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Hey Birdie22--I got your private message but unfortunately I haven't posted enough to be able to reply to it! If you send me another PM with your email/other contact info I can respond that way. I just don't want either of us to have to post our contact info on a thread! Congrats on getting the job!! :-)

I would say the payscale for Cleveland in general is around $25-27/hr for new grads, which is pretty good, especially considering the cost of living here is pretty low! I hope this helps. :)

Birdie22--It's great that they are doing a background check! Once they initiate the background/reference check, that typically means that the manager told HR that she is interested in hiring you. Everyone that I know who got hired (no matter the hospital) said that they didn't start the background check unless they were planning to hire you, so this is a very good sign!! What floor did you apply to? Once they initiate the background check, I think they say it takes about 5 business days to complete it. They need to contact all of your references during this time too, so it took a lot longer than 5 days for me just because they had a really difficult time reaching my references. As long as your references are reachable though, you should get a call from HR within the next week or so. I am starting orientation next week. The first day is just general corporate orientation where they go over benefits and things like that. Then for two weeks, I have been told that I will take classes such as a CPR class, a breastfeeding class, and a EMR computer charting class. After the two week period of classes, I will start an orientation with a preceptor which will last three months. Anyway, I hope that everything goes well for you and that you receive an offer!!

Hi, I think I can help you out! I just graduated with my BSN in Cleveland in January and was very lucky to find a job at UH on the mother/infant unit where I did my preceptorship which I will be starting in about a week. I found this job under the "RN--Less than 1 yr experience" category on the UH job website. Many of my classmates were hired at UH by applying for jobs in this category. Right now, there isn't anything posted, but if you check every day jobs will eventually appear for new grads! Once you see a job posted, you should apply immediately because the new grad jobs tend to only stay posted for a few days before they are removed from the website. Also, I know that Cleveland Clinic is hiring new grads for a job titled RN-Pediatrics-Children's Rehab, Shaker Campus. The job is still posted on the website right now, so you should apply! I know they are interested in new grads because I got an interview for this position but turned it down because I accepted the job at UH. I hope this helps! Let me know if I can help you with anything else and good luck on your job search. I know it's hard, but it's definitely possible to get a hospital job in Cleveland as a new grad, so don't give up hope!

I am a new grad nurse from Cleveland, Ohio. I graduated January 14th, 2011 and passed my NCLEX February 18th. I was just offered a job on March 8th on the mother/infant unit where I did my senior preceptorship last fall. I'm set to start working at the beginning of April and I consider myself very, very lucky to be starting in my favorite area of nursing (and to even have a job at all)! :redpinkhe

University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH is currently hiring some new grads. They are just finishing up hiring a bunch of new nurses into pediatrics and postpartum positions, so those are no longer available. However there is one new grad posting in labor and delivery that just came up today, so apply if you're interested because we all know that new grad positions fill up quickly!