Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse - Memory Care
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University of Vermont Health Network
Middlebury, VT, US
Summary
The Unit RN performs services requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill to carry out the nursing regimen supporting medical care based on biological, physiological, behavioral, and social sciences. The Licensed Practical Nurse performs selected aspects of the designated nursing regiment under the direction of an RN, requiring specialized knowledge and judgment.
Job Description
Building Name: PMC - Helen Porter Nursing Home
Location Address: 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury Vermont
Regular
Department: Porter - HP Memory Care
Full Time
Standard Hours: 36
Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 72
Shift: Evening-8Hr
Primary Shift: 2:45 PM - 11:15 PM
Weekend Needs: Every
Salary Range: Min $37.01 Mid $47.11 Max $57.21
Recruiter: Abigail Keegan
Unit Description:
RN or LPN - Memory Care Unit (Full-Time Evenings)
Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing | Middlebury, Vermont
Full-Time | 36 Hours per Week | Evening Shift (2:45 PM - 11:15 PM) | Rotating Weekends
Build a Rewarding Nursing Career in Memory Care
Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing, part of University of Vermont Health and Porter Medical Center, is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Memory Care Unit on the evening shift.
This is an exciting opportunity for nurses who are passionate about caring for older adults and want to build a long-term career in a supportive, team-oriented environment. Our Memory Care Unit provides specialized care to residents living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, focusing on safety, dignity, engagement, and quality of life.
Located in beautiful Middlebury, Vermont, Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing is recognized for providing exceptional skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and long-term care services in a warm, resident-centered setting. As part of the University of Vermont Health Network, our team combines the resources of a leading healthcare system with the close-knit culture of a community-based organization.
Position Details
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Location: Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing, Middlebury, VT
Schedule: Full-Time, 36 Hours per Week
Shift: Evenings, 2:45 PM - 11:15 PM
Weekend Requirement: Rotating Weekends
Unit: Memory Care
Why Choose Full-Time at Helen Porter?
If you're looking for more than just a job, this is an opportunity to join a mission-driven organization where you can make a meaningful difference every day.
As a Full-Time Team Member, You'll Enjoy:
- Consistent full-time schedule
- Competitive compensation
- Evening shift differential opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition assistance and continuing education opportunities
- Career growth within University of Vermont Health
- Supportive leadership and collaborative team environment
- The opportunity to build lasting relationships with residents and families
What You'll Do
As an RN or LPN on our Memory Care Unit, you will:
- Provide skilled nursing care to residents with Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related conditions
- Assess, monitor, and document resident health status
- Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders
- Respond appropriately to changes in resident condition
- Collaborate with nursing assistants, providers, therapists, and interdisciplinary team members
- Promote resident safety, comfort, and emotional well-being
- Support residents with dignity, patience, and compassion
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and communication
- Help create a positive, structured environment that supports residents' unique needs
Qualifications
RN Candidates
- Current Vermont Registered Nurse (RN) license or eligibility for Vermont licensure
LPN Candidates
- Current Vermont Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or eligibility for Vermont licensure
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in memory care, dementia care, long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, hospital, or acute care settings
- Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Commitment to person-centered care and teamwork
Why Memory Care Nursing?
Memory care nursing offers the unique opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with residents and families while making a lasting impact on quality of life. Every day presents opportunities to provide comfort, reassurance, advocacy, and clinical expertise to some of our most vulnerable residents.
If you're a nurse who values connection, compassion, and purpose, memory care can be one of the most rewarding specialties in healthcare.
About Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury offers an outstanding quality of life with beautiful scenery, vibrant local culture, excellent restaurants, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming community. Whether you're looking to advance your nursing career or settle into a community-focused healthcare organization, Middlebury is an exceptional place to call home.
Apply Today
If you're an RN or LPN seeking a fulfilling full-time nursing opportunity where you can build relationships, grow professionally, and make a genuine difference in the lives of residents, we encourage you to apply.
Incentives: Position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 and up to $6,000 relocation benefit, subject to terms, conditions and change.
On-Call: Not required
This is a bargaining union position.
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible.
Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine.
The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:
The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences
Alice Hyde Medical Center
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Burlington, VT
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible.
Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine.
The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:
The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences
Alice Hyde Medical Center
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Burlington, VT
