Cleveland Clinic - New Graduate Nurse Advice

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Hi everyone,

I recently accepted a position at the Cleveland Clinic as a new grad nurse. I absolutely loved the hospital/floor I interviewed on and had a great feeling leaving the interview. I was only in Cleveland for about 1 1/2 days during my interview, however, and don't know much about Ohio as I am from the Philadelphia area. I will likely be moving in February and was wondering if anyone had any info what it is like being a new grad nurse at the Cleveland Clinic or any recommendations for areas to live in? Any recommendations/advice would be very much appreciated!

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Well, I can't comment much as I have never worked there, but I had a family member hospitalized there and was VERY impressed with the nursing care. I'm sure it has its problems, but had several amazing nurses which should say something about the work conditions. Where are you from from Philly? Cleveland has some pretty rough areas, I actually have been more scared driving through parts of Cleveland than the worst parts of North Philly, i.e Kensington. If you take the position do your research about crime, would not recommend living close by the hospital. A lot of great little pockets hidden throughout the city though, people on this forum can probably give better info. At any rate, congrats! I think it's a great hospital to learn from and grow your career :-)

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

Depends on the unit, the people you work with, and your ANM's.

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Specializes in Cardiology.

Are you single? Do you have a family? If you are single I would look into living downtown or somewhere on the westside like Lakewood or Ohio City/Tremont.

What kind of floor do you work on there?

My advice would be to ask a lot of questions. Dont act like a hot shot. Ask other experienced nurses questions and advice. Most will have no problem in helping you.

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I agree with OUxPhys about where to live. I live downtown, but Lakewood, Tremont or Ohio City would be great places to live. I like downtown because I can walk to all the stadiums. Pretty much everything is walkable. Uber is cheap because Lakewood, Ohio City, and Tremont are close. My uber from Tremont was only $10 at a x2 surcharge when it snowed last week. I am a new grad nurse that will be starting in January. I already work as a CT on the floor that I will be working on. Anyway, CCF provides a good orientation. They have a building full of mannequins where they hold some classes before new grads start on their unit. They really want you to be successful. Fellow nurses seem very supportive of new grads. I hope you enjoy living in Cleveland!

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Little Italy is a cool place to live and probably more convenient.

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Hi!

I used to work at the Cleveland Clinic as a nurse. I agree that the young/hip areas are Lakewood and Ohio City/Tremont, but the commute is a little longer. In Ohio City/Tremont you can walk to a bunch of hip bars and restaurants. I had a coworker in her 20s who loved living there.

I live in Shaker Heights which is safe suburb on the East Side and has an 18 minute commute to the CC. This is definitely a more family-oriented community - but I've always felt safe here, never worried about my house getting broken into or street violence. There are many two family houses here, with one apart on the first floor, and another on the 2nd/3rd if you'd like to live in a house. I looked at a number of apartments, but was often disappointed by the smell - many allowed people to smoke inside their apartments and have pets. Having never lived in an apartment building, I'm not sure if that's the norm. Cleveland Heights is another nice suburb - It's probably a 10 minute commute. The advice I got was to look for places to live south of Mayfield Rd - meaning further from East Cleveland. I love walking around Little Italy as well (commute probably 10 minutes or less) - the houses are very close together/packed in there. But Little Italy not only has great food, but has many art galleries and shops interspersed between the restaurants. Little Italy is also walking distance to University Circle (many museums, Wade Oval Park, music venues) and Case WesAs a tern Reserve University.

As a new grad nurse at the clinic, you first have 2-3 weeks of orientation before you hit the floor. You first take a written short answer test to assess your critical thinking skills. Then a couple days of HR orientation, some classes on reading cardiac rhythms (almost exactly the same as and ACLS class) and central lines, foleys, sepsis and more.

Something I did not know about but wish I did: Based on the assessment you took, if you don't meet their expectations on the first try, you do the 3rd week of orientation which focuses on remedying those skills. If you have further questions, please PM me.

Best of luck to your in your new role!

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