New Grad RN Resident - Med/Surg Telemetry
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Cleveland, Ohio
You'll care for adults recovering from pneumonia, heart failure and chest pain, and monitor pre- and post-operative surgical patients.
Posted Oct 7 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
- Unit and setting
- 5 Pavilion Complex Medical Care and Telemetry unit · Hospital provide top-quality inpatient acute care to adults recovering from a wide variety of conditions, such as pneumonia, heart failure and chest painAdults with pneumonia, heart failure and chest pain
- 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 the AHA or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- Education
- ADN or BSN from an accredited school of nursing Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- New grad, or under one year of RN experience New grad or less than one year RN work experience
- Also asks
- Drug test after job offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
- Also asks
- 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.
Preferred
- Experience
- Prior med/surg experience
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
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
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 repayment for student debtour 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.
- BenefitsWorkplace violence prevention and safety resourcesidentifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources
- One-year accredited Nurse Residency program
More benefits (3)
- RN Loan Repayment program
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Monitoring pre-op and post-op surgical patients as well as monitor pre-operative and post-operative surgical patients
- Weekends
- Rotating weekend shifts A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
- Holidays
- Rotating holiday shifts
- Details
- Magnet-designated hospital Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Details
- Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Details
- Standing and walking for extended periods 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 lb of force occasionally Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
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, and call?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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 - Med/Surg Telemetry Location Cleveland Facility Fairview Hospital Department 5 PAVILION-Fairview Hospital Job Code F99938 Shift Nights 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 5 Pavilion Complex Medical Care and Telemetry unit has a dedicated team of caregivers that provide top-quality inpatient acute care to adults recovering from a wide variety of conditions, such as pneumonia, heart failure and chest pain, as well as monitor pre-operative and post-operative surgical patients. This unit prides themselves on teamwork and has been nominated for the Cleveland Clinic Nursing Team Excellence Award several times and won the award in 2015. As an RN Resident on this unit, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and supply healthcare information as needed.
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 nights from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday 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 (ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or 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’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Prior med/surg experience
- 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