New Grad RN Resident – Neurosciences
You'll care for complex neurological medical and surgical patients with stroke, MS, brain and spine tumors, Parkinson's, Epilepsy and more.
Posted Oct 6 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating day and night shifts · 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shifts A caregiver in this position works rotating day/night shifts from 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with weekend and holiday rotation requirements.
- Unit and setting
- H60 Neurosciences Nursing Unit · Hospital The H60 Neurosciences Nursing Unit cares for complex neurological medical and surgical patientscomplex neuro medical and surgical patients
- 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 AHA or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing
- Experience
- new grad or under one year of RN experience
Preferred
- Education
- BSN Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
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 →
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 repaymentour RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt
- Benefitstuition reimbursementour Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
- Benefitsrelocation assistance, if eligibleAnd if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
- RN Loan Repayment program
- Tuition Reimbursement program
More benefits (3)
- relocation assistance (eligibility)
- one-year accredited Nurse Residency program
- Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being safety resources
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- craniotomies, shunts and aneurysm coiling/clipping
- Care model
- direct care alongside a success coach Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
- Weekends
- weekend rotation required A caregiver in this position works rotating day/night shifts from 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with weekend and holiday rotation requirements.
- Holidays
- holiday rotation required
- Details
- unit certified as part of a Comprehensive Stroke Center the H60 unit is certified as part of a Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Details
- stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Details
- long periods of standing and walking 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: 20 to 50 pounds occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently
- Details
- drug testing 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.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you We also support new nurses with one-on-one preceptors, as well as weekly progress meetings.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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 – Neurosciences Location Cleveland Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Department H60 Neurosciences-Main Campus Hospital Job Code F99938 Shift Day/Evening Rotation Schedule 7:00pm-7:30am/7:00am-7:30pm 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. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The H60 Neurosciences Nursing Unit cares for complex neurological medical and surgical patients diagnosed with conditions such as stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, brain and spine tumors, Parkinson’s Disease, Epilepsy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, degenerative brain diseases and spinal disorders.
Located on Main Campus, the H60 unit is certified as part of a Comprehensive Stroke Center within Cleveland Clinic’s nationally ranked Neurological Institute and our nursing caregiver staff members are highly trained specialists in advanced neurological assessment techniques. Our unit prides itself on providing new caregiver orientation that is individualized to ensure success. We encourage participation in opportunities to enhance the orientation learning experience such as operating room observation time, interactive case studies with our nurse practitioners and residents, clinic observations and more.
We also support new nurses with one-on-one preceptors, as well as weekly progress meetings. Join our unit and take part in some of the most complex procedures in healthcare, such as craniotomies for brain tumors, shunts, aneurysm coiling/clipping, deep brain stimulators, SA drain evaluations, spinal procedures, laminectomy, discectomy and fusions with hardware. 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 rotating day/night shifts from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with 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 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?
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