Experienced RN - Operating Room, FT 7a-5:30p flex
Akron, Ohio
Posted Aug 27
- Shift
- 10-hour days
- Unit
- OR
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 10-hour days
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Orientation
- 6-month orientation
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Practice
- Union position
More role details
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
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About this role
ONA Bidding Period: 8/20/2026 - 8/25/2026
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family .
Akron General’s Operating Room (O. R.) department has a team of dedicated caregivers that work collaboratively to provide the best possible care for their surgical patients . These caregivers are eager and excited to add an Experience Registered Nurse (RN) to their team. As an RN, you will deliver exceptional care, throughout the patient care journey.
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In this role, you will interact directly with patients and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed. RNs scrub and circulate through each service line during a 6-month orientation period and can complete extra rotations on specialty call teams to gain proficiency and join the team .
A caregiver in this position works 7:00am—5:30pm. Times may vary based on needs of the department. Weekends, holidays , and calls are required .
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 (ADN or BSN program)
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
One-year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Bachelor of S cience in N ursing (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
Pay Range
Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
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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.
Place
- City
- Akron, Ohio
- Median rent
- $955/mo
- Local household income
- $48,076/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
- Address
- 1 Akron General Ave, Akron, OH 44307, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Akron area index 93.4, where 100 is the national average.
Akron sits in northeast Ohio, offering a mix of urban amenities and green space, with the nearby Cuyahoga Valley National Park providing miles of trails. The Highland Square neighborhood is known for its walkable, eclectic feel. A midsize city with a low-key pace, it's a practical choice for nurses seeking affordability and outdoor access.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
Nursing practice and continuing education sit under the Stanley Shalom Zielony Institute for Nursing Excellence, which oversees nearly 35,000 caregivers. If you are new to practice, the Cleveland Clinic Nurse Residency Program runs on rolling admissions. It holds ANCC Accreditation…
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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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