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UVM Health - UVM Medical Center

Academic Medical Center · Burlington, VT

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What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Academic Medical Center

Benefits

Total rewards package includes health care (medical, dental, vision), flexible spending account, retirement benefits (403b), insurance benefits (life, long-term, short-term disability), and paid time off. Additional perks include onsite parking and encouragement of professional growth and development.

The city

Living in Burlington, VT

Burlington sits on the shore of Lake Champlain, with the pedestrian-friendly Church Street Marketplace at its core. New England charm, four distinct seasons, and a compact downtown give this small city an outdoorsy, community-minded feel that out-of-state RNs often find easy to settle into.

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Metro price level · Burlington area
100.9
1% above the national average
Median gross rent
$1,649/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

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Who they are

The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM Medical Center) is an academic medical center located in Burlington, Vermont, and is part of the UVM Health network.

  • Academic Medical Center · Burlington
More about UVM Health - UVM Medical Center

The organization's mission centers on integrating patient care, education, and research in a caring environment, serving communities throughout Vermont and northern New York. As an academic medical center, it offers nurses the opportunity to work in a teaching and research-oriented setting, including in specialized units such as Nurse Practitioner-led primary care offices. The employer emphasizes professional growth and development, and positions range from hospital-based roles to ambulatory and clinic-based nursing positions. The work environment has been described by some former employees as fast-paced with rewarding patient interactions, while others have characterized the culture as hierarchical and challenging in terms of collaboration and information sharing.

Mission: To improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care, education and research in a caring environment. Vision: Working together, we improve people's lives. Values: Respect for the dignity of all individuals; responsiveness to physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs and cultural diversity; just and prudent stewardship of resources.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

hierarchicalacademicfast-pacednon-collaborativecaringgood old boyresearch-orientedintegrated

What nurses say in reviews

On Indeed, former employees have described the work environment as 'very hierarchical,' 'snobbish and very good old boy,' and 'non-collaborative,' with difficulty obtaining full information to perform job duties. One former employee noted a fast-paced environment with enjoyable interactions with patients and other healthcare professionals.

The good

  • Academic medical center environment with teaching and research opportunities
  • Onsite parking provided
  • Encouragement of professional growth and development
  • Comprehensive total rewards package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits
  • Nurse Practitioner-led primary care models offering collaborative care settings
  • Part of a broader integrated health network serving multiple communities

The hard parts

  • Culture described by some as hierarchical and 'good old boy'
  • Non-collaborative work environment reported by some former employees
  • Difficulty obtaining full information needed to perform job duties
  • Snobbish atmosphere noted by some former staff
I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.
A nurse, on why they stayed

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Quick facts

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Registered Nurse

Orthopedics - Miller 6

$39.42–$64.62/hr

Burlington, Vermont

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