Experienced RN – NICU

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Hillcrest Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Hillcrest Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ohio. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

The Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Hillcrest Hospital is dedicated to delivering the highest quality, family-centered care to ill neonate and extremely low birth weight infants. This team provides 24-hour neonatology services, evidence-based nursing practice and advanced respiratory care, such as high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide. As an RN, you serve as an essential support person in the NICU. In this role, you will interact directly with babies, their families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance the treatment experience and supply healthcare information as needed.

A caregiver in this role works a varying day/evening/night shift from 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. with occasional weekends

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct patient care to neonates in accordance with established healthcare organization policies, procedures, and protocols. Implements and monitors patient care plans. 

• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate. 

• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. 

• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. 

• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing 

• Current licensure as Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA)  

• One year of experience in an acute care hospital setting OR licensed military RN experience 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) 

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Physical Requirements:

• Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

• Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.