Widener University

Hiring organization · Based in Chester, Pennsylvania

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

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The city

Living in Chester, PA

Chester sits along the Delaware River just south of Philadelphia, offering RNs a small-city atmosphere with big-city access. Home to Widener University and Harrah's Philadelphia, this historic riverside community provides a quieter residential base while keeping Center City Philly within easy reach.

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State price level · Pennsylvania: 2% below the national average; State index 97.6 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,091/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $41,342/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You would work on a private university campus in Chester, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. Widener dates to 1821 and has used that name since 1979. About 6,500 students move through eight schools, including a school of nursing and a law school.

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More about Widener University

There is a main campus here plus three auxiliary campuses in Pennsylvania and Delaware. In Student Health Services, the campus RN day is student assessments, phlebotomy, in-house labs, immunizations and travel vaccines, and keeping immunization and TB files current. You work under a Medical Director or a nurse practitioner. About 132 Glassdoor ratings for working at Widener average 4.0 out of 5. Roughly 71 percent of reviewers would recommend it to a friend, and about 77 percent approve of the CEO. Pay, a nurse-to-patient ratio, and how the schedule is built are not in what we have.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

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What nurses say in reviews

About 132 Glassdoor ratings average 4.0 out of 5 for working at Widener. Roughly 71 percent of reviewers would recommend it to a friend, and about 77 percent approve of the CEO.

The good

Campus RN work includes student assessments, phlebotomy, in-house labs, and immunizations
You practice under a Medical Director or NP
School of nursing on a campus of about 6,500 students
Main campus just outside Philadelphia, with three auxiliary campuses in Pennsylvania and Delaware
Glassdoor average 4.0 out of 5 from about 132 ratings
Roughly 71 percent of Glassdoor reviewers would recommend Widener to a friend

The hard parts

Pay is not posted in our postings or as a stated web rate
Scheduling and nurse-to-patient ratio are not described
No published residency, tuition support, or career ladder

The reality check

Before you decide

Weighing a first job here?

The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.

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