Home Health and Hospice Nurse and Clinician Residency Program Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and evaluates a clinical education program for new nurses or nurses transitioning to professional practice in home-based care.
• Gathers curriculum material for a shared repository, including a competency framework and educational or training resources that HHAs can access.
• Develops welcome packets and educational materials based on curriculum for residents and compiles a comprehensive onboarding and full residency program packet for agencies to adapt and adopt.
• Identifies current and emerging education trends, including evidence-based strategies for adult learning; applies knowledge to program design and evaluation.
• Covers programmatic needs assessment and oversees development, design, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based educational materials utilizing principles of instructional design for adult learners.
• Reviews available resources from participating agencies and develops a Residency program guide, including an onboarding kit for new residents, for Agencies to adapt and implement.
• Develops descriptive marketing materials that can be adapted and rebranded by VNAs of Vermont member agencies.
• Builds relationships with nurse educational institutions and professional organizations to promote the home health and hospice nurse residency program and reach prospective nurses for employment and residency program participation.
• Coordinates peer support groups for residents and preceptors and develops peer support mechanisms, like communications pathways or platforms for residents and preceptors to ask questions or provide helpful information to other program peers.
• Conducts check-ins with residents and preceptors, and develops a feedback form for program participants (mid program, in addition to a program exit survey).
• Provides programmatic updates to VNAs of Vermont Board in coordination with association staff (see Reporting).
• Collates home health and hospice workforce data, including home health nurse residency program data, to provide to VNAs of Vermont Board and staff.
• Aids in grant tracking and reporting to State of Vermont.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Three years' experience in Medicare certifies home health care required.
• Current Vermont State Registered professional disciplinary license preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams toward a common purpose, balancing needs of individual participants.
• Command of the principles of adult learning and ability to use these in developing education plans.
• Software skills: Electronic medical record, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Valid State Driver's license required.
• Ability to successfully pass pre-employment driver record, criminal, adult and child abuse background check/review required.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Group health, dental, vision, life, STD and LTD insurance.
• 401K with 4% match.