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RN - Neonatal ICU

You'll work in a 17-bed Level IV NICU caring for newborns with the most complex medical needs.

Posted Oct 1 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours
Rotating day and night shifts · 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am shifts A caregiver in this position works full-time | day/night rotation| 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am.
Unit and setting
Neonatal ICU (M31) · Hospital newborns with the most complex medical needs
License
RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN license
Term
Permanent A caregiver in this position works full-time | day/night rotation| 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am.Full time

Do you qualify?

License
Current state RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Certification
BLS, presented upon hire Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (must be presented upon hire)
Certification
ACLS for critical care, within first year of employmentAfter hire · within first year of employment
Education
Graduate of an accredited RN program (diploma, ADN or BSN) Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing ( Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
Experience
1 year current acute care RN experience in a hospital One year of current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required for acute care settings
Also asks
Licensed military RN experience accepted instead OR w ill consider licensed military RN experience

The role and schedule

Patients
mothers with high-risk pregnancies This unit also cares for mothers with high-risk pregnancies, including cases in which the mother, fetus, or both present with high-risk conditions.
Day to day
fetal surgeries and specialized procedures The nursing team actively participates in fetal surgeries and specialized procedures.
Day to day
patient and family teaching Educate patients and their families .
Day to day
discharge planning Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
Details
Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Details
Standing and walking for long stretches Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Details
Medium work: up to 50 lb occasionally, 25 lb frequently Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently
Details
Drug test after every offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Details
Annual flu vaccine or approved exemption 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.

The workplace

Cleveland Clinic Health System
Health system employer

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

NICU / Neonatal Residencies hire in directly, and the unit's level sets the work.

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 RN - Neonatal ICU Location Cleveland Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Department M31 Neonatal ICU-Main Campus Hospital Job Code F00165 Shift Day/Night Rotation Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, 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.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus is a Level IV, state-of-the-art , 17-bed intensive care unit designed to care for newborns with the most complex medical needs. Our dedicated and highly trained caregivers deliver world-class patient care through an intricate nursing care model rooted in evidence-based practice, with a steadfast commitment to putting patients first. Our goal is for all professional nursing caregivers to provide the highest quality and safest care possible.

This unit also cares for mothers with high-risk pregnancies, including cases in which the mother, fetus, or both present with high-risk conditions. The nursing team actively participates in fetal surgeries and specialized procedures. Our team is at the forefront of obstetric care, performing advanced cases that are available at only a few centers worldwide.

A caregiver in this position works full-time | day/night rotation| 7:00am—7:30pm or 7:00pm—7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will

Provide direct nursing care. Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans. Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions. Administer prescribed medications and treatments. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. Educate patients and their families .

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing ( Diploma, ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (must be presented upon hire)

  • If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment

One year of current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required for acute care settings OR w ill consider licensed military 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. 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?

In Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent
$945/mo
Household income
$40,801/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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