Registered Nurse Residency Program / RN Med Surg
- No experience required
- BLS
- RN license
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open med-surg nurse jobs in New Jersey post a median of $55.62 an hour, the middle half $47.94–$57.68, across 109 jobs that state their pay. Med-surg nurses employed in New Jersey earn a median of $51.20 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
Overview
Join our Registered Nurse Residency Program in Montclair, NJ.
Application Opens: November 2, 2026
Nurse Residency Cohort Start Date: March 8, 2027
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
- Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
Get to Know Your Team
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200+ employees and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.
Responsibilities
As a part of Mountainside’s Registered Nurse Residency Program, you will successfully learn and be able to complete the following:
- Coordinate all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards
- Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes
- Contribute to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care
- Collect patient’s health data
- Analyze assessment data in determining patient problems
- Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient
- Develop a comprehensive plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
- Implement interventions identified in the plan of care
- Evaluate patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes
- Assist with the plan of care, evaluate, modify and coordinate care, and communicate well with other disciplines
- Delegate task to unlicensed personnel in compliance with the Board of Nursing
- Conduct discharge planning, assisting the patient/significant others to obtain knowledge about illness, injury prevention, and teaching
- Maintain confidentiality with all information
- Perform any and all other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Job Requirements
- Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License or will obtain by February 2027.
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, we will train and teach you what you need to be able to do/know!
- BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
- Fluency in the English language to function in a job environment appropriately
Preferred Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.
From Ardent Health's job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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