About Us
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QUICK FACTS
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Industry: Healthcare (academic nonprofit health system)
Employees: About 16,000
Founded: 1880
Headquarters: Marlton, New Jersey
Workplace: Onsite
Fact: 🏥 | The largest healthcare provider in South Jersey
Fact: 👩⚕️ | More than 3,000 doctors across more than 400 locations
Fact: 🎓 | A teaching system partnered with Rowan University and Penn Medicine
Fact: 🏆 | Named to Forbes' 2025 list of best employers for healthcare professionals
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PAY & PERKS
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Range: Most entry and support roles start in the high teens to low twenties an hour
Note: Pay rises with credentials, and nurses and specialized clinical roles earn well above that. Employees rate pay and benefits highly for the field, and Virtua nurses are represented by a union.
Perk: Strong benefits that employees rate above average for healthcare
Perk: Internal education options and an academic system tied to Rowan University
Perk: A well-known culture of teamwork and peer support
Perk: Real room to grow across a large system with hundreds of locations
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ABOUT
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Title: About Virtua Health
Text: Virtua Health is the largest healthcare provider in South Jersey and an academic, nonprofit health system serving the Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester county area. It runs five hospitals along with more than 400 locations, from urgent care and primary care offices to surgery and cancer centers, and employs about 16,000 people. The Virtua name dates to a 1998 merger, but its roots in South Jersey care go back to the 1880s.
Text: For someone starting out, the draw is a large, well-regarded local system with strong benefits and lots of entry points. Roles that hire often include patient care techs, medical assistants, patient access and support staff, and food and environmental services, along with nurses and therapists. As a teaching system partnered with *Rowan University* and Penn Medicine, it also offers education pathways to grow into. Explore openings at the [Virtua careers page](https://www.virtua.org/Careers).
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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Rating: 3.9/5 | Glassdoor overall
Rating: 4.0/5 | Glassdoor pay and benefits
Like: Strong benefits and pay that employees rate above average for healthcare
Like: A well-known culture of teamwork, camaraderie, and peer support
Like: Room to grow, with many people saying their work feels valued
Know: Like any hospital, the work can be fast-paced and emotionally intense
Know: Some reviews point to communication or management gaps that vary by department
Know: How good the experience is can depend a lot on your specific team and manager
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GOOD FIT
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Title: You might like it here if
Point: You want to start a healthcare career close to home in the South Jersey area
Point: You value strong benefits, a team-first culture, and real room to grow
Point: You are open to entry roles like *patient care tech, medical assistant, or patient access* that can lead somewhere
Point: You want to grow within an academic system tied to *Rowan University* and Penn Medicine