What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Residency - MedSurg Telemetry position at Cleveland Clinic?
Whether you are just graduating from nursing school or bringing years of experience in a different specialty to a new position at Cleveland Clinic, you will benefit from our residency program. Throughout your residency, you will work with our Success Coach team of dedicated nursing professional development specialists to build off those experiences. They will be always available to you — in person, virtually and through email — to answer questions and help you grow as a caregiver.
Marymount Hospital’s 4 East/4 West Medical Surgical and Telemetry Unit has recently won the Med/Surg Prism Award. Our Unit provides a dynamic and technologically advanced environment that allows you to discover, learn and grow. 4 East cares for patients with an oncology history and hematology disorders while 4 West focuses on peritoneal dialysis diagnosis and treatment. A Registered Nurse Resident will become a part of our family and experience one of the most inclusive, well-rounded, and prosperous training programs. You will work alongside seasoned nurses who are eager to educate and coach new graduates.
What to expect during your residency program:
- One year-long residency.
- A 6:1 ratio.
- A successful coach will be available 24/7.
- Weekly check-ins to ensure personal and professional goals are met.
- Personal assessments to determine areas for growth and opportunity.
The ideal caregiver is someone who:
- Is a team player.
- Has excellent communication skills.
- Can adapt to change.
- Has an interest in growing leadership skills.
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
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, relocation assistance, and convenient parking.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
A Registered Nurse in this role will learn to provide direct nursing care, administer prescribed medications, prepare patient care plans and perform thorough bedside daily rounds. Work alongside seasoned nurses who are eager to educate and coach new graduates. What to expect during your residency program:
- A success coach will be available 24/7.
- Weekly check-ins to ensure personal and professional goals are met.
- Personal assessments to determine areas for growth and opportunity.
- 10 to 12 weeks of orientation along with 10 residency days throughout the first year.
The ideal candidate is someone who:
- Is a team player.
- Has excellent communication skills.
- Can adapt to change.
- Has an interest in growing leadership skills.
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to join a supportive team and willing to learn new skills. The work culture in this department is positive and communication is clear between all team members. Cleveland Clinic will assist you by offering tuition reimbursement and cross-training for professional development.
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.
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 a Registered Nurse (RN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
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.
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.
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
