Sr Practicum to Graduate Nurse Pipeline Program

During this program, the nursing student will commit to completing their Senior Practicum on a designated floor. Upon successful completion of their Senior Practicum, and after taking the NCLEX and becoming licensed as an RN, the student will transition into a Staff Nurse I role on that floor.

*This program is available to UVM, Norwich and VTSU Castleton senior nursing students.

Units participating in the Med Surg cohort will have a start date of June 23, 2025. Units participating in the Progressive Care cohort will have a start date of July 21, 2025.

Med Surg Cohort (June 23, 2025) units

Shep 3/6: Inpatient Psychiatry

Baird 3: General Medicine Telemetry

Baird 4: General Medicine Telemetry

McClure 6: General Medicine Telemetry

Baird 6: General Surgery

Miller 6: Orthopedics

Resource Pool

Progressive Care Cohort (July 21, 2025) units

Miller 3: Cardiothoracic

Miller 4: Cardiology

McClure 5: Neurosurgery

Other units

Baird 7: Mother Baby

Emergency Department

Staff Nurse I Job Description:

Provides entry level professional nursing care to patients in varying states of health and illness. Working closely with the preceptor during the initial orientation period, the Staff Nurse I functions as an essential member of nursing and multidisciplinary teams providing direct care to patients and families, teaching, and preparation for continuing care after discharge.