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Nursing Assistant I, Full-time Nights, 7p-7a, Med/Surg, Atlantic Health Newton Medical center

Atlantic Health logoAtlantic Health$18.50–$28.88/hrNewton, NJFull-TimePosted today
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This posting states $18.50–$28.88 an hour. Open certified nursing assistant jobs in New Jersey post a median of $22.10 an hour, the middle half $21–$23.62, across 234 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Certified nursing assistants employed in New Jersey earn a median of $22.52 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

Responsible for working alongside physicians and nurses and facilitating advanced primary and specialty nursing services. Provides patients with support through activities including, but not limited to bathing services, serving meals, transportation, administering medication, and positioning. Ensures patients and families have a positive experience by exhibiting alertness, collaboration, teamwork, and a positive attitude.

Principal Accountabilities

  • Supports nursing personnel in providing direct patient care and assists patients with daily activities.
  • Serves and collects food trays and provides between-meal nourishment.
  • Changes bed linen, runs errands and prepares and sterilizes treatment trays and supplies.
  • Transports patients within the facility for consultations, treatments, tests, or examinations.
  • Measures and records patients' vital signs such as temperature or pulse and provides basic treatment.
  • Ensures a safe care environment for the patients and their families.
  • Performs continuous rounds and check-ins throughout the shift to ensure patient and family needs are met.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Level I - High School Diploma or equivalent. 0-3 years of experience as a Nursing Assistant, in Patient Care or other related field with demonstrated increased responsibility in the healthcare industry. Basic Life Support (BLS) to be obtained prior to start date.

From Atlantic Health's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Atlantic Health

Atlantic Health is a not-for-profit health system headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, with eight hospitals, more than 550 (source: Atlantic Health, Who We Are) sites of care, 25,000 (source: Atlantic Health, Who We Are) team members and 5,667 (source: Atlantic Health, Who We Are) affiliated physicians serving New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Source: Atlantic Health, Who We Are

Based in Morristown, NJHires in New JerseyPay on its listings: 90.5% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

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