Cleveland clinic Weston, FL

I just finished an assignment at Cleveland clinic in Weston, FL. Just wanted to shed some light on travelers who are interested in going there. My pay was $28/hr. I worked day shift and floated between SICU/CVICU and MICU. Overall my experience there was wonderful. The staff loves travelers and are often willing to help you out when you are in a bind. Even the doctors are friendly and approachable. The care is excellent and the doctors (for the most part) know what they are doing. The nurses do the doctors evaluations so you know they have been good to you. At the end of my assignment, the nurses there took me out for dinner and drinks. There is one nurse there who loves to go to South Beach and will take you out to party if you want to go.
Most of the patients are from money, but a lot of them don't act like rich snobs. They usually bring us food and snacks.

Okay, the cons: Open-visitation.....I have never experience open-visitation in the ICU, so for me it could be really stressful. The families would get in the way and distract you from your job. They would often freak out about small things and cause more agitation to the patient. I think after being there for a couple of months, I figured out that you need to train the families and have them participate in the care for the patient. This was benefiical for me b/c I would have the families help move my patient up in the bed, turn, or feed them. There is no hospital restrictions to what the family can and cannot do, so I used them as my assistants...ha,ha. I would go over what they can and cannot touch on the patient. Overall, I did enjoy the families after I trained them. I ended up becoming closer to them and some of them I stil stay in contact with.

Another con, is the pharmacy.....slow, and understaffed....need i say more?
I lived in Miramar which is a 20 min. drive. If you live in Miami....it will be a 45-60 min drive. So tell your recruiter not to house you down there.

Hope this helps.
Good luck!