Staff RN - Observation Unit 1 (Nights)
You'll give general nursing care to patients and families along the health illness continuum, working alongside the health care team.
Posted Jun 10 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights Work Shift: Night36 scheduled hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Observation Unit 1 · Hospital Staff RN - Observation Unit 1 (Nights)
- License
- RN license RN - Registered Nurse - Ohio Board of NursingActive RN license from the Ohio Board of Nursing
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Years of Experience 0
- License
- Active RN license from the Ohio Board of Nursing RN - Registered Nurse - Ohio Board of Nursing Check your license
- Certification
- BLS (Basic Life Support) from the American Heart Association BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
- Certification
- CPR certification CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Education
- Nursing field of study Field of Study: Nursing
- Experience
- No prior years of experience required
- Also asks
- State driver's license State Driver's License.
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 →
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- process improvement work toward quality and financial targets Actively participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance (10%).
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?
Original listing
Posted on OhioHealth Corporation’s careers page.
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We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities. Job Description
Summary
This position provides general nursing care to patients and families along the health illness continuum in diverse health care settings while collaborating with the health care team. He/She is accountable for the practice of nursing as defined by the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Responsibilities And Duties
Assessment/Diagnosis - Performs initial, ongoing, and functional health status assessment as applicable to the population and or individual (30%). Outcomes Identification/Planning - Based on nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, documents planned nursing interventions to achieve outcomes appropriate to patient needs (30%). Implementation/Evaluation - Evaluates and documents response to nursing interventions and achievement of outcomes at appropriately determined intervals; as part of a multidisciplinary team, revises plan of care based on evaluative data (20%).
Leadership - Actively participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance (10%). Operations (10%). As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.
The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time. As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time
Minimum Qualifications
BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, RN - Registered Nurse - Ohio Board of Nursing
Additional Job Description
State Driver's License. RN - Registered Nurse BLS - Basic Life Support CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Field of Study: Nursing Years of Experience 0
Work Shift
Night
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36 Department Observation Unit 1 Join us! ... if your passion is to work in a caring environment ... if you believe that learning is a life-long process ... if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry Equal Employment Opportunity OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment
What's around it?
Columbus, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,295/mo
- Household income
- $66,082/yr, all local households, not nurse pay