Registered Nurse - Family and Children's Program at The University of Vermont Health Network

Department Description: We support families through pregnancy, postpartum and the early childhood years until age 6 in families without medical concerns and up to age 18 in families with children who have medical conditions requiring skilled nursing care. Our nurses and family support workers focus on prevention and early intervention, collaborating with numerous community service providers, identifying and addressing developmental challenges and/or psycho-social concerns.

We offer individualized self-care and parenting assessment, education and support; childbirth preparation and lactation support; developmental and play support to maximize each family’s physical, social and emotional strengths. We provide skilled nursing services for pregnant/postpartum women with higher risk pregnancies due to medical, psychiatric and/or substance use disorder diagnoses; children up to 18 years of age with a medical diagnosis, including emotional adjustment support to children, their families and their care providers.

This is a 20 hour benefitted position working 3 days per week, Thursdays are required, the two other routine days are determined in conversation to meet your and the program's needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• One to two years of obstetrical nursing experience, experience with monitoring patients through pregnancy.

• One to two years of child health nursing.

• Human services experience.
• Previous home care parental/child health nursing desired but not required.
• Central line experience.

On-Call: Rotating weekends (approximately every 5 weeks) and rotating holidays.

Incentives: $10,000 Sign On Bonus for full time external applicants, prorated for part time roles! Additional terms and conditions apply. Joining a long-standing established caring team dedicated to our patients and their families.