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Registered Nurse - Emergency Services

Penn State Health

Reading, Pennsylvania

RN · ER

Sign-on bonus

Posted Jul 23

Unit
ER

What the listing says

Role

Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN

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Pay

Sign-on bonus
$10,000

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About this role

The RN inpatient Nurse assesses patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. The inpatient Registered Nurse administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. The RN may advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention. The inpatient RN will maintain accurate, detailed reports and records and administer medications to patients while monitoring for reactions and side effects. The RN will monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

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Requirements

  • RN license
  • 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
  • ACLS
  • PALS prior to end of orientation period
  • Background check
  • Direct patient care
  • Inpatient experience

Benefits

  • $10,000 sign-on bonus
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • No waiting period for benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • Personal Time
  • Paid Parental Leave

Place

City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Median rent
$1,067/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$44,091/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
3% below the national average

Reading area index 97.1, where 100 is the national average.

Reading sits in southeastern Pennsylvania's Berks County, where rolling farmland meets small-city grit. The former railroad and steel hub retains a blue-collar heartbeat with a growing Latino community shaping local markets and restaurants. Nearby Hawk Mountain offers weekend escapes for outdoor-minded nurses swapping bigger-city paychecks for a quieter, affordable Pennsylvania base.

Map showing the location of Reading, PA
Approximate location in Reading, PA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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