Registered Nurse (RN)- Med/Surg

Main Line Health

Media, Pennsylvania

Posted Oct 26 · 6 months of experience

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Med-Surg
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Education: RN Diploma, ASN required.

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Education: BSN preferred.

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Main Line Health

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Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system founded in 1985, serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. The system includes five hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, Riddle Hospital, and Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital — along…

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Could you be our next Staff Nurse at Riddle Hospital!

Why work as a Staff Med/Surg Nurse? Make an Impact! As a part of our Interdisciplinary Team working within the 14-bed unit, your care and treatment of these patients is an integral part of their Patient Experience. As a Registered Nurse, you would be caring for a Med/Surg patient population. This unit is Med/Surg for now but will convert to Telemetry in the near future!

Develop and Grow Your Career! Be one of the many MLH Nurses who pursue certifications or advanced nursing degrees (BSN, MSN, MBA, PhD, DNP) by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement Program! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.

Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Nursing Committees, Unit Councils, evidence-based research projects, precepting new staff, and pursuing the Clinical Ladder program.

Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a common purpose: providing superior service and care.

Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 200-hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position: Registered Nurse RN - 2 East (Med/Surg) Shift: Full-Time, 36-hours per week; Day Shift (7:00 am to 7:30 pm); every third weekend rotation required.

Experience

6 months of RN experience required; 1-2 years preferred.

Education

RN Diploma, ASN required.
BSN preferred.

Licensures/

Certifications

PA RN license OR a multi-state license verified in one of the approved states through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) preferred.

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In Media, PA

Media, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent: $1,411/mo
Household income: $89,092/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Media, PA

NeighborhoodsMedia Borough itself offers compact, walkable living centered on State Street, where Victorian homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings place residents directly within reach of local dining and transit. The broader 19063 area branches into distinct surrounding enclaves: Upper Providence Township immediately to the north offers expansive lots, residential subdivisions, and abundant parkland, while Nether Providence neighborhoods like South Media, Bowling Green, and Pine Ridge provide tree-lined residential pockets. Middletown Township provides conventional suburban neighborhoods just west of the borough, giving healthcare workers a choice between dense, urban-style borough rentals and quiet, car-dependent single-family residential settings.

Media Borough itself offers compact, walkable living centered on State Street, where Victorian homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings place residents directly within reach of local dining and transit. The broader 19063 area branches into distinct surrounding enclaves: Upper Providence Township immediately to the north offers expansive lots, residential subdivisions, and abundant parkland, while Nether Providence neighborhoods like South Media, Bowling Green, and Pine Ridge provide tree-lined residential pockets.

Middletown Township provides conventional suburban neighborhoods just west of the borough, giving healthcare workers a choice between dense, urban-style borough rentals and quiet, car-dependent single-family residential settings.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: tomtoole.com Source 2: reddit.com

Getting aroundCommuters benefit from dual SEPTA connections, featuring a Regional Rail line into Center City Philadelphia alongside a street-running trolley line operating right through the heart of State Street. For shift workers driving to regional healthcare facilities, Media provides direct arterial access via Route 1, Route 3, and Interstate 476 (the Blue Route), connecting easily to Delaware County medical centers and South Philadelphia sports complexes in roughly twenty minutes under light traffic. However, street parking in the tight borough grid can be competitive on weekends and busy evenings, requiring reliance on municipal lots or designated off-street residential spots.

Commuters benefit from dual SEPTA connections, featuring a Regional Rail line into Center City Philadelphia alongside a street-running trolley line operating right through the heart of State Street. For shift workers driving to regional healthcare facilities, Media provides direct arterial access via Route 1, Route 3, and Interstate 476 (the Blue Route), connecting easily to Delaware County medical centers and South Philadelphia sports complexes in roughly twenty minutes under light traffic.

However, street parking in the tight borough grid can be competitive on weekends and busy evenings, requiring reliance on municipal lots or designated off-street residential spots.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: tomtoole.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: brmoving.com

OutdoorsOutdoor recreation is abundant just minutes outside the borough core. Tyler Arboretum spans several hundred acres with extensive forested hiking trails, historic specimen trees, and cultivated gardens, directly bordering Ridley Creek State Park, which offers multiuse paved loops for biking and running along with trails for angling, horseback riding, and winter cross-country skiing. Within the immediate community, Rose Tree County Park hosts community walks and seasonal outdoor concerts, while the historic Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead preserves working agrarian heritage.

Outdoor recreation is abundant just minutes outside the borough core. Tyler Arboretum spans several hundred acres with extensive forested hiking trails, historic specimen trees, and cultivated gardens, directly bordering Ridley Creek State Park, which offers multiuse paved loops for biking and running along with trails for angling, horseback riding, and winter cross-country skiing.

Within the immediate community, Rose Tree County Park hosts community walks and seasonal outdoor concerts, while the historic Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead preserves working agrarian heritage.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: visitphilly.com Source 2: brmoving.com

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Media, Pennsylvania, stands apart from standard Philadelphia suburbs as a genuine walkable enclave where a vintage SEPTA trolley runs directly down the middle of commercial State Street. Known as 'Everybody's Hometown' and recognized as the nation's first certified Fair Trade town, this Delaware County seat packs independent boutiques, live theater, and vibrant dining into less than a single square mile. On Wednesday evenings throughout the summer, Dining Under the Stars closes State Street to vehicles, turning the corridor into an open-air cafe district. Healthcare professionals will appreciate Media's rare transit flexibility: SEPTA Regional Rail and the trolley provide car-free urban links, while immediate access to Route 1 and Interstate 476 connects drivers to regional hospitals across Delaware County and Philadelphia. Off shift, restorative nature awaits minutes away at Tyler Arboretum and Ridley Creek State Park. Navigating Media requires understanding the boundary between the compact, heavily rented borough core and the surrounding 19063 townships of Upper Providence and Middletown, which offer larger suburban lots served by the coveted Rose Tree Media School District. Housing inventory in town is tight, but the community walkability is virtually unmatched.

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