Registered Nurse - Medical ICU

About the role

Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) is a 26-bed nursing unit treating patients with conditions such as sepsis, altered mental status, diabetic ketoacidosis, stroke and post-cardiac arrest hypothermia, as well as patients needing suicide and overdose monitoring. As an RN on this team you work a day/night rotation (7:00 am–7:30 pm and 7:00 pm–7:30 am) with rotating weekend and holiday requirements, interacting directly with patients and their families.

Key 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

Required profile

• Diploma, ADN or BSN degree from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• One year of current acute care RN experience or licensed military RN experience
• Ability to handle and lift patients, stand and walk for long periods, and work under stressful conditions and irregular hours

Required skills

• BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS certification required for critical care areas, to be presented on hire or within the first year

What we offer

• RN Loan Repayment program to help pay off student debt
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Possible relocation assistance for candidates moving to the area
• Workplace violence prevention and caregiver well-being support