Interested in a Nursing Career?

This is an exciting time to be a nurse at Fletcher Allen. Guided by a strong organizational vision that takes us to 2010 and beyond, we offer our nurses tremendous opportunities for growth and professional development, against the backdrop of groundbreaking quality initiatives and new technologies.  

Vermont's Version of Academic Medicine

Here, you find the things you would expect to find at an academic medical center: the latest research-based treatments, state-of-the-art technology and an extraordinary professional experience that comes with our strong partnership with the University of Vermont.  As a Level I Trauma Center, the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a referral center serving one million people throughout a broad geographical region, the opportunities are limitless.

You will also find something else you may not expect: a warm environment, with a hometown, neighborly feel that is grounded in Vermont values. We strive to provide our patients and families with a seamless and compassionate experience throughout all of our departments and locations.  This fosters an enjoyable and collegial work environment, where collaboration is a way of life.

Support, Flexibility, Quality...A Rewarding Experience

Mentoring is an important part of your experience as a nurse here.  As a new nurse, you will benefit from the experience of our long-tenured nurses.  Later on, you may experience the rewards of sharing your experience with nurses who are new to the organization.

You will have flexibility in where you work.  Our nurses care for our patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.  Some of our nurses work in sites across the state, to help address the health care needs of people throughout the region.

Quality and patient safety are top priorities here, and Fletcher Allen believes in the important contribution nurses make to patient care.  We participate in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) which measures nursing-sensitive quality indicators and helps us benchmark our nursing care.

Another exciting development in our quality and patient safety initiatives is the roll-out of our electronic health record.  By the end of 2010, the electronic health record will be fully implemented across the organization.  Our nurses will have access to a number of features that will support the highest quality care, such as nursing and ancillary therapies clinical documentation, eMAR and barcode medication administration in all inpatient sites, and a new pharmacy system. 

Learning Opportunities Abound

We encourage and support lifelong learning for our nurses. We offer an array of professional development programs for our nurses, including:

• Nursing Grand Rounds, twice monthly, offering CE credits -- covering a range of clinical and professional topics of special interest to nurses  
• Critical care internship program
• Perioperative nursing course
• Graduate nurse internship
• EKG Interpretation Workshop
• Core content programs in nursing specialty areas
• Preceptor workshop - a two-day workshop offering education for nurses who would like to mentor new nurses on the job
• Student nurse extern program

We also offer our nurses full access to the Dana Medical Library at the University of Vermont, which includes hundreds of electronic nursing journals, dedicated reference librarians and a variety of on-line continuing education courses for nurses.

Learn More

Call 1-800-722-9922 or visit our Nursing microsite.