RN Surgery – Vascular OR

Cleveland Clinic

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute as a registered nurse in the vascular operating room. The institute cares for patients with heart, vascular and thoracic diseases and provides innovative treatments and patient care. The Department of Vascular Surgery performs more than 8,000 procedures annually, using open and endovascular methods to treat a broad spectrum of vascular conditions, including aneurysmal, peripheral and cerebrovascular disease, dialysis access needs, and venous disease.

The RN collaborates with the surgical team to provide care to adult and pediatric patients before, during and after surgical or invasive procedures. Nurses entering an OR specialty unit participate in a comprehensive orientation program. Cleveland Clinic also provides professional development resources, including further education and online and in-person courses.

The regular schedule is nights from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Monday, and one additional night shift during the week, with no call requirements. The six-month orientation is Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing through an ADN or BSN program.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Licensed military RN experience will be considered.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within six months of hire.
• One year of RN experience or completion of Cleveland Clinic’s perioperative residency program.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Operating room experience in circulating and scrubbing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver professional nursing care in an operative setting to adult and pediatric patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
• Perform scrub functions, including selecting and handling instruments and supplies.
• Perform circulating functions, including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing nursing care before, during and after procedures.
• Assist the operating physician with surgical tasks, including hemostasis, suturing, wound exposure and patient positioning.
• Prepare the operating room, surgical instruments and surgical equipment for use.

Benefits

• RN Loan Repayment program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance may be available to eligible relocating hires.
• Professional development resources, including further education and online and in-person courses.
• Caregiver safety resources through the Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being.

What This Job Offers

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