RN Surgery Resident – Cardiothoracic OR

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Surgery Resident will join Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in the Cardiothoracic OR, supporting complex surgical care using current surgical techniques, equipment and devices. The role includes assisting fellow caregivers in providing care from initial introduction through discharge, interacting with patients, families and visitors, and providing healthcare information as needed.

The position includes participation in a one-year accredited Nurse Residency program with a surgery-focused core curriculum, online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training. The resident provides direct nursing care alongside a success coach and works with a team to prioritize care, respond to patient-risk data, seek assistance when needed and document in patients’ medical records.

The regular schedule is 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with on-call requirements after the orientation period; the call window is one hour. The six-month orientation schedule is Monday–Friday, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

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) 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.

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.
• Interact with patients, families and visitors and provide healthcare information as needed.

Benefits

• One-year accredited Nurse Residency program with tailored tracks, online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training.
• RN Loan Repayment program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 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