Through our partnership with Vermont State University (VTSU), our LPN Pathway Program allows full-time employees of a Vermont partner within the UVM Health Network to continue earning a salary while taking classes toward their LPN degree.
Upon successful completion, you may serve as an LPN at your respective partner organization for three years.
This program aims to offer the opportunity for employees to further their nursing careers through the practical nursing program at Vermont State University. Graduates of this program will commit to a three-year commitment as a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse with a Vermont UVHMN partner.
All candidates must:
Please have ready the following items to upload with your application:
*Please note that the Leader Approval Form must be accessed from a UVMHN account.
Offered in partnership with Vermont State University, the LPN Pathway Program offers a comprehensive practical nursing curriculum while participants continue their employment within the UVM Health Network.
UVMHN participants will receive 24 hours per pay period of paid study hours in order to continue earning full-time wages and benefits while pursuing their studies.
Upon completing the program, graduates will work full-time in their respective UVM Health Network partner employer for a minimum of three years. They will be reimbursed for all out-of-pocket tuition, fee, and book costs in one-third increments for three years beginning one year following receipt of licensure.
Visit the website of Vermont State University (link opens in a new window) to learn more about their practical nursing program.
This program will operate in an evening and weekend format for classes and clinicals. Classes will be held in the evenings at the CVMC classroom and Williston Vermont State sites. Clinicals will be held at CVMC and UVMMC every other weekend during the duration of the program. Participants may be required to travel for classes and/or clinicals.
While enrolled in the LPN program at VTSU, students will work their regular job 48 hours per pay period. Students will receive pay for an additional 24 hours per pay period to allow time for classwork, lab/clinical instruction, and studying.
Students are responsible for paying all tuition and fees. For graduates who commit to working at their respective partner location for three years, they will reimbursed in one-third increments for all out-of-pocket tuition, fee, and books costs beginning one year after graduation.
Being a full-time employee in a UVM Health Network Vermont partner is a requirement for application and enrollment. To be eligible for the program you’ll need to be hired as a full-time employee in any Vermont UVM Health Network partner.
Call 800-722-9922 and choose option 3 to talk with one of our talent acquisition partners about full-time job opportunities at one of our Vermont UVMHN healthcare partners.
In order to be eligible, you need to be a full-time employee.
At this time, the LPN Pathway Program is specific to the Vermont partners within the UVM Health Network.
Possibly, depending on the timeframe and your grades. VTSU will review the courses and grades on your transcript to determine whether they meet the requirements for this program. If you do need to retake courses, check out Pathfinder, which is a program offered by UVMHN in partnership with Community College of Vermont and will support employees who are seeking to enter a UVMHN Pathway Program to begin taking prepaid preparatory, prerequisite and corequisite courses.
You will need to complete the LPN Program curriculum through VTSU (coursework and lab/clinical instruction) in its entirety. For preparatory courses taken prior to enrollment, we will review the courses and grades on your transcript to determine whether they meet the requirements for this program.
Possibly, depending on the timeframe and your grades. VTSU will review the courses and grades on your transcript to determine whether they meet the requirements for this program. If you do need to take any required preparatory courses, check out Pathfinder, which is a program offered by UVMHN in partnership with Community College of Vermont and will support employees who are seeking to enter a UVMHN Pathway Program to begin taking prepaid preparatory, prerequisite and corequisite courses. All required preparatory coursework must be completed by June 1st, prior to the start of the applicable academic year.
The amounts paid under this Program have tax implications. Amounts that are paid to your educational institution for tuition, fees, books, supplies, or other expenses constitute payments under an educational assistance program described in Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code and are therefore excludable up to $5,250 per calendar year. Amounts paid in excess of $5,250 per year are taxable income and are subject to applicable withholding taxes.
These taxes will be withheld from your regular earnings, resulting in a reduction to your usual paycheck. To avoid unforeseen hardships, the reduction should be planned for, and if necessary, additional funding sources such as loans should be sought.
Please consult your personal tax advisor, as the Network cannot provide you with individualized tax advice.
Each VT UVMHN partner will determine the number of seats it can support annually. Partner-specific waitlists may be utilized depending on eligible applicant numbers. Application materials and interviews will determine how employees are initially placed on the partner waitlists. Should a seat become available, the next applicant on that partner waitlist will be contacted.
Individuals who do not meet the initial program deadline for consideration may submit a complete application for their partner’s waitlist. After the initial program deadline, employees applying directly to the waitlist will be reviewed in the order that applications are received, should seats become available. No waitlist applications will be accepted or reviewed for after July 1st.
Our Pathway Programs are designed to support employees through the entirety of the academic program. Off-cycle enrollments will not be accepted.
Please complete the below form and a member of our team will be in touch.
Please contact:
Rebecca Aldrich, Workforce Development Program Manager – [email protected] (link opens in a new window)
or
Megan Foster, Workforce Development Program Manager – [email protected] (link opens in a new window)
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