Nurse Exploration Program

NEW Nurse Exploration Program GNs welcome.

Need Help Discovering Your Passion and Building Your Career?

FT 12-hour shift, every 3rd weekend.

Benefits offered first of the month following start.

Generous time off and competitive pay, clinical level RN program.

Nurse Residency Program for all new nursing graduates.

Come join our amazing team.

Join the Nurse Exploration Program at Reading Hospital.

Individualized, 12-month program with mentors/preceptors to help guide your career path
Gain extensive experience and a solid foundation in nursing working on a Med/Surg Unit
Enhance your marketability to specialty units
Participate in paid shadowing with 3 specialties to strengthen and define career choices
Meet regularly with a mentor to discuss areas of interest
Assistance with interviewing for specialty units
Transition to a specialty unit at end of your program

Why Reading Hospital?

2020 America's 100 Best Hospitals
Reading Hospital also received several other accolades from Health grades for 2020, notably our inclusion in the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke 14 Years in a Row, as well as awards for excellence in Cardiac Care, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, Gastrointestinal Care, and Critical Care.
Magnet Status
Level 1 trauma
Top 2 percent of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year superior clinical performance
Five-Star Ranking, 2019 - one of only 11 hospitals in the state to do so.
US News & World Report: 6th best hospital in PA
Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads
$8,000 a year tuition assistance

Comprehensive benefits to include earned time off, enhanced tuition assistance, retirement savings with employer match and so much more.

NEW Grads welcome to participate in Nurse Exploration Program, designed to help guide you on your path to discovering your career goals. Participate in this new and exciting program while working on a Medical/Surgical unit to gain valuable skills and essential foundation knowledge. Mentors and Preceptors will guide and prepare you to work in a specialty unit upon completing of the 12 month program. If you are unsure of your career goals, we can help.

NEW increased base rate pay, night shift and weekend differential.

To learn more about this program, please contact Jennifer Benware (Recruiter) at

Discover why our hospital is a great place to work-take a virtual tour of our facility here: Reading Hospital Virtual Tour

NEW Nurse Exploration Program GNs welcome.

Need Help Discovering Your Passion and Building Your Career?

FT 12-hour shift, every 3rd weekend.

Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Reading Hospital Nursing Video

Education Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Certification and Licensure

PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License