HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR

Academic Medical Center · Hackensack, NJ

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Academic Medical Center

Benefits

Postings list full-time with benefits and part-time with benefits, plus per diem options.

What stands out

Experienced nurses
You can choose full-time with benefits, part-time with benefits, or per diem, with posted blocks such as 7am-3:30pm, 3:15pm-11:45pm, and 11pm-7:30am.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 2: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 3: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org
Travel nurses
You can pick up per diem work here, or take a benefited full-time or part-time line if you want a steadier pattern.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 2: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 3: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org
New graduates
If you want a first benefited role, full-time RN postings list benefits and spell out day, evening, and overnight blocks.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 2: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 3: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org
Moving here
You will see the system described on its careers pages as a certified Great Place to Work.
As of 2026Source: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org

More about working here

Experienced nurses
You would be joining a health network that cites 7 Magnet designations, without the postings naming which hospitals hold them.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 2: talents.vaia.com

Working conditions

Scheduling: Postings include full-time with benefits, part-time with benefits, and per diem; example shifts 11pm-7:30am, 3:15pm-11:45pm, 7am-3:30pm.; As of 2026Source 1: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 2: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 3: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org
Floating: Campus posts a per diem days Registered Nurse Intermediate Care Float Pool role.; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com

Starting out and growing here

Tuition support: Third-party HMH job summary lists tuition reimbursement among benefits.; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com

The city

Living in Hackensack, NJ

Hackensack sits along the Hackensack River in Bergen County, serving as the county seat with a diverse, suburban-urban feel. Its Main Street corridor offers local dining and shops, while proximity to New York City makes it practical for nurses who want quieter living with easy metro access.

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State price level · New Jersey: 9% above the national average; State index 108.8 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,911/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $84,277/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You will see full-time with benefits, part-time with benefits, and per diem RN postings, with example shifts at 7am-3:30pm, 3:15pm-11:45pm, and 11pm-7:30am.

Academic Medical Center · Hackensack

Working here

Culture and working life

What to consider

The good

You can choose a benefited full-time or part-time line, or work per diem, and see day, evening, and night blocks written on the posting.

The hard parts

You will not find a local benefits page confirming tuition help; it only appears on a third-party summary for another hospital in the system.

What to weigh

Magnet designations are cited at the health-network level; the listings do not name which hospitals hold them.

As of 2026Source 1: jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org Source 2: talents.vaia.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 11, 2026

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