Jobs Facility Spotlight Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Penn State Hershey Medical Center - Hershey

"Home sweet home" – it’s safe to say you won’t find a more fitting motto for the residents and travel nurses on assignment in Hershey, PA (home to Hershey’s Chocolates)! Better still, this bustling town of 20,000 is also home to one of the most respected and renowned hospitals in the country, Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

There’s no denying the popular chocolate brand first put this town on the map, and that’s exactly what helped fund a generous grant to nearby Penn State University in 1963 to establish a medical school and teaching hospital in Hershey. After opening its doors to patients in 1970, Penn State Hershey Medical Center has grown to a 501-bed facility that admits more than 25,000 patients annually.

For travel nurses looking for both professional growth and personal freedom, Penn State Hershey Medical Center is the perfect combination. Located just 3 hours outside Manhattan, the big city certainly isn’t far, but you can still unwind in the comfort and quiet of a quintessential Northeast town. Plus, a travel nursing assignment here means your professional resume will get quite the boost, as the U.S. News and World Report recently named the facility "Best Children’s Hospital."

Add to that a long list of accolades that includes being named to the CVI Top 100, receiving the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™, and for ten consecutive years, being a part of the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® program. Even more impressive is the fact that The Magnet Recognition Program has acknowledged Penn State Hershey Medical Center for demonstrating excellence in nursing practice. It is the highest level of recognition the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) can award to a healthcare facility.

All this and more make a travel nursing assignment at Penn State Hershey Medical Center the kind of opportunity too good to pass up. With NovaPro’s exclusive partnership with Hershey, you have the inside track to one of the most sought after travel assignments in the country. Pretty sweet, right?