RN - Orthopaedics

Cleveland Clinic; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH is seeking an RN - Orthopaedics for the Main Campus H70 Orthopedics unit. You will provide direct nursing care to adult post‑operative patients following hip, knee, and shoulder procedures, and coordinate care across teams on a day/night rotation.

The position emphasizes evidence‑based practice, patient education, and discharge planning. You’ll work in a world‑class hospital with strong support, opportunities for professional growth, and a commitment to

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN, or BSN).
• Current state licensure as an RN.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• One year of current acute care RN experience; military RN experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care.
• Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans.
• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
• Educate patients and their families.

Skills

Patient care

Nursing assessment

IV administration

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Diploma/ADN/BSN

RN licensure

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

RN - Orthopaedics

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

H70 Orthopedics-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

F00165

Shift

Day/Night Rotation

Schedule

7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in thenation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The H70 Orthopedic Unit is dedicated to caring for adult post-operative orthopedic patients andoverflowpatients from the Neurological Institute and Department of General Surgery. Common surgeries performedonour patients include total hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasty, revisions of hips, knees, and shoulders, and sarcoma resection. Osteoarthritis is the primary underlying disease for most of our patient population, along with infections of joints, osteomyelitis, fractures, sarcoma, and avascular necrosis.

A caregiver in thisposition worksrotating day/nightshifts, from7:00am – 7:30pm or 7:00pm – 7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.

• Implement, monitor, evaluate,updateand revise patient care plans.

• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.

• Administerprescribed medications and treatments.

• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

• Assess andcoordinatepatients’ discharge needs.

• Educate patients and their families.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing(Diploma,ADNor 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

• One-year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor ofScience inNursing (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 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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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