Any nurses from University of Penn Hospital here?

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Hi!

I currently reside in Allentown pa but am originally from Philly. I would love to work for University of Penn Medicine but I don't know anything about the culture, whether or not it is unionized etc. Anyone here available to shed light on the subject?

You could in box me if you don't feel comfortable on a public board.

Thanks in advance!

sun

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Specializes in Neurosurg, Urology Surg, ENT Surg, Neuro.

I work for a Penn hospital and can tell you that there is no union. What specifically did you want to know about the culture?

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I work for a Penn hospital and can tell you that there is no union. What specifically did you want to know about the culture?

Hi JustcallmeNurse - thank you for responding and I am so sorry for the delay.

  • Is the hospital welcoming to nurses new to the floor (based on your experience)? My current hospital is not.
  • What is the average age of the nurses? (Do you notice there are lots of new young people or lots of senior nurses).
  • Any knowledge on tuition reimbursement? (Are managers encouraging floor nurses to get certified or go back to school for their masters)?

So far, I have worked in one LTC facility and 2 big hospitals (400+ beds). Each one has had a different outlook, ratio of new/veteran nurses, and even the atmosphere of each place was different. I want to work for Penn Medicine and before I do, I was hoping to find out somethings you can't read on the website.

Thanks so much.

sunshyne17

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.
Hi JustcallmeNurse - thank you for responding and I am so sorry for the delay.

  • Is the hospital welcoming to nurses new to the floor (based on your experience)? My current hospital is not.
  • What is the average age of the nurses? (Do you notice there are lots of new young people or lots of senior nurses).
  • Any knowledge on tuition reimbursement? (Are managers encouraging floor nurses to get certified or go back to school for their masters)?

So far, I have worked in one LTC facility and 2 big hospitals (400+ beds). Each one has had a different outlook, ratio of new/veteran nurses, and even the atmosphere of each place was different. I want to work for Penn Medicine and before I do, I was hoping to find out somethings you can't read on the website.

Thanks so much.

sunshyne17

No union . I'm glad there isn't. We're treated better than all of my friends that work in union hospitals.

The culture celebrates nurses. They take magnet seriously and are all about safe, effective practice. They are very welcoming to new nurses, as they are constantly hiring new grads (primarily their own or Drexel) into their residency program on all floors/units. New grads are embraced and trained well, as they very much want you to succeed. There are lots of young staff, but plenty experienced as they tend to have a high employee retention rate.

Tuition reimbursement is $8k a year, and it will be expected of you to go to grad school. They also give each employee a certain amount of money per year for certifications/conferences/etc.

Fantastic place to work that really cares about their employees. At least in my experience. I'd never work anywhere else in the city.

If you don't know anyone there, it will be very difficult for you to get in. Use all of your connections.

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tysm flyersfan88! Your input has put so many of my fears at ease. I was surprised by the tuition reimbursement per year. There aren't many masters degree classes you can take in a year for 8K. I will be in school forever. FYI in case anyone was curious, penn state hershey reimburses 75% of nursing tuition if you go to penn state, less if you go else where.

Thanks again!

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.
tysm flyersfan88! Your input has put so many of my fears at ease. I was surprised by the tuition reimbursement per year. There aren't many masters degree classes you can take in a year for 8K. I will be in school forever. FYI in case anyone was curious, penn state hershey reimburses 75% of nursing tuition if you go to penn state, less if you go else where.

Thanks again!

I hope you're joking about being surprised. Most places give less than half of that.

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Specializes in Ambulatory Case Management, Clinic, Psychiatry.

Does the Penn hospital system accept RNs without BSNs?

I have a BA in psych. I live in MA and have been doing psych for 8 years, and am about to start a job as a floating nurse for primary care/internal med clinics (including urgent care).

I am thinking about moving to philly in 1-2 yrs but would prefer to do primary care or med surg (have always wanted to do ED).

Think an ASN BA from MA with no med surg exp has any chance of getting hired in a philly area hospital?

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.
Does the Penn hospital system accept RNs without BSNs?

I have a BA in psych. I live in MA and have been doing psych for 8 years, and am about to start a job as a floating nurse for primary care/internal med clinics (including urgent care).

I am thinking about moving to philly in 1-2 yrs but would prefer to do primary care or med surg (have always wanted to do ED).

Think an ASN BA from MA with no med surg exp has any chance of getting hired in a philly area hospital?

Honestly, no. At least none of the big university hospitals.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

ASN + BA does not = BSN ... that's the math at the major hospitals.

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Specializes in PACU.

Think an ASN BA from MA with no med surg exp has any chance of getting hired in a philly area hospital?

No BSN = very little chance.

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is having a connection the only way to get a job at HUP? i am about to graduate in one week and have applied to HUP but I wanted to get ahold of nurse managers or nurse recruiters there to somehow maybe shadow or observe to get my name out there since i heard they like to hire only ppl from associated schools.

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.
is having a connection the only way to get a job at HUP? i am about to graduate in one week and have applied to HUP but I wanted to get ahold of nurse managers or nurse recruiters there to somehow maybe shadow or observe to get my name out there since i heard they like to hire only ppl from associated schools.

Yeah, a connection is pretty much the only way. I don't know a soul who as a new grad simply applied and got an interview. New grads are typically Penn/Drexel students or students from other schools that had their resume put on the desk of a manager. Shadowing is a part of the interview process if they are interested in hiring you, not something done before your foot is in the door.

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