New Grad RN Resident - Med/Surg & Post-Op Surgery
Fairview Hospital’s Parkview III Complex Medical Care unit primarily focuses on the care of post-operative patients.
Posted Sep 14 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- Parkview III Complex Medical Care unit · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseCurrent state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN)
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN) Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
- Certification
- BLS through AHA presented upon hire Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire.
- Certification
- ACLS through AHA presented upon hire or within first year of employment if in a Critical Care areaAfter hire · within first year of employment
- Certification
- ONS Chemo/Bio course within two years of hire if employed on chemo unitsAfter hire · completed within two years of hire ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within two years of hire if employed on units where chemo is administered.
- Education
- Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Experience
- New grad or less than one year RN work experience, or RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care inpatient setting with less than one year current acute direct care experience
Preferred
- Education
- BSN BSN preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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 →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Ohio PRN rolesOhio PRN postings that state pay run $28/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $46/hr, across 116 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Pay reviews
- Actual compensation determined by work history, experience, skill set, and education A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education.
- Pay reviews
- Pay range excludes shift differentials and overtime The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.).
- Pay reviews
- Pay range excludes value of benefits package The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).
Benefits
- BenefitsRN Loan Repayment program
- BenefitsTuition Reimbursement program
- BenefitsRelocation assistanceAnd if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
- BenefitsCenter for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being safety resources
- Healthcare, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement savings account contributions
The role and schedule
- Patients
- Post-operative, orthopaedic, spine, low-risk bariatric, urology, vascular, colorectal, general surgical, and trauma patients
- Day to day
- Participate in residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs.
- Day to day
- Establish and revise priorities for patient care activities Establishes and/or revises priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability.
- Day to day
- Initiate and maintain interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients.
- Day to day
- Respond to data indicating health risk and initiate corrective or preventive action Responds to data indicating risk to individual's health and initiates action to correct, reduce, or prevent the risk.
- Day to day
- Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
- Day to day
- Comply with hospital and department personnel policies Complies with established hospital/department personnel policies.
- Day to day
- Use communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes.
- Day to day
- Document in patient medical record according to established guidelines Documents in patient's medical record according to established guidelines.
- Details
- Magnet Hospital designation
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- Fairview Hospital
- Address
- 18101 LORAIN AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111
- CMS rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 466
- Magnet
- Designated since 2009
- RN residency
- Cleveland Clinic NRP at Fairview Hospital, accredited through Jul 2028
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
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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 Parkview III Complex Medical Care unit primarily focuses on the care of post-operative patients. This collaborative, multi-disciplinary team provides care to patients who have had orthopaedic, spine, low-risk bariatric, urology, vascular, colorectal, and general surgeries, but this unit sees all types of surgical and trauma patients. As an RN on this team, you will deliver exceptional care, throughout the patient care journey. 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.
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.
Responsibilities
Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs. Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Establishes and/or revises priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability.
Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients. Responds to data indicating risk to individual's health and initiates action to correct, reduce, or prevent the risk. Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
Complies with established hospital/department personnel policies. Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes. Documents in patient's medical record according to established guidelines.
Other duties as assigned.
Education
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN preferred
Certifications
Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN). Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire. If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA). ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within two years of hire if employed on units where chemo is administered. If in an ED, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency Department. Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.
Complexity of Work
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work
Experience
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.
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.
Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $35.50 Maximum hourly: $55.60
The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g.
- shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).
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