RN Surgery - Neuro/Spine OR - Neuro Expansion

                    

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Job Title

RN Surgery - Neuro/Spine OR - Neuro Expansion

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

OR Neuro Inst-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

F00170

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

6:00pm-7:00am/7:00am-3:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute and become part of one of the world’s most respected healthcare organizations. We are expanding with a new, one-million-square-foot, 15-floor, state-of-the-art facility on Cleveland Clinic Main Campus designed to elevate care for complex neurological conditions — including spine injuries, epileptic seizures, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis and stroke.   

 

This advanced building brings every stage of care under one roof, featuring dedicated spaces for outpatient services, surgery, stepdown, ICU and epilepsy monitoring, as well as additional operating rooms and expanded ambulatory, infusion, imaging, EMG, sleep and rehabilitation services. We are welcoming new caregivers to collaborate within our multidisciplinary teams and contribute to nationally recognized, innovative neurological care. Join us and be part of the next wave of transformative care at Cleveland Clinic. 

   

Operating on the brain requires extreme precision, and the neurosurgery team at Cleveland Clinic has years of training and experience in the most complex brain and spine surgeries. The neurosurgery team uses state-of-the-art tools to operate safely and, as often as possible, with minimally invasive techniques. This team treats a wide range of conditions affecting the brain and spine, including brain hematoma, cavernoma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, Chiari malformation, epilepsy, facial pain, normal pressure hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, skull base dehiscence and subdural hematoma. 

The RN in this role provides high-quality, patient-centered nursing care in the operative setting for both adult and pediatric populations. This position focuses on neuro and spine procedures, ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate care before, during, and after surgical and other invasive interventions. The RN collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary team, maintains a sterile environment, and adheres to established clinical standards and protocols to optimize patient outcomes.
 

A caregiver in this position works from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. This schedule begins after the initial six-month orientation period, during which the hours are 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

 
A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Deliver professional nursing care in an operative setting to adult and pediatric patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.  

• Perform scrub functions, such as selecting and handling instruments and supplies. 

• Performing circulating functions, such as monitoring, recording and communicating patient conditions and managing the overall nursing care of patients before, during and after the procedure.  

• Prepare the operating room, surgical instruments and surgical equipment for use.  

 
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN, BSN)  

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

• Successfully pass all prescreen competency assessments 

• *If performing moderate/procedural sedation, must have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire 

• One year RN experience or completion of Cleveland Clinic perioperative residency program

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) 

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• 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.
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing > than 75 pounds periodically.

Personal Protective Equipment:

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

                       

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