Career Pathway Advisor RN

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provides strategic coordination to all nurse externs and new graduate nurses from the time of hire through onboarding. This role supports new nurses through orientation and onboarding, provides guidance on career pathways, and works to optimize engagement and retention.

Major Responsibility:

- Collaborate with new grad resident and nurse extern recruitment teams.

- Provide routine touchpoints and communication for nurse externs to optimize engagement and retention.

- Problem solve with new nurse and preceptor for any issues that are identified or risk for successful employment.

- Provide relationship management and support that facilitates stakeholder connections and alignment of intentional student engagement activities that result in exemplary clinical experiences.

- Optimize work environment to enhance programs for new graduates to elevate engagement and optimize retention.

- Attend, facilitate, & coordinate events (cohort kick-off, graduation celebrations, recruitment events, etc.).

- Engage all new hires weekly for the first 3 months of employment.

- Attend bi-weekly retention committee.

- Identifies and escalate concerns to unit director, CNO, and other identified stakeholders as needed.

- Provides guidance and direction for future career pathways.

- Supports the new nurse through all steps of the orientation and onboarding process.

- Develop retention plan to convert to RN/LPN hires.

- Attend clinical recruitment luncheons to promote and recruit future nurse externs.

- Engage with senior practicum students for potential nurse extern employment.

- Advises hiring managers and facilitates/participates in selection decision-making meetings.

- Utilize and leverage data systems and tools, in order to examine, validate, and drive performance.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

- Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement."

- Nurse extern alignment to optimize and prioritize workforce planning needs.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate's in Nursing
• Registered Nurse state of New Hampshire
•  3+ years clinical operations, recruitment and/or education in healthcare experience Preferred
• Preferred experience in relevant program management and project management experience

• Expert knowledge of systems that support operational efficiencies as it relates to initiatives

• The ability to plan and manage projects, including assigned personnel, multiple competing project, or resource demands to meet project deadlines on time and within budget

• Skill in organizing thoughts or facts in written/ verbal communications in such a way that they facilitate understanding

• Knowledge of tools, systems, and evidence-based practices utilized to support operations (e.g., staffing, scheduling, etc.)

• Knowledge of current trends and best practices relevant to services provided by hospitals, medical staffs, academic markets and integrated healthcare systems

• Working knowledge of key metrics related to recruitment and retention

BENEFITS

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, you're not just joining a hospital—you’re becoming part of a mission-driven team that’s redefining healthcare excellence across the Seacoast region. As a 240-bed acute care facility in Portsmouth, NH, we proudly serve communities throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. We’re the only hospital in the area to be recognized as an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and we offer a robust heart and vascular program—giving our team the opportunity to work at the forefront of life-saving care.

As part of the HCA Healthcare family, you’ll be supported by one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems, with a strong presence in New Hampshire that includes four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, and over 70 care sites. Here, nearly 5,000 colleagues—including 1,500 nurses and 1,000 affiliated physicians—collaborate to deliver exceptional care and innovation every day. Whether you're at Portsmouth, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, or one of our emergency facilities in Seabrook, Dover, or Plaistow, you’ll find a culture that values your expertise, supports your growth, and empowers you to make a real difference.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Career Pathway Advisor RN opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.