$10,000 Sign-On Bonus - eligible to those that qualify

Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 0.90
Shift: Night
Night Shift Differential: $5.00/hour
Hours: 7:00p - 7:00a No call, No weekends
Minimum Hourly Rate: $39.42
Recruiter Contact: Corey Cunningham at [email protected]

Build Your Surgical Expertise in One of the Most Advanced OR Environments in the Region

Step into a traditional Operating Room Staff Nurse role that offers far more than routine perioperative care.

At Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, OR nurses are immersed in a progressive, high-acuity surgical environment where learning is constant, teamwork is essential, and professional growth is expected.

One of the most distinctive aspects of our program is the opportunity for all Operating Room nurses to learn to scrub - expanding clinical skillsets, deepening surgical understanding, and strengthening collaboration within the sterile field.

This dual-circulator and scrub competency model empowers nurses to practice at the top of their license while building highly marketable surgical expertise.

What It's Like to Work in the Operating Rooms at Hershey

Our progressive and innovative surgical team fosters an environment that is challenging, dynamic, and state-of-the-art.

The Operating Room platform includes 34 operating rooms and four procedure rooms, supporting more than 20,000 surgical cases annually.

As part of an academic medical center and Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, nurses are exposed to a wide breadth of surgical complexity and patient populations.

Service lines include:
General surgery
Vascular surgery
Neurosurgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Orthopaedics
Otolaryngology
Transplantation
Thoracic
Ophthalmology
Gynecology
Urology
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Pediatric surgery

This diverse case mix provides unmatched clinical variety and the ability to continuously expand surgical proficiency.

Role Summary

The Staff Nurse, RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a designated group of surgical patients.

Responsibilities include establishing care priorities, developing and executing perioperative nursing plans, providing patient and family education, supporting discharge planning, documenting care and patient progress, and collaborating closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality surgical outcomes.

Through both circulating and scrub experiences, nurses play an integral role in procedural efficiency, sterile technique, and intraoperative patient advocacy.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Our progressive and innovative surgical team fosters an environment that is challenging, dynamic and state-of-the-art. Our operating room suites consist of 34 operating rooms and four procedure rooms. You will have the opportunity to work in a variety of cases. The operating room completes over 20,000 procedures annually. Because we are part of an academic medical center, as well as a Level I Trauma Center, you'll be exposed to a wide variety of patients and experiences. Some of the OR services we provide on a daily basis include general, vascular, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic, ENT, transplantation, gynecology, urology, plastic and reconstructive, and pediatric surgery.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):

• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate RN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
• AHA BLS prior to end of orientation period

Please note - Penn State Hershey requires all registered nurses hired after July 1st, 2015 to enroll in a baccalaureate in nursing degree program within one year of their hire date and complete the degree within 4 years of their hire date. (This does not apply if your hire date was prior to June 30th, 2015).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior Operating Room experience or be enrolled in (or have successfully completed) the Hershey Medical Center Perioperative Course Program
• At least 1 year Operating Room experience preferred