New Grad RN Resident – Med/Surg & Observation Unit
You'll care for adults with a wide mix of diagnoses on the 7th floor Med/Surg and Observation Unit, such as chest pain or generalized weakness.
Posted Oct 12 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day or night rotation, 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:30pm-7:30am
- Unit and setting
- 7th floor Med/Surg and Observation Unit · Hospital providing comprehensive care and services to adults with a wide variety of diagnoses, such as chest pain, stomach pain, or generalized weaknessAdults with a wide mix of diagnoses
- License
- RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- Current state RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certification
- BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross
- Education
- ADN or BSN from an accredited nursing program Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- New grad, or under one year of RN experience
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsOne-year accredited nurse residency with nine tracksProfessional growth through our one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program , with nine tailored tracks, including online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training
- BenefitsRN loan repayment for student debtour RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementour Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
- BenefitsRelocation assistance if eligibleif you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance
- One-year accredited Nurse Residency program
- RN Loan Repayment program
More benefits (2)
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Direct nursing care alongside a success coach Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
- Day to day
- Patient and family teaching supply healthcare education as needed
- Hours stated
- 7:00am-7:30pm/7:30pm-7:30am
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Holidays
- Holiday rotation
- Details
- Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Details
- Standing and walking for extended periods Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Details
- Exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
- Details
- Medium work: up to 50 pounds occasionally Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally
- Details
- Drug test after every offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
- Details
- Annual flu vaccine or approved exemption which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
- Details
- Workplace violence prevention and caregiver safety resources Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours and call?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on Cleveland Clinic Health System’s careers page.
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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 – Med/Surg & Observation Unit Location Warrensville Hts Facility South Pointe Hospital Department Observation Unit-South Pointe Hospital Job Code F99938 Shift Day/Night Rotation Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:30pm-7:30am Job Summary .
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This community-based teaching hospital is a prominent figure in the communities in and around Cuyahoga County known for its quality patient-centered care and active participation in community programs, events, and volunteer activities. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
South Pointe Hospital’s 7th Floor Med/Surg and Observation Unit focuses on healing and surgery while providing comprehensive care and services to adults with a wide variety of diagnoses, such as chest pain, stomach pain, or generalized weakness. With such variety, no two days are the same, but you will be surrounded every day by a team of long-standing caregivers who welcome you with open arms. As an RN on this team, you will assist fellow caregivers with providing exceptional care to patients from initial introduction to discharge.
In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and supply healthcare education as needed. Additionally, the Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills. How You’ll Benefit Professional growth through our one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program , 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.
OR 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with every other weekend and holiday rotation 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 (ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the 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/ Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster . Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
What's around it?
Warrensville Heights, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,044/mo
- Household income
- $49,669/yr, all local households, not nurse pay