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Job Title
New Grad RN Resident - Med/Surg
Location
Akron
Facility
Akron General Medical Center
Department
3100 Medical Surgical Unit-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job Code
AK9877
Shift
Nights
Schedule
7:00pm-7:30am
Job Summary
Job Details
ONA Bidding Period: 10/29/2026-11/03/2026
Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
Akron General’s 3100 Unit is a 16-bed cardiac telemetry and med/surg unit. This fast-paced unit cares for patients who require extensive ADL assistance, high-risk fall patients and patients with pneumonia, FTT, weakness, confusion, sepsis, PEG care, central lines, multiple antibiotic therapies, blood transfusions, IV push/cardiac drip titration medications and tracheostomies. Many of these patients are transfers out of the MICU/SICU and, occasionally, neuro overflow patients. This unit has a strong focus on IV push, limited cardiac drips and chest pain testing/monitoring.
As an RN Resident on the team, you will utilize your nursing skills to enhance the Cleveland Clinic experience and the lives of patients and their families, while working alongside a preceptor. You will gain hands-on experience in complex medical concerns and technologies, providing an unmatched advantage within the healthcare industry. By taking this opportunity, you will join an exceptional team with strong leadership that fosters education, support and teamwork. This unit will provide you with positive team interactions, the chance to work on a newly established unit and opportunities for education, training, certification and career growth.
A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM, including rotating weekends and 3 holidays per year.
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 graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience OR experienced RN moving from non-inpatient to an acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one-year current acute direct patient care RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor’s 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…