Nurse Field Preceptor

BAYADA Home Health Care•Nashua, NH

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse Clinical Field Educator to train and develop newly hired RNs and LPNs while maintaining a small caseload of patients. The role combines clinical teaching, mentoring, onboarding coordination, and direct home health care. At least 50% of the role is spent in the field providing patient care and precepting clinicians during home visits. The educator provides one-on-one training and mentorship to new and tenured field clinicians, monitors orientation progress, supports preceptors, and helps ensure staff competencies and onboarding requirements are met. The role also includes case management and admissions, patient assessments and treatments, and accurate documentation using a tablet-based point-of-care system. The educator works with office and clinical education teams to promote consistent training and clinician retention. BAYADA describes its mission as helping people of all ages live safely at home with comfort, independence, and dignity, and emphasizes compassion, excellence, and reliability. The posting includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus and states that BAYADA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Active RN license in New Hampshire.
Prior Medicare-certified home health experience is required.
Passion for clinical education, coaching, and mentorship.
Strong clinical judgment and confidence leading by example.
Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.

Nice To Haves

HCHB experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Precept newly hired RNs and LPNs, providing one-on-one clinical training during home visits and mentorship through their first year.
Monitor and manage orientation progression and identify and address areas of opportunity.
Provide one-on-one mentoring, support, and feedback to new and tenured field clinicians, in person or via Zoom.
Assist in developing and mentoring new preceptors and assess preceptor effectiveness on an ongoing basis.
Collaborate with the RN Clinical Manager and Clinical Educator to support ongoing staff competencies.
Assist the Director of Clinical Education with education classes as requested.
Help develop and maintain new clinician onboarding calendars and ensure attendance at required courses.
Coordinate and manage onboarding for multiple new hires across disciplines simultaneously.
Onboard new clinicians to help them build and manage their caseloads.
Case manage and admit new clients while precepting and mentoring clinicians.
Perform RN Case Manager duties, including medication administration, wound care, treatments, and procedures.
Complete client assessments as needed.
Monitor client conditions and report changes to the Clinical or Client Services Manager.
Follow up on, execute, and accurately document physicians' orders.
Document observations, interventions, and evaluations using a tablet-based point-of-care system.
Work with the office team, Clinical Education team, and fellow preceptors to keep training consistent and cohesive.
Partner with the office and Clinical Education team to help monitor and improve clinician retention.