Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Hospital · Livingston, New Jersey 07039

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What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Hospital

The city

Living in Livingston, NJ

Livingston is a leafy suburban township in Essex County, roughly 20 miles west of Manhattan. Tree-lined residential streets, highly rated public schools, and a network of local parks give it a quiet, family-friendly feel—an easy fit for nurses seeking a calmer base with reasonable access to New York City.

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State price level · New Jersey: 108.8; 9% above the national average

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Who they are

You are looking at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center on Old Short Hills Road in Livingston—the campus long known as Saint Barnabas, a nonsectarian hospital here since 1865. It is one of the larger providers in New Jersey, with more than 32,000 inpatients and 82,000 Emergency Department visits a year and over 100 specialty services.

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More about Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

One concrete door in is a part-time day RN role in Preadmissions Testing at 22.5 hours a week, where you organize age-specific preadmission care. Posted base pay for that role ranges from $47.85 to $60.60 an hour, and the workplace is union. Some voices describe supportive managers and real teamwork; others say pay trails area hospitals, staffing runs thin, and recognition is thin. If daytime preadmission work at a large Livingston hospital fits your life, this is a place to weigh on those terms.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

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What nurses say in reviews

Indeed overall about 3.8/5; work-life ~3.5; pay/benefits ~2.5; advancement ~2.7; management ~2.3; culture ~2.5. Nurses and staff split: some cite supportive leadership and teamwork; others cite lower area pay, an ineffective union feel, short staffing, and feeling like a number.

The good

Part-time day Preadmissions Testing RN at 22.5 hours/week
Posted base range $47.85–$60.60/hr for that role
Union workplace
Large campus volume: 32,000+ inpatients and 82,000+ ED patients yearly, 100+ specialties
Some staff describe supportive leadership, clear communication, and teamwork
Leadership described as encouraging growth for those who want to advance

The hard parts

Some RNs say pay is lower than other area hospitals
Union described by at least one RN as ineffective
Short staffing and lack of recognition; staff can feel like a number
Indeed pay/benefits ~2.5 and management ~2.3 lag the overall score

“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”

A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 13, 2026
Website: rwjbh.org ↗

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