RN Resident - Surgical ICU

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: May 8, 2025

Job Description:

Join Cleveland Clinic's Fairview Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Fairview Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ohio. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Fairview Hospital's Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) delivers exceptional patient care to heart, vascular, trauma, neurology, orthopaedic , pulmonary, and gastrointestinal surgical patients. As an RN Resident, 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. Additionally, the Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills. A caregiver in this position works nights 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
              • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
                • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
                  • New graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience
                    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) Certification upon or within first year of hire in Critical Care, ED or Special Delivery
                      • Completion of an ONS Chemo/Bio Course within two years of hire in units where chemo is administered
                        • Completion of a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) upon or within one year of hire in Dedicated Trauma Centers and ED
                          • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Provider Status Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) within one year of hire for NICU
                            • Cancer-specific certification or demonstrated ongoing qualifying education in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center or Cancer Clinic and/or Chemotherapy
                              • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon or within one year of hire in ED settings Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
                                • Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: 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. Salaries which may be shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

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