Regional Registered Nurse (Rn) Lead

Regional Registered Nurse (RN) Lead

Full Time | 40 hours per week

Locations: Willimantic & Norwich, CT

Make a Difference. Advance Community Health. Achieve Work Life Balance.

Are you a Registered Nurse who wants to practice meaningful patient care without the burnout of hospital shifts? At Generations Family Health Center, our RNs play a vital role in improving the health and well being of individuals and families in our community.

Generations is a non profit, regional Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that has proudly served eastern Connecticut since 1984. We provide comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, oral health, and case management services, primarily to medically underserved populations. Our nurses are respected clinical partners who practice at the top of their license in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

We are currently seeking a Regional Registered Nurse Lead to join our team at our Willimantic and Norwich locations.

Why You'll Love Working at Generations:

• Mostly daytime, weekday schedule - no overnights
• Generous paid time off
• Work-Life balance
• Build long-term relationships with patients and families
• Supportive, team-based care model
• Meaningful work that directly impacts your community
• Practice with a high level of autonomy, independently manage nursing visits
• Mission-driven organization that values nursing expertise and compassion

Job Summary: The Regional RN Lead serves as a senior clinical resource and support leader across assigned GFHC sites. This position provides direct patient care and clinical coverage for approximately eighty percent (80%) of scheduled work time and supports nursing practice standardization, onboarding, competency development, quality initiatives, and workflow improvement for approximately twenty percent (20%) of scheduled work time.

The Regional RN Lead functions as an experienced nursing resource who promotes consistency in clinical practice, supports staff development, assists with implementation of nursing initiatives, and helps ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. Working under the direction of the Director of Nursing and in collaboration with site leadership, this position helps strengthen communication, coordination, and continuity of nursing services across multiple locations.

Clinical responsibilities include direct patient care, triage, clinical support to clinicians, nursing interventions, patient education, care coordination, and assistance with maintaining efficient daily clinic operations. The Regional RN Lead provides clinical coverage during staffing vacancies, leaves of absence, periods of increased patient volume, and other operational needs as assigned.

Administrative responsibilities include supporting new employee onboarding and preceptorship, assisting with nursing competency validation, conducting workflow observations, supporting quality improvement initiatives, assisting with implementation of clinical policies and procedures, promoting adherence to evidence-based nursing practices, and serving as a resource for nursing staff across all assigned locations. The Regional RN Lead will also support vaccine program oversight and serve as a designated primary or backup Vaccine Coordinator, as assigned. Responsibilities include maintaining current knowledge of immunization schedules, vaccine storage and handling requirements, and applicable state and federal vaccine program requirements; supporting vaccine inventory and compliance activities; participating in vaccine program audits and site reviews; and assisting with implementation of state and organizational vaccine initiatives.

Schedule & Compensation:

• Hourly Rate: $36.75-$40.95/hour (based on applicable experience)
• Schedule:
• Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts
• Occasional evenings and one Saturday per month may be required based on operational needs

Benefits:

• 5 weeks of paid time off
• 9 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
• CME days plus CME stipend
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• FSA & DCA options
• Eligibility for federal loan repayment programs - Nurse Corps