About this role
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the general direction of the Director of Emergency Services, Nursing Resources, and Psychiatry, coordinates activities relating to the care of patients within the hospital on an assigned shift. Functions within the limits of the Vermont Nurse Practice Act, Code of Ethics for Nurses, and hospital and nursing department policies and procedures. Supports the philosophy, mission, vision, and goals of the hospital and nursing division.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE
Current RN license to practice professional nursing in the State of Vermont is required. BSN degree or higher required. MSN or comparable Master’s degree is preferred. Certification in BCLS, ACLS, and either PALS or NRP are required within six (6) months of hire and maintained as current thereafter.
EXPERIENCE
Five to seven years of progressive hospital nursing experience, including in a leadership capacity is preferred. A minimum of 2 years of in-hospital nursing experience required.
Other facts
About University of Vermont Health Network
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible.
Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine.
The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:
The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences
Alice Hyde Medical Center
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
What you'll do
- Coordinates activities relating to the care of patients within the hospital on an assigned shift. Functions within the limits of the Vermont Nurse Practice Act and supports the philosophy, mission, vision, and goals of the hospital and nursing division.
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