RN - Neonatal ICU (NICU)
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Cleveland, Ohio
You'll care for ill neonates and extremely low birth weight infants in Fairview Hospital's NICU.
Posted Oct 7
- Shift and hours
- Nights · 7:00pm to 7:30am A caregiver in this role works nights + on-call shifts from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements. 7:00pm-7:30am
- Unit and setting
- Fairview Hospital NICU · Hospital ill neonate and extremely low birth weight infantsIll neonates and extremely low birth weight infants
- License
- RN license Current licensure as Registered Nurse (RN)Current RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current RN license Current licensure as Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certification
- BLS from AHA or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- Certification
- NRP certification within one year of hireAfter hire · within one year of hire Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within one year of hire
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited ADN or BSN nursing program Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- One year of acute care hospital experience, or licensed military RN experience One year of experience in an acute care hospital setting OR licensed military RN experience
Preferred
- Education
- BSN preferred Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Experience
- Adult ICU or Medical/Surgical experience preferred Adult ICU or Medical/Surgical experience
- Experience
- NICU experience preferred NICU experience
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsRN loan repayment for student debtincluding our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementand our 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
- relocation assistance eligibility
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- High-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide care advanced respiratory care, such as high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide
- Day to day
- Primary coordinator across all disciplines Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Day to day
- Discharge planning with the healthcare team Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Weekends
- Rotating weekends A caregiver in this role works nights + on-call shifts from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
- On call
- On-call shifts in addition to nights
- Holidays
- Rotating holidays
- Details
- Magnet-designated hospital Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
- 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.
- Details
- Light work: up to 20 lb occasionally, up to 10 lb frequently Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours and holiday?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
NICU / Neonatal is open from year one. 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 (NICU) Location Cleveland Facility Fairview Hospital Department NICU-Fairview Hospital Job Code F00015 Shift Nights + Call Schedule 7:00pm-7:30am Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.
Fairview Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has a dedicated team of caregivers that provide the highest quality, family-centered care to ill neonate and extremely low birth weight infants. This unit provides 24-hour neonatology services, evidence-based nursing practice, and advanced respiratory care, such as high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for providing direct nursing care to neonates, implementing and monitoring patient care plans, administering medication and treatments, assessing and coordinating patients’ discharge plans, and monitoring, recording and communicating patients’ condition.
How You’ll Benefit 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 role works nights + on-call shifts from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
A caregiver who excels in this role will
Provide direct patient care to neonates in accordance with established healthcare organization policies, procedures and protocols. Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate. Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program) Current licensure as Registered Nurse (RN) Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within one year of hire Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross One year of experience in an acute care hospital setting OR licensed military RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Adult ICU or Medical/Surgical experience
- NICU experience
- Physical
Requirements
Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
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