New Grad RN Resident - Cardiac Short Stay / PACU
J33 is a fast-paced, 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit consisting of the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit.
Posted Oct 15 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day/night rotation · 7:00am-7:30pm and 7:00pm-7:30am shifts A caregiver in this position works day/night rotation, 7:00am-7:30pm and 7:00pm-7:30am.
- Unit and setting
- Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and PACU/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit · Hospital The unit’s high patient turnover provides nurses with broad experience caring for diverse and higher-acuity patient populations, including ICU-level patients.Higher-acuity and ICU-level patients
- License
- RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN licensure
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current state RN licensure Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certification
- BLS certification (AHA or American Red Cross) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- Certification
- ACLS if in a Critical Care areaAfter hire · within first year of employment
- Education
- Graduate of accredited nursing program (Diploma, ADN or BSN) Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- New grad or less than one year RN experience New grad or less than one year RN work experience
- Also asks
- Requires standing and walking for extended periods Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Also asks
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Also asks
- Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Also asks
- Requires full range of body motion, lifting patients, and manual dexterity Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Also asks
- Medium work: 20 to 50 lbs occasionally, 10 to 25 lbs frequently
- Also asks
- Controlled substance testing after offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
- Also asks
- Annual influenza vaccination 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.
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
- Patients
- Post-sedation patients from cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology interventions
- Patients
- Patients recovering from general anesthesia after cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and electrophysiology procedures
- Patients
- Transplant preparation patients (kidney, liver, heart, lung) The unit also prepares patients for kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplants.
- Day to day
- Participate in residency core curriculum Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.
- Day to day
- Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
- Day to day
- Establish and/or revise patient care priorities Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care (acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability).
- Day to day
- Respond to data indicating risk to patients and act to correct, reduce or prevent it Respond to data indicating risk to patients’ health and initiate action to correct, reduce or prevent risk.
- Day to day
- Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to work safely and independently Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
- Day to day
- Document in patients’ medical records Document in patients’ medical records.
- Unit size
- 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit J33 is a fast-paced, 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit consisting of the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit.
- Details
- Fast-paced unit with high patient turnover The unit’s high patient turnover provides nurses with broad experience caring for diverse and higher-acuity patient populations, including ICU-level patients.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, 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?
On your path
Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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 - Cardiac Short Stay / PACU Location Cleveland Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Department Job Code F99938 Shift Day/Night Rotation Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
J33 is a fast-paced, 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit consisting of the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit. The unit’s high patient turnover provides nurses with broad experience caring for diverse and higher-acuity patient populations, including ICU-level patients. In the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit, patients recover from conscious sedation procedures such as cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology interventions, typically requiring less than a 23-hour stay with telemetry monitoring as needed.
The unit also prepares patients for kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplants. In the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit, patients recover from general anesthesia following cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and electrophysiology procedures. A caregiver in this position works day/night rotation, 7:00am—7:30pm and 7:00pm—7:30am.
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 (Diploma, 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 *If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (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 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