Travel Nursing Jobs in Pennsylvania

Travel nursing jobs in Pennsylvania let you experience America’s history first-hand. See the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall in Philadelphia, or tour Gettysburg Battlefield National Park, the site of one of the Civil War’s most significant battles. Pennsylvania also offers prime opportunities for outdoor recreation in the Pocono Mountains, with hiking, biking, rafting, kayaking and skiing. Got a sweet tooth? Pennsylvania is home to Hershey’s Chocolate World in Hershey, PA, open daily for tours. View available Pennsylvania travel nursing jobs below.

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More about Pennsylvania

Woodlands and Farmlands

Pennsylvania’s geographical diversity supports a robust manufacturing industry, a dense population, bountiful farmlands, and mountainous wilderness areas.

In the northwest corner is the first of the state’s farming regions. Vegetables and fruits – particularly grapes – grow in the fertile land along Lake Erie.

The rest of the northern and western parts of the state lie on the forested Appalachian Plateau. Time has shaped the plateau into broad hills and deep valleys, with extensive beds of bituminous coal in the western parts.

The Allegheny National Forest protects remnants of the old-growth forests that once covered the plateau. The oldest of the living white pines is so big that six adults can barely ring it by joining hands.

Forests of maple, beech, hemlock, and mountain laurel cover the Pocono Mountains in the northeast, where waterfalls cascade down the mountainsides.

South and east of the Appalachian Plateau, a ridge called the Allegheny Front marks the beginning of the Ridge and Valley Region.

Although these valleys have good soil, they are quite different from the rich farmlands in the southeastern part of the state. There, in what is known as the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, you can savor a rural tranquillity that seems to come from another time.

Pennsylvania RN Licensure

Temporary License Time-Frame: 3 weeks
Permanent License Time-Frame: 8-10 weeks
Compact (eNLC): No
Walk-Through: No
Cost: $35 (temporary license), $100 (permanent license)
Application Requirements:

All applicants must upload a recent Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) from the state police or other state agency for every state in which you have lived or worked for the past five (5) years. The report(s) must be dated within 90 days of the date the application is submitted. For applicants living or working in Pennsylvania, request your CHRC from the Pennsylvania State Police at https://epatch.state.pa.us.
For applicants living or working in California and/or Arizona: Due to the laws of these states, the Board is not an eligible recipient of CHRC’s from California and Arizona. In lieu of obtaining a CHRC from California or Arizona, please obtain your Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Identity History Summary Check, available at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks. For individuals living and working in multiple (three or more) states during the past five (5) years, In lieu of obtaining individual state criminal background checks, you may elect to provide BOTH a state CHRC from the state in which you currently reside, AND your FBI Identity History Summary Check, available at the link noted above.

Nursys: Yes
Livescan Fingerprinting: Yes
Renewal Requirements: CEU – 30 hours, including 3 hours of DPW approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting requirements
Renewal Date: Every 2 years in either April or October
Website: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/nurse
Telephone Number: 717.783.7142