RN Critical Care – SICU/MICU, 7p – 7a

ONA Bidding Period: 04/30/25 to 05/04/25

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 treat our patients as family.   

The Surgical Intensive Care (SICU) and Medical Intensive Care (MICU) Units provide comprehensive critical medical support to diverse populations. As an RN serving these patients, you will ensure they feel comfortable and safe throughout treatment. This position offers you an opportunity to enhance your critical care, trauma and CRRT dialysis knowledge while making a difference in the lives of everyone you meet, every day. 

A caregiver in this position works weekend nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM.    

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide direct nursing care. 
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a given patient population. 
• Complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.  
• Develop and update goals and involve patients and families in developing plans of care. 
• Coordinate the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.
• Implementation: provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.  
• Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process. 
• Delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person, pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification/licensure and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit.  
• Review and document progress and discharge goals with patients and families. 
• Participate in and document patient care, discharge planning and case management conferences.  
• Communicate information regarding patient plan of care, current outcomes and acuity at shift report. 
• Communicate changes in patient condition and patient care/unit issues, ensure JCAHO Core Measures related to nursing care are achieved, incorporate patient safety goals and complete all paper and electronic 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) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications through American Heart Association (AHA) 
• One year of current ICU or acute care RN experience in a hospital setting 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) 
• Experience in a critical care setting 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/      

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