Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus
Community Hospital · Lakewood, NJ
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 350
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
RN ads list health insurance, PTO, retirement plan, prescription drug insurance, pet insurance, and tuition reimbursement; shift differential mentioned in hiring posts.
What stands out
New graduates
You can enter through the system-wide RWJBarnabas Health New Graduate RN Residency—a one-year, PTAP-accredited-with-distinction program with four cohorts a year and an assigned preceptor through the full year.
As of 2026Source 1: rwjbh.orgSource 2: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 3: rwjbarnabasnursingjobs.org
Experienced nurses
Medical Unit I postings list a base range of $46.90–$63.97/hr for day or night, with the actual offer tied to your education, skills, and experience.
Experienced nurses
You can work med-surg telemetry for postoperative surgical patients, an 18-bed medical-behavioral unit, PACU days, ED, or PESS depending on open roles.
Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.comSource 3: indeed.comSource 4: rwjbh.org
Moving here
This Lakewood campus is the only hospital in the region with private rooms on every inpatient unit and sits on Route 9 serving Ocean and Monmouth counties.
As of 2026Source 1: rwjbh.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.comSource 3: en.wikipedia.org
More about working here
New graduates
Residency pay in New Jersey is posted around $48.29–$49.53/hr, and tuition reimbursement shows up on Southern Campus RN job ads.
As of 2026Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
The ED here carries a Lantern Award, and full-time, evening, night, and per diem schedules are actively posted across units.
As of 2025 · 2026Source 1: rwjbh.orgSource 2: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 3: rwjbarnabasnursingjobs.orgSource 4: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
After three years in specialty you can step into the system float pool (OR, Med/Surg, Oncology, ED, Critical Care) with enhanced rates.
As of 2026Source: rwjbarnabasnursingjobs.org
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Postings show full-time and per diem; day, evening, and night shifts; PACU full-time day 36 hours; system float pool day/night options by specialty
As of 2026Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: rwjbarnabasnursingjobs.orgSource 3: talents.vaia.com
- Floating
- System-wide float pool with enhanced rates; requires at least 3 years specialty experience; BSN preferred; OR, Med/Surg, Oncology, ED, Critical Care tracks
As of 2026Source: rwjbarnabasnursingjobs.org
- Pay and benefits
- RN Registered Nurse - Medical Unit I at Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus, Lakewood NJ; day or night shift postings list same range
- Pay and benefits
- RN Residency Program (new graduate RN) system-wide RWJBarnabas Health, various NJ locations including multiple facilities
As of 2026Source: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse salaries submitted for Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in New Jersey (Glassdoor aggregate)
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus referenced in Monmouth Medical Center hiring social post; $7500 figure appears in partial post text
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differential pay mentioned in Monmouth Medical Center hiring post
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- RWJBarnabas Health New Graduate RN Residency Program · PTAP Accredited with Distinction by ANCC · 4 cohorts per year · Applications: Ongoing cohorts March, June, September, December; variable day or night shifts
As of 2026Source 1: rwjbh.orgSource 2: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 3: rwjbarnabasnursingjobs.org
- Preceptors and orientation
- Residents assigned an RN preceptor; mentorship, support, and group meetings continue through the one-year program
As of 2026Source 1: rwjbh.orgSource 2: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
- Tuition support
- Tuition reimbursement listed among benefits on MMC Southern Campus RN job ads
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
The city
Living in Lakewood, NJ
Lakewood sits in Ocean County within reach of the Jersey Shore's beaches. The township blends quiet residential blocks with a bustling downtown anchored by one of the world's largest yeshivas. Nurses here serve a tight-knit, fast-growing community where suburban convenience meets coastal New Jersey living.
Browse roles in Lakewood
- State price level · New Jersey
- 9% above the national average
- State index 108.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,718/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $56,968/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be joining Monmouth Medical Center – Southern Campus in Lakewood, an acute-care hospital on Route 9 and part of RWJBarnabas Health, with a sister campus in Long Branch.
- Community Hospital · Lakewood
- Hiring days
More about Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus
The building runs all-private inpatient rooms and serves Ocean and Monmouth counties, with a geriatrics institute, senior membership programming, expanded cancer services, and a Lantern Award–recognized ED. On the floor you might land med-surg telemetry with postoperative surgical patients, the 18-bed medical-behavioral unit (Medical Unit I / 2 West), PACU days, ED, or PESS, on full-time or per diem schedules across day, evening, and night. New graduates can enter through the system RWJBarnabas Health RN Residency—four cohorts a year, one-year length, preceptor and group support, PTAP accredited with distinction—with NJ residency pay posted near $48.29–$49.53/hr. Experienced Medical Unit postings list $46.90–$63.97/hr depending on education, skills, and experience. Benefits language on RN ads commonly includes health insurance, PTO, retirement, prescription coverage, pet insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Public staffing snapshots show a lean RN-per-bed figure, and nurse review sites land in the low-to-mid threes, so you will want to ask units directly about ratios, charge support, and how nights actually run.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall Glassdoor rating modest
- About 24 reviews average 3.2/5; roughly half would recommend; compensation-and-benefits category near overall score; diversity rated higher.
- Management and retention concerns
- Long-tenured former unit secretary described heavy mismanagement, poor employee care, and difficulty keeping experienced nurses while hiring many new ones; coworkers praised excluding management.
As of 2020Source: glassdoor.sg
- Managers treat staff as numbers
- Lakewood RN said environment beat some prior hospitals but managers seemed indifferent and staff felt like just a number.
As of 2025Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Patient nurse-communication scores
- Patient surveys rate nurse communication about 3/5; roughly three-quarters report positive nurse communication experiences; recommend likelihood around 64%.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to weigh
Glassdoor sits around 3.2/5 from roughly two dozen reviews, and nurses have described managers treating staff like numbers while CMS-derived staffing shows about 0.38 RN per bed.
As of 2026 · 2025Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.comSource 4: allnurses.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 16, 2026
- Website
- rwjbh.org ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Med-Surg1 open
- PsychDays 11 open
Med-Surg Telemetry (Medical Surgical Unit V)
Fast-paced med-surg telemetry unit for postoperative surgical patients including abdominal, bariatric, ortho joint, urologic, and vascular surgeries.
Source location unconfirmedSource: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
Medical Behavioral Specialty Unit (Medical Unit I / 2 West)
18-bed inpatient unit caring for patients with acute medical conditions and coexisting psychiatric or behavioral health diagnoses.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: indeed.com
PACU
Active full-time day 36-hour RN-PACU postings at Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus, 600 River Road, Lakewood.
Source location unconfirmedSource: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
ED
Per diem ED evening and night RN roles posted; facility ED honored with Lantern Award; 24/7 emergency services.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: rwjbh.org
PESS
Full-time night and per diem RN-PESS positions listed at Southern Campus Lakewood.
Source location unconfirmedSource: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
Facility-wide staffing
allnurses CMS-derived staffing: Grade F, RN per bed 0.38, nursing HPPD 4.3, RN staffing count 109, LPN/LVN 4.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
Open roles
Current openings at Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse - Medical Unit I Medical Behavioral Specialty Unit
$47/hr
Monmouth Medical Center - Southern CampusLakewood, NJ
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