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Penn State Health St. Joseph Regional Health Network

Location:  US:PA:Reading

Work Type:  Full Time

FTE:  0.9 

Shift:  Night
Hours:  7:00p - 7:00a

Recruiter Contact:  Erin McCaw at emccaw@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Penn State Health St. Joseph Regional Health Network

Penn State Health St. Joseph is a two-campus health system with our acute care hospital in Bern Township on Route 183 and our Downtown Reading campus at 6th and Walnut Streets. We also have outpatient locations and physician offices throughout Berks County and beyond. St. Joseph physicians and staff have worked hard to earn recognition for innovation and high quality of care in various specialties, including our Heart Institute and Chest Pain Center, as well as our thriving Cancer Center, which partnered with Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute in 2010. In 2015, St. Joseph became Penn State Health's first member of the not-for-profit health enterprise.  To learn more, visit pennstatehealth.org.

JOB SUMMARY:

**We are offering a $15,000 sign-on bonus for eligible RNs with a minimum of 6 months experience!**

 Registered Nurses who join this face-paced work environment will be responsible for triaging, assessing, prioritizing, monitoring, and managing the overall emergent care of adult and pediatric patients. The unit consistent of 27 beds, which include an 8 bed Fast Track, we see more than 44,000 patients annually.  The Emergency Department nursing team cares for critically ill patients and other emergent medical issues, including myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, and mental health, geriatric as well as OB/GYN, gastroenterology and orthopedics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required

6 months RN Registered Nurse experience required

Active RN Registered Nurse license in the state

BLS required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Six months ED/Urgent Care RN experience preferred

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

This job description is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position.  All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.

Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please call 717-531-8440 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time, Monday – Friday, email hrsolutions@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or download our Accommodation Instructions for Job Applicants PDF for more detailed steps for assistance.