Registered Nurse

Are you a compassionate professional, eager to showcase your nursing skillset? The Commonwealth Technical Institute at the Hiram G. Andrews Center is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our medical department. This position focuses on providing direct care and treatment services in order to maintain the overall wellness of customers, ensuring they can successfully complete their vocational training.

Apply now to take advantage of this rewarding career opportunity!

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for implementing physicians' plan of care by coordinating prescribed orders for students, coordinating weekly admissions, developing wellness programs, and coordinating Wellness Center activities. Work involves investigating problems and complaints that may occur during activities and informing your supervisor of the situation. You will have the opportunity to participate in staffings, committee meetings, and staff development programs to enhance your professional competence. You will also be responsible for:

• Compiling reports
• Administering medications
• Completing customer assessments
• Assisting with orientation of new employees
• Arranging for consultations with other healthcare specialists
• Collecting specimens

Become part of our team that is dedicated to preparing Pennsylvanians with disabilities for the careers they want, while maintaining and supporting their health!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work schedule includes two shifts, 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM and 2:30 PM to 10:30 PM, with a 30-minute lunch, rotating off days, includes weekends, evenings, and holiday coverage.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
• Note: Occasional overtime is required. This position is NOT eligible for an alternate work schedule (AWS).

QUALIFICATIONS

Special Requirements:

• This position requires an active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
• Employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• If you are within 60 days of graduating from a school of nursing approved by the State Board of Nursing, you are eligible to apply for this job posting. At the time of appointment to a position, you must show proof of possession of a current, valid PA temporary practice permit or PA Registered Nurse license.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
    
    

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
  
  

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.