ONA Bidding Period: 8/12/26-8/16/26

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 treating our patients as family.   

The 24-bed 4800 Surgical Intensive Care (SICU) and Medical Intensive Care (MICU) Units at Akron General provide comprehensive critical medical support to diverse populations from young adult to geriatric patients. 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. 

This RN position is part of Cleveland Clinic’s Flex Option 12 program and will require you to work two 12-hour shifts per weekend. This schedule allows caregivers to enjoy personal time during the week with family and friends and take care of any errands that will not interfere with a typical day shift schedule.      

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

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.  

• 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 (Diploma, ADN or BSN program) 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within one year of hire 

• TCAR certification within 24 months of hire 

• 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