Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center
Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Shift: Varied
Hours: Children's Operating Room and Peds Surgery CSL
Recruiter Contact: Corey Cunningham at [email protected]
Lead Where Compassion Meets Clinical Excellence
Step into a leadership role where advanced pediatric care, innovation, and teamwork come together every day.
As the Registered Nurse – Clinical Leader supporting our Pediatric Procedural Areas (Eyes, Dental & Children’s Procedure Rooms), you will play a vital role in shaping clinical excellence within one of the most respected academic medical centers in the country.
This is more than a leadership position — it is an opportunity to influence outcomes, mentor teams, and elevate the perioperative experience for our youngest and most vulnerable patients.
What It’s Like to Work in Ophthalmology at Hershey
Working in the Operating Room and Pediatric Procedural Areas at Hershey Medical Center means being part of a highly specialized, mission-driven environment where no two days are the same.
These service lines encompass pediatric and adult ophthalmologic surgery, complex dental surgical and restorative procedures, and collaborative multidisciplinary procedural care for patients across the lifespan.
You will collaborate closely with anesthesiology, surgeons, proceduralists, and child-life specialists in spaces designed specifically for children — blending clinical precision with compassionate, family-centered care.
As part of a Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and academic medical center, you will experience complex and rare pediatric cases, advanced surgical and procedural technologies, evidence-based innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration at the highest level.
Role Summary
The Clinical Staff Leader ensures safe, high-quality care delivery and optimal patient outcomes across Pediatric Procedural Areas.
Responsibilities include providing direct clinical care while leading by example, serving as a role model for professional nursing practice, ensuring quality and safety in procedural care delivery, evaluating staffing needs based on acuity and patient volume, partnering with leadership to recommend operational improvements, and supporting team development, engagement, and accountability.
This role blends hands-on clinical expertise with frontline leadership, making it ideal for nurses passionate about mentorship, quality, and pediatric perioperative care.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Nursing required
- Two (2) years clinical experience required
- Progressive leadership experience required
- 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.
- 2 years’ Operating Room experience preferred
- Ophthalmology experience strongly preferred
- Level 1 trauma center experience preferred
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 MILTON HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER?
Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania’s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.
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.
Union: Non Bargained