RN – Med/Surg Float

                    

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Job Title

RN – Med/Surg Float

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Float Pool-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

AK9858

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

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ONA Bidding Period: 11/21/25 to 11/25/25

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. 

In the Med/Surg Float Pool, you will work with diverse populations of patients, who have a variety of medical issues or are preparing for/recovering from surgery, in numerous units, departments and/or locations. Med/surg caregivers care for a broad spectrum of patients, giving you a vast and broad clinical skillset and the opportunity to work with and learn from many of our best caregivers.  

A caregiver in this position works nights 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. including every other weekend and 3 holidays per year requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Deliver cost effective, quality patient care utilizing case management principles, the nursing process, and knowledge from various health care disciplines.  

• Provide nursing care to adult, geriatric and sometimes adolescent patients based on established standards of nursing care by managing assigned personnel and collaborating with members of other health care disciplines.  

• Complete med-surg competency and primarily be assigned on those units.  

• Cover non medical-surgical units as needed.  

• Promote and demonstrate nursing caring standards and guest relations standards. 

• Assessments: complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.  

• Planning: develop and update goals, involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.  

• Implementation: provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.  

• Evaluation: participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process. 

• Leadership/professional development: delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person/role model/mentor and pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications. 

• Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department-specific competencies, requirements, certifications and/or licensure.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing  

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross must be presented upon hire or within first year of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including