Vermont Rural Healthcare Nursing Leadership Opportunities
About The Position
Vermont Rural Healthcare is seeking experienced nursing leaders to fill various leadership roles across rural healthcare organizations in Vermont. These positions may include nurse manager, nursing supervisor, house supervisor, director of nursing, and related nursing leadership opportunities. These roles are crucial in supporting frontline employees, maintaining safe staffing, strengthening communication, and ensuring dependable patient care in rural settings. The ideal candidates will possess flexibility, sound judgment, compassion, and the ability to build trust, while being approachable, steady under pressure, and willing to work alongside their teams.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse licensure or eligibility for Vermont licensure
- Progressive nursing experience
- Previous leadership experience as a nurse manager, supervisor, house supervisor, director, or comparable nursing leader
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Experience supporting staffing, scheduling, employee development, or nursing operations
- Knowledge of quality, patient safety, regulatory requirements, and nursing standards
- The ability to remain calm, visible, and supportive during challenging situations
- Experience within rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, clinics, long-term care organizations, or community healthcare settings
- A collaborative, practical, and relationship-focused leadership style
Nice To Haves
- Experience within a particular clinical department
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- Master's degree
- Specialty certification
Responsibilities
- Providing daily leadership and support to nursing teams
- Overseeing staffing, scheduling, patient flow, and nursing operations
- Supporting safe, high-quality, patient-centered care
- Mentoring, coaching, and developing nurses and nursing supervisors
- Strengthening employee engagement, retention, and workplace culture
- Responding to staffing concerns, clinical issues, and operational challenges
- Supporting orientation, education, competency, and professional development
- Collaborating with physicians, executives, department leaders, and support services
- Monitoring quality, safety, documentation, and patient-care standards
- Developing and maintaining nursing policies, procedures, and workflows
- Supporting regulatory readiness, surveys, audits, and corrective-action plans
- Participating in recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and workforce planning
- Helping improve communication between shifts, departments, and leadership
- Supporting patients, families, and employees during difficult or unexpected situations
- Helping ensure nursing services remain stable and available to the community
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
