Unit Description:
Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing is a welcoming, secure residence where loved ones are assured of skilled nursing care and assistance with daily living and where privacy is honored, and individuality respected. Nestled in the farmlands of Middlebury, Helen Porter has accommodations for 98 people, is licensed by the state of Vermont and certified by Medicare and Medicaid.
The goal of the Post Acute Unit at UVMHN Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing is to provide supportive, goal-directed care following surgery and/or hospitalization. Specially designed treatment programs provide patients with the preparation, support and education that enables them to return home as quickly as possible. Our goal is to help patients reach their highest possible level of independence. A partial list of conditions we work with includes strokes, neurological conditions, orthopedic care, respiratory conditions, and cardiac and post-trauma situations.
Routine Therapy services are provided Monday through Friday. We also have the capability of providing therapy six days a week if that is what is required to maximize positive results. Nursing staff provide the necessary extension of therapies when therapy staff are not present to provide direct service. This may include walking, exercises and supervision of other activities set up by the therapy staff.
We currently have the following positions open- with variety to fit different schedule needs:
72hrs per pay period 10:45 p.m. - 7:15 a.m. (9 8-hour overnight shifts every 2 weeks)
48hrs per pay period 6:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. (6 8-hour shifts every 2 weeks as Charge Nurse, +$3.00 per hour)
24hrs per pay period 6:45 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. (8 4-hour shifts every 2 weeks)
72hrs per pay period 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 a.m. (6 12-hour overnight shifts every 2 weeks)
24hrs per pay period 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 a.m.(6 12-hour overnight shifts every 2 weeks)
Per diem opportunities
On-call: Not Required
Incentives: Up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus, Hourly Shift Differentials: $3 Eve, $5 Night, $2 Weekend
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