RN – Cardiovascular Stepdown Unit

Cleveland Clinic

Main Campus Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio

Eligibility: Cardiovascular Nursing

Posted Aug 31

Shift and hours: Rotating
Unit and setting: Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-Down Unit · Hospital These units see the most complex cardiac cases worldwide.complex cardiac cases
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

Also asks: communicates effectively with patients and team members • Communicates effectively with patients and team members.
Also asks: comfortable working in a fast-paced environment • Is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Also asks: critical thinking and problem-solving skills • Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.

What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Cleveland staff RN payCleveland staff RN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $36/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $36/hr, across 260 postings.

Benefits

BenefitsPaid Time Off (PTO)Paid Time Off (PTO)
BenefitsCaregiver discountsCaregiver discounts
BenefitsAdoption assistanceAdoption assistance
BenefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramEmployee Assistance Program
BenefitsEmployee Hardship FundEmployee Hardship Fund
BenefitsPaid maternity and parental leavePaid maternity and parental leave

The role and schedule

Day to day: direct nursing care • Providing direct nursing care.
Day to day: monitoring, recording, and communicating patient conditions • Monitoring, recording, and communicating patients’ conditions as appropriate.
Day to day: preparing patient care plans • Preparing patient care plans.
Day to day: administering prescribed medications • Administering prescribed medications.

The workplace

Cleveland Clinic

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Cleveland Clinic supports new graduate nurses through a structured Nurse Residency Program designed to help them transition into practice and build a foundation for professional growth.

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Preceptors and orientation

Nurse residents guided on unit by experienced nurse preceptor; orientation duration personalized; success coach supports first-year journey; 10-12 weeks core orientation plus 10 residency days.

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Our nurses in our Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-down Units exemplify professional practice through continuing education, innovation, research and multidisciplinary team collaboration to provide patient-centered care that promotes quality and best outcomes for our patients. These units see the most complex cardiac cases worldwide. The J61/J63 nursing units for Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-down are part of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic institute. Since 1995, Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as one of the top hospitals for Cardiology in the country.

As a Registered Nurse in our J63 Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-Down Unit, you will become familiar with complex medical histories, innovative surgical procedures, pain modalities, and comprehensive nutritional support.

Your primary duties will include but are not limited to

Providing direct nursing care.
Monitoring, recording, and communicating patients’ conditions as appropriate.
Preparing patient care plans.
Administering prescribed medications.

The future caregiver is someone who

Communicates effectively with patients and team members.
Is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
Can provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to patients.

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

Life in Cleveland, OH

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals cluster in University Circle and Little Italy for a walk to Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and CWRU; Reddit also names southern Glenville and eastern Hough for the shortest CWRU-area drive. West-side picks are Ohio City (West Side Market, Red Line; 2026 snapshot median home about $124,250, rent $683), Tremont (historic houses, galleries, nightlife; median home about $180,380), Detroit-Shoreway/Gordon Square (theaters and Edgewater Park; median home about $120,920), and Kamm’s Corners (walkable suburban corner, low crime, cited near Cleveland Clinic employers; median home about $131,160). Downtown is high-rise apartments and condos; Old Brooklyn and Kamm’s Corners skew toward houses with driveways. East-side historic options include Shaker Square, Larchmere, and Buckeye-Shaker; Facebook locals also point families toward Chagrin Falls, Solon, and Brecksville.

Nurses and young professionals cluster in University Circle and Little Italy for a walk to Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and CWRU; Reddit also names southern Glenville and eastern Hough for the shortest CWRU-area drive. West-side picks are Ohio City (West Side Market, Red Line; 2026 snapshot median home about $124,250, rent $683), Tremont (historic houses, galleries, nightlife; median home about $180,380), Detroit-Shoreway/Gordon Square (theaters and Edgewater Park; median home about $120,920), and Kamm’s Corners (walkable suburban corner, low crime, cited near Cleveland Clinic employers; median home about $131,160).

Downtown is high-rise apartments and condos; Old Brooklyn and Kamm’s Corners skew toward houses with driveways. East-side historic options include Shaker Square, Larchmere, and Buckeye-Shaker; Facebook locals also point families toward Chagrin Falls, Solon, and Brecksville.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: trulia.com Source 5: reckerteam.com

Getting aroundUniversity Circle is the hospital core; Reddit names University Circle, Little Italy, southern Glenville, and eastern Hough as the shortest CWRU/Clinic-area commutes, and Kamm’s Corners is described as near Cleveland Clinic employers. RTA’s Red Line links Ohio City (West 25th–Ohio City station) and Edgewater (West Blvd.–Cudell) to Tower City, where all rail lines meet and the B-Line Trolley covers Public Square and the Warehouse District; Tremont is more bus-plus-walk (route #81, about a 10–15 minute walk to West 25th) with the Towpath Trail for bikes. Off-peak drives to downtown run roughly 0–5 minutes from Downtown itself, 5–10 from Ohio City and Tremont, 8–15 from Detroit-Shoreway, and 10–15 from Edgewater. Most of Cleveland is car-dependent; Downtown parking is metered or garage, Tremont street parking is free but tight on restaurant nights, and one city guide puts the average commute at about 24 minutes.

University Circle is the hospital core; Reddit names University Circle, Little Italy, southern Glenville, and eastern Hough as the shortest CWRU/Clinic-area commutes, and Kamm’s Corners is described as near Cleveland Clinic employers. RTA’s Red Line links Ohio City (West 25th–Ohio City station) and Edgewater (West Blvd.–Cudell) to Tower City, where all rail lines meet and the B-Line Trolley covers Public Square and the Warehouse District; Tremont is more bus-plus-walk (route #81, about a 10–15 minute walk to West 25th) with the Towpath Trail for bikes.

Off-peak drives to downtown run roughly 0–5 minutes from Downtown itself, 5–10 from Ohio City and Tremont, 8–15 from Detroit-Shoreway, and 10–15 from Edgewater. Most of Cleveland is car-dependent; Downtown parking is metered or garage, Tremont street parking is free but tight on restaurant nights, and one city guide puts the average commute at about 24 minutes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: reckerteam.com Source 5: extraspace.com

OutdoorsLake Erie is the city’s north wall: Edgewater Park and Edgewater Beach are the named west-side hangouts for swimming, trails, sunsets, and watching dogs run, walkable from Detroit-Shoreway and Edgewater. Lincoln Park is Tremont’s green center; the Towpath Trail supports bike trips through the Cuyahoga valley; Old Brooklyn is the neighborhood tied to the zoo. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the big nearby escape, and Cleveland Metroparks plus unlimited fresh water and a lack of wildfires or typical natural disasters come up constantly in local pros lists.

Lake Erie is the city’s north wall: Edgewater Park and Edgewater Beach are the named west-side hangouts for swimming, trails, sunsets, and watching dogs run, walkable from Detroit-Shoreway and Edgewater. Lincoln Park is Tremont’s green center; the Towpath Trail supports bike trips through the Cuyahoga valley; Old Brooklyn is the neighborhood tied to the zoo.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the big nearby escape, and Cleveland Metroparks plus unlimited fresh water and a lack of wildfires or typical natural disasters come up constantly in local pros lists.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: trulia.com Source 3: reckerteam.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: thisiscleveland.com

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Living in Cleveland

Cleveland is a Lake Erie hospital city: Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals sit in University Circle, so nurses can walk from University Circle or Little Italy, take the RTA Red Line from Ohio City’s West 25th station, or drive 10–15 minutes from Tremont, Gordon Square, Edgewater, or Kamm’s Corners. Housing is the other distinction—city three-bedrooms listed around $134,900 in mid-2026, mostly older houses and doubles, with Downtown as the high-rise exception. Culture punches above the rust-belt stereotype: Playhouse Square, a free Cleveland Museum of Art, the Rock Hall, West Side Market, Guardians baseball, and Edgewater Beach. Ohio City and Tremont concentrate restaurants and nightlife. Tradeoffs are real: long gray lake-effect winters, a car for most of the city, and crime that is sharply neighborhood-specific. Summers, Metroparks, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park are why people stay. Visit in January and pick a named neighborhood, not a metro average.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: reckerteam.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: thisiscleveland.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: reddit.com

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The future caregiver is someone who

What's around it?

Cleveland, OHiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Cleveland, OH

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Life in Cleveland, OH

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Cleveland, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.