RN Resident Post-Surgical Orthopedic and Spine

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran 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 patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The 5D Post-Operative Orthopaedic and Spine Unit sees patients recovering from various medical surgeries and procedures, including total joint replacements, lumbar and/or cervical decompressions, fusions and laminectomies. This team also offers general medical/surgical, telemetry and cardiac monitoring services. As an RN Resident, you will assist fellow caregivers in providing exceptional care, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, gaining the opportunity to enhance their experience and deliver healthcare education 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 rotating days/nights from 7:00AM - 7:30PM or 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
  • Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) within three years of hire 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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