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RN Surgery Resident - Cardiothoracic OR

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OHFull-time$35.5–55.6/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$35.5–55.6/hr
Location
Cleveland, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Registered Nurse License, requiredBLS Certification, required

Job overview

The RN Resident will join Cleveland Clinic’s Cardiothoracic OR team and assist caregivers in delivering patient care from initial introduction through discharge. The role includes direct interaction with patients, families and visitors, and participation in a surgery-focused residency curriculum with a success coach. The one-year Nurse Residency program provides online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Nursing Care, requiredPatient Care Prioritization, requiredPatient Risk Response, requiredPatient Record Documentation, requiredPatient Handling and Lifting, requiredManual Dexterity, requiredEye-Hand Coordination, requiredStanding and Walking, requiredCorrected Vision and Hearing, requiredWorking Under Stress, requiredIrregular Hours, requiredLifting 20 to 50 Pounds, required

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing School Graduate, requiredRegistered Nurse License, requiredBLS Certification, requiredNew Grad or Under One Year RN Experience, requiredBachelor of Science in Nursing, nice to have

Benefits

Tuition Assistance
Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

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. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Caregivers in the Cardiothoracic OR use their in-depth experience to perform complex operations with the newest surgical techniques, equipment and devices, including minimally invasive, off-pump bypass, robotically assisted and percutaneous procedures. As an RN Resident on this team, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, from initial introduction to discharge. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and supply healthcare information as needed.

How You'll Benefit

  • Professional growth through our one-year, accredited Nurse Residency program (https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/nursing/) , with nine tailored tracks, including online modules, simulation lab and hands-on training

  • Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you're relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.

  • Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.

This is a full-time position. A caregiver in this role will work from 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. with on-call requirements after the orientation period. The call window is one hour. Orientation is 6 months long Monday - Friday from 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Participate in a residency core curriculum based on surgery core 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 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

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 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

Minimum hourly: $35.50

Maximum hourly: $55.60

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

How this job compares

Set against the 59,654 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$35.5–55.6/hr
  • Ohio median$36–53/hr592 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,227 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $45.55/hr, is close to the Ohio median midpoint ($45/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,776 open Registered Nurse jobs in Ohio and 59,654 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,259 postings).
Education
4,116 of the 59,654 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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