RN New Grad - Orthopedic and Spine Surgery - Center of Excellence

Job Description

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Lutheran Hospital’s Magnet status, the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing, recognition as a Center of Excellence in Orthopedics, and high patient satisfaction scores exemplify the top-quality care that patients receive, and caregivers provide here.

Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work.

Lutheran Hospital’s 5D unit is a General Surgery unit where nurses care for Bariatric, Neurology / Spinal, and Orthopedic Surgery patients. The exceptional care from the nursing team on this unit has led to a reputation for quick patient turnover and excellent patient education. You will also participate in a year-long residency program, customized to fit you, your needs, and your pace, where you will :

Be paired with a coach that guides you toward success.

Provide direct nursing care.

Develop clinical judgement, cultivate excellent communication skills, and acquire complex nursing skills.

The ideal candidate is a new graduate that :

Is eager and ready to learn.

Is passionate about patient-centered care.

Is excited about beginning their career as a nurse.

This is an excellent opportunity for a new graduate to build a life-long career at a hospital that prioritizes career growth, learning opportunities, and employee wellness. This opportunity also offers tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment options, and relocation assistance.

Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most : career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

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A caregiver in this position works rotating days / nights from 7 : 00AM – 7 : 30PM or 11 : 00AM – 11 : 30PM.

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) or American Red Cross

New graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience

Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) within three years of hire

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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

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.