About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Healthcare — Acute Care / Hospital Nursing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Nurse Resident to join a high-acuity, 38-bed medical-surgical unit specializing in Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, and Trauma. This position is part of a year-long Nurse Residency Program and offers rotating day / night schedules, weekend and holiday rotations, and hands-on clinical mentorship.

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What You’ll Do

• Provide direct patient care under RN supervision, using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Support care for adult patients in Med‑Surg, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, and Trauma specialties.
• Administer medications and treatments per policy and participate in interdisciplinary care planning.
• Perform systematic patient and family assessments and develop culturally competent plans of care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and the care team; serve as a patient advocate.
• Participate in mandatory education, unit-based competencies, and quality improvement activities.

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Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safe, organized care delivery for assigned patients and coordinate with assistive personnel.
• Educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatments, and preventive measures.
• Contribute to a collaborative, team-based practice and uphold professional standards and regulatory readiness.
• Engage in clinical scholarship: reflect on practice, apply evidence-based practice (EBP), and pursue ongoing learning.
• Meet unit and organizational policies, confidentiality, and standards of behavior.

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Schedule & Location

• Location: Burlington, VT
• Shift: 24‑hour patient care environment with rotating schedules every 4 weeks (day or night)
• Weekend and holiday rotation required
• Employment Type: Full‑time

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Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred.
• Licensure: Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Vermont (or a multistate license valid in Vermont). Graduating nursing students must provide NCLEX registration documentation when eligible.
• Certifications: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Experience: 0–1 years (new graduates welcome).
• Skills: Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; basic computer literacy; unit-specific clinical skills demonstrated through competency validation.

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Compensation

• Pay Range: $37.00 - $37.00 per hour (base pay). Actual compensation may vary based on experience, certifications, shift differentials, and other lawful factors. Additional premium/OT pay may apply per policy.

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Additional Information

• Newly licensed nurses will participate in a comprehensive, year‑long Nurse Residency Program with a blend of clinical and educational time.
• Confidential Client supports a workplace committed to patient safety, teamwork, and professional development.
• Vaccination policy: to protect patients and staff, Confidential Client may require certain vaccinations as a condition of employment (e.g., annual influenza vaccination), consistent with applicable law and reasonable medical or religious accommodations.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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