Careers at Cleveland Clinic

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Career Profiles

Cleveland Clinic encompasses a wide range of opportunities for those looking to learn and grow in their careers, including:

Nursing

In June 2003, Cleveland Clinic nurses received Magnet Status, the highest national award for excellence in nursing, granted to only 2 percent of the nation’s 6,000 hospitals. With a current vacancy rate less than 10 percent, Cleveland Clinic’s shortage of nurses is below the national average, which exceeds 13 percent. Nevertheless, the need for registered nurses remains critical and nurses are expected to be a focus of recruitment well into the future.

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Allied Health Specialists: A Growing Field

Allied health specialists are not doctors or nurses. But, like physicians, they work to detect and treat diseases, disabilities and disorders in patients of all ages.

One of the fastest growing industries in the nation, there are nearly one hundred different job types in Health Science, each unique, ranging from high-touch, one-on-one patient care to high-tech, behind-the-scenes laboratory work.

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Careers in Research

Cleveland Clinic has a long-standing reputation for excellence in both clinical and basic research, and The Lerner Research Institute is home to Cleveland Clinic's laboratory-based, translational and clinical research.

At the Lerner Research Institute nearly 200 investigators and their teams pursue a wide range of biomedical questions, and this number only increases every year. Altogether more than 1,200 scientists and support personnel work at the Lerner Research Institute, including more than 250 faculty-level scientists, 269 postdoctoral fellows and 175 graduate students.

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Physician Opportunities

Cleveland Clinic physicians have invented surgical tools and medical devices that make new procedures possible, shorten surgery times, minimize blood loss and improve quality of life for patients. They also have taken the lead in testing new drugs and devices, particularly in patients with heart disease, cancer and brain disorders. Their investigations helped identify genes involved in prostate cancer and heart attack.

Cleveland Clinic is continually growing to meet the medical needs of our diverse patient population. Consistent with this continued growth the Office of Physician Recruitment, Professional Staff Affairs is responsible for pursuing quality, caring medical professionals to augment our staff.

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