Graduate Nurse - Cardiac Special Care Unit
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Aug 13 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift and hours
- Rotating36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac Special Care Unit · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseNurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Check your license
- Also asks
- Temporary Practice Permit
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Shift differential
- +$5/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $10,000
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
More benefits (3)
- Parental leave
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
The role and schedule
- Union
- Union position
- Weekends
- Every third weekend
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Cardiac has an opening for new graduates. New grads welcomed · reported. See this posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Invest in Your Future and Theirs: Beginning January 1, 2027, eligible full-time Penn State Health employees receive a 50% Penn State tuition discount for themselves and eligible dependents, including a spouse and children. The discount applies at Penn State University Park, Commonwealth Campuses, World Campus, and Penn College of Technology.
$10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS - eligible to those that qualify
Penn State Health - Holy Spirit Medical Center
- Location: US:PA: Camp Hill
- Work Type: Full Time
- FTE: 0.90
- Shift: Varied
- Night
- Shift Differential: $5.00/hour
Hours: Day/Night rotation; every third weekend
Summary of position
Incorporates knowledge of the nursing process and the professional standards of nursing in daily practice. Applies knowledge of growth and development to perform detailed assignments/interventions. Provides consistent care based on the changing physical and psychosocial needs, unique to the patient.
Minimum qualification(s)
Graduate Nurse with a Temporary Practice Permit or 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
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.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton). Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection. Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program. Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.
Why penn state health holy spirit medical center?
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center brings acute inpatient medical services to the greater Harrisburg region with outpatient and inpatient locations in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, and Northern York counties. The facility features 281 beds, a four-story Ortenzio Heart Center, and around-the-clock complex critical care for those suffering from life-threatening injuries.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for
- shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
What's around it?
CAMP HILL, PA
Living costs about 2% below the US average