Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center
Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Duration: 13 months
Positions Available: 1 Fellow per year
Recruiter Contact: Kristen Brannen at kbrannen@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Program Overview
The Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship in Hospital Medicine at Penn State Hershey Medical Center is a structured post-graduate training program for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs). The fellowship combines hands-on clinical experience, specialty rotations, and didactic education to prepare APPs for independent practice in hospital medicine.
Mission & Vision
- Mission: To foster a supportive and innovative learning environment that enables APP fellows to reach their full potential.
- Vision: To be a leading post-graduate fellowship nationwide, setting the standard for training APPs in inpatient care.
Core Values
- Patient-centered, team-based care
- Continuous professional development and innovation
- Excellence in education and clinical practice
- Leadership in high-quality, evidence-based hospital medicine
Program Structure
The fellowship is divided into three core phases:
1. Foundational Training – APPs receive structured onboarding, including clinical skills development, hospital workflows, EMR training, and supervised patient care.
2. Core Clinical Rotations – Fellows gain in-depth experience in general inpatient medicine and specialty areas such as:
- Addiction Medicine
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology/Oncology
- Infectious Disease
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Palliative Care
- Community Hospitalist
- Hospitalist Cross-Coverage (Nights)
3. Advanced Practice & Elective Rotations – Fellows tailor their experience by selecting electives in hospital medicine sub-specialties, including options such as ICU and interventional radiology.
Schedule & Work Hours
- Primarily Monday – Friday
- Night Rotations Required for cross-coverage experience (Monday – Thursday, 7 PM – 7 AM)
- Weekend Work Required for some electives
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 fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
Union: Non Bargained