one-year accredited Nurse Residency program. The program includes a surgery-focused core curriculum, online modules, simulation lab, and hands-on training. The resident provides direct nursing care alongside a success coach, establishes or revises patient-care priorities, responds to information indicating patient health risks, seeks supervision or assistance when needed, and documents care in patient medical records.

The position works days with on-call requirements. Scheduled hours are 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; the call window is one hour, and weekend and holiday work is required. Orientation lasts six months, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; shifts are assigned after orientation.

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).
• If performing moderate/procedural sedation, obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within six months of hire.
• 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.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the position, including extensive standing and walking, patient handling and lifting, and pushing, pulling, and navigating supply carts.

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 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.
• Follow Standard Precautions and use personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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.

What This Job Offers

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