Career Pathway Advisor RN

About the Role

Provides strategic coordination to all nurse externs and new graduate nurses from the time of hire through onboarding. This role supports new nurses through orientation and onboarding, provides guidance on career pathways, and works to optimize engagement and retention.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with new grad resident and nurse extern recruitment teams.
• Provide routine touchpoints and communication for nurse externs to optimize engagement and retention.
• Problem solve with new nurse and preceptor for any issues that are identified or risk for successful employment.
• Provide relationship management and support that facilitates stakeholder connections and alignment of intentional student engagement activities that result in exemplary clinical experiences.
• Optimize work environment to enhance programs for new graduates to elevate engagement and optimize retention.
• Attend, facilitate, & coordinate events (cohort kick-off, graduation celebrations, recruitment events, etc.).
• Engage all new hires weekly for the first 3 months of employment.
• Attend bi-weekly retention committee.
• Identify and escalate concerns to unit director, CNO, and other identified stakeholders as needed.
• Provide guidance and direction for future career pathways.
• Support the new nurse through all steps of the orientation and onboarding process.
• Develop retention plan to convert to RN/LPN hires.
• Attend clinical recruitment luncheons to promote and recruit future nurse externs.
• Engage with senior practicum students for potential nurse extern employment.
• Advise hiring managers and facilitate/participate in selection decision-making meetings.
• Utilize and leverage data systems and tools, in order to examine, validate, and drive performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Practice and adhere to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement."
• Nurse extern alignment to optimize and prioritize workforce planning needs.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license in the state of New Hampshire or valid compact state.
• Associate Degree in Nursing.
• 3+ years clinical operations, recruitment, and/or education in healthcare experience preferred.
• Experience in relevant program management and project management preferred.

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, you're not just joining a hospital—you’re becoming part of a mission-driven team that’s redefining healthcare excellence across the Seacoast region. As a 240-bed acute care facility in Portsmouth, NH, we proudly serve communities throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. We’re the only hospital in the area to be recognized as an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and we offer a robust heart and vascular program—giving our team the opportunity to work at the forefront of life-saving care.

As part of the HCA Healthcare family, you’ll be supported by one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems, with a strong presence in New Hampshire that includes four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, and over 70 care sites. Here, nearly 5,000 colleagues—including 1,500 nurses and 1,000 affiliated physicians—collaborate to deliver exceptional care and innovation every day.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.