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New Grad RN Resident - Pre & Post-Surgical General Surgery

Cleveland Clinic·Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 13 days ago
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About the role

As a New Grad Registered Nurse (RN), you will participate in a year-long residency program providing direct nursing care, guided by a coach to develop clinical judgment and complex nursing skills. Responsibilities include establishing patient care priorities, responding to patient health risks, seeking supervision when needed, and documenting in medical records.

At cleveland clinic health system, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the cleveland clinic health system team, and the power of every one.

Job title

New Grad RN Resident - Pre & Post-Surgical General Surgery

Location

Mayfield Hts

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

Department

Med/Surg 3Rd Floor West-Hillcrest Hospital

JOB CODE

F99938

SHIFT

Day/Night Rotation

Schedule: 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am

Job summary

Job details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Hillcrest Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Hillcrest Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ohio. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Hillcrest Hospital’s 3 West Tower Unit is known for their outstanding communication skills and top-quality patient care. This unit cares for adult and geriatric patients undergoing general, pancreatic/liver, and urology surgeries. As a New Grad Registered Nurse (RN), you will participate in a year-long residency program, customized to fit you, your needs and your pace, where you will provide direct nursing care, be paired with a coach that guides you toward success, develop clinical judgement, cultivate excellent communication skills and acquire complex nursing skills.

The ideal future caregiver is someone who

Is committed to life-long learning.

Wants to develop excellent critical thinking skills.

Wants to be a critical care nurse.

Thrives in a team environment.

Provides care with compassion and empathy.

How You’ll Benefit

Professional growth through our one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program [https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/nursing/], with nine tailored tracks, including online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training

Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.

Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.

A caregiver in this position works day/night rotation from 7

00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with every other weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will

Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.

Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.

Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care (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

Minimum Qualifications

for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • 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
  • New grad or less than one year RN work experience or if experience RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one year current acute direct patient care RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

Physical Requirements

  • Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
  • Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
  • Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
  • Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
  • Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  • Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ [https://info.flclearinghouse.com/]

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster [https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal].

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement program
  • Professional growth through our one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program
  • RN Loan Repayment program

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Posted
Jul 15, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based...

Salary listed on 15 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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