Nurse Field Preceptor

BAYADA Home Health Care•Nashua, NH

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse Clinical Field Educator to train, develop, and mentor newly hired RNs and LPNs in home health. The role combines clinical education with hands-on patient care, including maintaining a small caseload and spending at least 50% of the time in the field. The educator provides one-on-one training during home visits and ongoing support to new and tenured field clinicians, while helping coordinate onboarding, staff competencies, and preceptor development. The position works closely with the RN Clinical Manager, Clinical Educator, Director of Clinical Education, office team, and fellow preceptors. It supports BAYADA’s mission to help people live safely at home with comfort, independence, and dignity, and its standards of compassion, excellence, and reliability.

Requirements

Active RN license in New Hampshire.
Prior Medicare-certified home health experience.
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 preferred.

Responsibilities

Precept newly hired RNs and LPNs, providing one-on-one clinical training during home visits and mentoring them through their first year.
Monitor and manage clinicians’ orientation progress and identify and address areas for improvement.
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 their effectiveness.
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.
Build and maintain onboarding calendars and ensure attendance at required courses.
Coordinate onboarding for multiple new hires across disciplines simultaneously.
Help onboard new clinicians so they can build and manage their own caseloads.
Spend a minimum of 50% of working time in the field delivering direct care.
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 maintain consistent training.
Partner with the office and Clinical Education team to help monitor and improve clinician retention.