What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Nurse Resident position at Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT and NH?
RN Nurse Resident
Full Time, Days
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH and New England Home Health Nurse Residency Program
Description
Are you a new nursing graduate interested in home health care nursing? If so, join us in the New England Home Health Nurse Residency Program! This unique and comprehensive program, designed for recent RN graduates, provides evidence-based training and clinical on-boarding during a 12-month program as you transition from graduate to professional home health care nurse.
This distinctive program offers virtual training and focused learning opportunities to a group of newly employed home health nurse residents while each resident is receiving individualized clinical training, preceptor guidance, and clinical manager support in their new place of employment, one of five selected certified home health agencies located in New Hampshire and providing quality care to patients in their place of residence. The virtual education and discussion with peers in combination with the individualized clinical experiences, provide a path to learning new skills, advancing nursing career goals, and progressing to expert nursing care to home health care patients.
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH covers more than 70 towns delivering superior nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal care services with proven effectiveness, integrity, and compassion. Our only goal is to help the people in our communities. When you join the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH, you’ll become part of a dedicated team delivering outstanding home health and hospice services that enrich the lives of the people we serve.
VNH Benefits Include:
- Employee Referral Bonuses
- Clinical CEUs
- Online LinkedIn Learning
- Extensive health, dental, and lifestyle benefits that come with being part of the renowned Dartmouth Health system
Program Overview
This 12-month, paid, comprehensive, evidence-based and standardized Nurse Residency Program promotes critical thinking, clinical skills, mentored problem-solving, and leadership skills. RN Nurse residents participate in educational and professional development sessions with their nurse resident cohort while developing expertise in the home health nurse role through tailored support at VNH.
Experiences and training sessions are designed for the Nurse Resident to:
- Experience a structured and supportive first-work experience that promotes professional growth and development
- Gain an in-depth understanding of the home health care nurse role and develop expertise in evidence-based practice for home health care patients
- Attain comprehensive knowledge and competency in clinical skills in providing quality care for home health care patients experiencing illness and related treatment regimens
- Implement patient-focused interventions to mitigate adverse events and rehospitalizations
- Contribute to the quality delivery of home health care as a professional member of the home health care team
Curriculum and Activities
Curriculum Topics
- Introduction to Home Health Care in the Certified HHA
- The Patient Home Visit, including essential elements of the home visit and case management from admission to discharge
- Patient Conditions and Problems, including chronic disease management, specific patient conditions and symptom management, competencies in clinical skills, clinical reasoning, and risk mitigation
- Patient-Centered Care and Interventions, including patient engagement, goal-setting, culturally competent care, health literacy, and patient teaching
- Certified Home Health Care Delivery, including CMS Conditions of Participation, OASIS assessment, documentation, policies and procedures, and quality measures
Activities
- Work closely with the home health agency RN Preceptor and Clinical Manager to develop clinical skills and knowledge and provide quality home health care as a professional member of the home health team
- Complete on-line professional training modules and materials
- Participate in huddles and discussions with Nurse Resident cohort regarding curriculum topics and case scenarios, via web-conferencing tool
- Experience professional development through regular conferencing and patient-focused discussions with agency preceptor and clinical manager
- Acquire clinical skills and competency verification
- Orient to electronic health record and gain proficiency in clinical documentation
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited nursing degree program – required
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) or Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) - required
- Successfully pass the NCLEX exam – required by August 1, 2025
Required Licensure/Certification Skills
- Registered Nurse license in VT and NH or hold a compact license – application submitted by August 1, 2025
- Basic life support (BLS) certificate - required
We would love to meet you and tell you more about this engaging and fulfilling part of our healthcare delivery system. Our Hiring Managers can explain the different roles, our service area, the unique aspects of home and hospice care, and the many benefits we can offer your career and personal life.
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) will never require candidates to provide personally identifying information such as social security number, date of birth, street address, or banking information in order to submit an application for employment. Identifying information will only be requested after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted, for the purposes of security screening and onboarding. If you experience a request for your personal information prior to acceptance of an offer of employment, please contact VNH’s Human Resources Department immediately at 888.300.8853 or EmailHR@vnhcare.org.
As part of Dartmouth Health, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH is an equal-opportunity employer.
