Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center nurses have unparalleled opportunities in a professional climate of true collaboration and respect.
Professional partners
It takes a team to deliver the highest quality health care. At Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, our 3,200 professional nurses are valued members of that team. They work in an environment that supports their professional development, career advancement, education, participation in research and much more.
磁铁指定医院
Hershey Medical Center is a Magnet designated hospital. This prestigious designation reaffirms the value of the hard work and dedication our nurses exhibit every day. We are also central Pennsylvania’s only academic, Level I regional trauma center and quaternary care provider.
Whether you are an experienced nurse or a new graduate, explore our website and experience our enthusiasm and commitment to excellence in nursing. A climate of true collaboration and respect awaits you.
Exciting opportunities
我们的护士在许多设置和角色提供优质，家庭中心的护理。我们使用共享治理护理模型，为我们提供可靠的框架来提供护理。随着各行各业的患者，我们的护士处理每种复杂程度的患者需求。
Professional Practice Model
Professional Practice Model
Nursing excellence is a goal we pursue at every opportunity. To help ensure that we meet our goals, we rely on Hershey Medical Center’sNursing Professional Practice Model. This model uses the Nittany Lion’s paw to depict the systematic integration of nursing practice with our mission, vision and values.
本示意图显示了four components的Magnet Model®using the digits of the lion’s paw. These include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice and new knowledge, innovations and improvements.
爪子的中央垫代表护理护理递送系统，这是护理实践的核心。它体现了为提供非凡护理至关重要的护理和流程，以及我们的尊重，诚信，团队合作和卓越价值观。
Our practice model also includesfive principles of the care delivery system.These include inter-professional collaboration, staffing and scheduling, quality and safety outcomes, integrated technology and care transitions.
Download ourProfessional Practice Model（PDF）
Shared Governance Model
Shared Governance Model
Our共享治理模型empowers our nurses to take the lead on issues such as patient safety, clinical practice, professional development, education, performance improvement, evidence-based practice and much more. It is the foundation for excellence in patient care.
好医疗中心的护士从每个单元hold positions on various unit-based and hospital-wide councils. These councils provide a formal mechanism for our nursing staff to have an impact on positive and collaborative change throughout the organization. With this system, we identify opportunities that will improve the quality of patient care, efficiency of operations and professional growth.
Nursing departmental councils include:
- 护理执行理事会，确保成功地获得护理战略目标
- Clinical Services Management Council, which ensures the effective and efficient use of resources and systems to support nursing care, education, quality and research
- 专业的合作护理委员会，确保了保险箱护理安全，高质量的交付;确保健康的工作环境和工作人员参与;协调护理部门的质量和安全活动;整合医院范围内的质量和安全举措;并确保有能力的员工和一个不断的学习环境，以提高员工专业知识和知识的水平。
- 护理奖励和认可子议会，旨在通过全年在医院，部门和单位层面的全年全年通过多项认可活动来认识到本组织的工作的价值和有意义。
- Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council, which ensures the development, utilization and dissemination of nursing research.
- Advanced Practice Advisory Council, which provides a forum for all Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) and Physician Assistants (PA-Cs) to participate in decisions that affect their practice, education, research activities and the quality of their work environment.
Nursing Professional Practice Model Components
The Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Nursing Professional Practice Model shows how nurses practice, collaborate, communicate, and develop professionally to provide the highest quality care for those we serve in every setting where nursing care is delivered. The schematic uses the Nittany Lion’s paw to depict the systematic integration of nursing practice with our mission, vision, and values. The digits of the paw are formed by the four components of the Magnet Model®. The concepts and constructs of the nursing system are aligned with the Magnet Model components.
Transformational Leadership通过战略合作伙伴，宣传和影响力是显而易见的。高级副总裁兼首席护理官通过开放通信，可见性和可访问性来为护理人员奠定期望;并且是促进高质量，安全患者护理的护理实践的倡导者。护理副主席的领导，护理董事，经理和临床人员领导者模拟了CNO的转型方式，以倡导资源和影响各自护理实践领域的影响。
Structural Empowerment在我们的社区服务，共享治理和专业精神中是显而易见的。我们的护士与社会促进健康和健康。护士参加了作为部门和单位委员会的代表和资源成员的共享治理。通过获得高级学位和专业认证的计划支持和维持专业性;追求继续教育;并参加专业护理会议。
示例性的专业实践is evident by adherence to the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, participation in our Clinical Ladder program, and compliance with regulatory standards. The domains of practice that define each level of the Clinical Ladder are congruent with the ANA Scope and Standards for nursing practice. Competency assessments assure that our nurses deliver safe, ethical, and evidenced based nursing care.
New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvementsare evident through nursing research and evidence-based practice that guides our nursing care. Nurses at all levels evaluate, apply, and disseminate results of evidenced-based practice, quality improvement, and research projects. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council provides the infrastructure for monitoring processes and outcomes of the scholarly work of nurses.
护理交付系统原则
护理护理交付系统作为专业练习模型的核心组成部分;并且由Nittany Lion Paw的垫示意图描绘。护理送货系统体现了护理和过程至关重要，以提供在原理图的中心所描绘的非凡患者和家庭体验。我们的护理价值与组织的尊重，诚信，团队合作和卓越价值一致。这些价值观支持我们的行为和与他人的互动，因此我们充满信心地说We Care, We Innovate, We Inspire, We Commit, We Partner—We are Nursing at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Five principles of the Care Delivery System are identified in the sections that surround the patient and family experience: Interprofessional collaboration, staffing and scheduling, quality and safety outcomes, integrated technology, and care transitions. These principles explain the context of care, describe mechanisms and skills for nursing care delivery; and consider the outcomes for safe quality nursing care.
Interprofessional Collaborationmeans that we function in teams and that communication is key to successful teamwork. Interprofessional collaboration results in positive outcomes for patients and families and promotes a healthy work environment.
Staffing and Scheduling确保每个患者在支持各级护理人员的支持系统内被高素质的护士照顾。患者护理作业是符合患者护理需求的匹配知识和技能，促进护理的连续性。
Quality and Safety Outcomes来自护理护理送货系统的过程和结构的结果。护士参加了质量改进活动，并申请了基于证据的护理。我们护理干预的结果是针对国家基准衡量的。
综合技术帮助护士提供安全，质量保健的患者。此外，审慎使用先进技术为护士创造了更好的工作场所，有助于改善患者护理。
Care Transitionsfocuses on providing patients with the right care at the right time in the right setting. Nurses and care coordinators assist patients and families along the care continuum to ensure holistic care that is part of the extraordinary patient and family experience.
DAISY Award
黛西（DiseasesAttacking theImmune.SyStef）奖励承认护士提供熟练，富有同情心的护理。
The award was created in memory of Patrick Barnes who died at the age of 33 of complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
The DAISY Foundation was established by Patrick's family to keep his spirit alive. The primary mission of the DAISY Foundation is to express profound gratitude to nurses for the work they do for patients and their families every day.
Download the DAISY award application（PDF）.
About Hershey
Hershey is a thriving resort town of 20,000 people, approximately 12 miles from the state capital of Harrisburg. This prime location provides residents with various employment, cultural and recreational opportunities attractive to all ages. Hershey Medical Center is the fourth largest employer in the area, providing jobs for nearly 7,000 residents.
她开始成为一个名叫德里教堂的一个小定居点。在Philtontropist Milton S.Hershey之后，社区更名为Hershey。他的遗产包括两家公司，一个模型社区和一个关心超过1,400个弱势儿童的学校。
每天好时可以享受众多的居民attractions that draw hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, including Hersheypark, Hershey Stadium, Giant Center (home of the Hershey Bears), Hershey Museum and Theater, Hershey Gardens, and ZooAmerica.
