New grads
Four residency cohorts each year
The system’s New Graduate RN Residency Program has cohorts in March, June, September and December.
bebee.comRWJ New Brunswick
“RWJ New Brunswick hosts the RWJBarnabas Health New Graduate RN Residency Program.”
RWJ New Brunswick hosts the system's new graduate RN residency and The residency is PTAP Accredited with Distinction by ANCC.
- Roles refreshed Oct 7, 2026
- Pay only where RWJ New Brunswick or a posting states it
- open roles
- 25
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Why nurses choose RWJ New Brunswick
Residency
Accredited with distinction
The New Graduate RN Residency Program is PTAP Accredited with Distinction by ANCC.
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A Total Rewards package for employees
RWJBarnabas Health says its package includes benefits and resources for employees’ physical, emotional, social and financial health.
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- More units
- Medical Surgical Neuroscience (7 Tower)
- Medical Unit III
- Emergency Department
- Residency specialty tracks
Current openings at RWJ New Brunswick
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Medical Surgical Unit VI (6 North)
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Intermediate Care Unit (Medical Unit V)
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Medical Surgical Unit VI (6 North)
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Medical Surgical Unit VI (6 North)
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Medical Surgical Unit VI (6 North)
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Medical Surgical Unit VI (6 North)
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Medical Surgical Unit VI (6 North)
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Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: Nurse residency: RWJBarnabas Health New Graduate RN Residency Program · PTAP Accredited with Distinction by ANCC · 4 cohorts per year · Applications: Cohorts March, June, September, December; variable Day or Night shifts
- Med surg nurses: 11 of 25 roles
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- chronic travel nurse openings / staffing
- Travel nurses note the facility frequently posts many travel contracts and describe thin staffing.
Sources
- strike and union pay during walkout
- Commenters said a multi-month strike occurred and union strike pay was lacking.
Sources
As of 2024Source: reddit.com- staffing and safety demands
- Public discussion framed nurses seeking safer staffing rather than extreme demands.
Sources
As of 2023Source: reddit.com
The hard parts
In 2023 about 1,700 nurses walked out and the strike ran into a third month over staffing and contract terms; travel nurses still describe frequent travel openings and thin staffing.
RWJ New Brunswick nurses strike enters third month. Is there any end in sight?
Sources
As of 2023-10-09Source: mycentraljersey.comNurses Win Staffing Fight: Members Overwhelmingly Approve Contract to End Strike, Raise Standards at RWJ Hospital
Sources
CBS New York's post on RWJBarnabas University Hospital New Brunswick nurses walkout
Sources
Living in New Brunswick, NJ
Between hospital shifts, decompress under the bamboo groves of Rutgers Gardens or jog the Raritan River paths through Buccleuch Park.
Browse roles in New Brunswick- State price level · New Jersey
- 9% above the national average
- State index 108.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,814/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $65,810/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
What to ask the recruiter (4)
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
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Common questions
Does RWJ New Brunswick hire new grads?
9 of 25 roles ask for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads. Its nurse residency: RWJBarnabas Health New Graduate RN Residency Program · PTAP Accredited with Distinction by ANCC · 4 cohorts per year · Applications: Cohorts March, June, September, December; variable Day or Night shifts.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 25 roles with a stated shift, 14 are day shifts, 8 are night shifts and 3 are evening shifts.
Which units are hiring?
Med surg (11), ER (4), stepdown (2), CVICU (1) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to RWJ New Brunswick, and we tell you what happens next.
Sources (9)
- bebee.com/us/jobs/new-graduate-registered-nurse-rn-residency-program-rwjbarnabas-health-livingston-nj--theirstack-712003302
In its words, Why nurses choose RWJ New Brunswick
- facebook.com/CBSNewYork/posts/around-1700-nurses-at-rwjbarnabas-university-hospital-in-new-brunswick-walked-of/742290414595113
The hard parts · as of 2024
- indeed.com/viewjob
In its words, Why nurses choose RWJ New Brunswick
- mycentraljersey.com/story/news/health/2023/10/09/robert-wood-johnson-university-hospital-nurses-strike/71082983007
Research, The hard parts · as of 2024
- reddit.com/r/TravelNursing/comments/1bwmcn4/rwj_new_brunswicknj
Research, The hard parts · as of 2024
- reddit.com/r/TravelNursing/comments/1dun2tb/rwj_new_brunswick_nj
Research, The hard parts · as of 2024
- reddit.com/r/newjersey/comments/163rld2/rwj_is_absolutely_the_worst
Research · as of 2023
- rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org/job/150892/rn-residency-program-rn-rwjbarnabas-health-care-system-nurses-us-nj
Employer website, Research, Where RWJ New Brunswick stands · as of 2026
- usw.org/news/nurses-win-staffing-fight-members-overwhelmingly-approve-contract-to-end-strike-raise-standards-at-rwj-hospital
Research, The hard parts
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