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Hospital · New Brunswick, NJ

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RWJ New Brunswick workplace
8
open roles, live count
$100k–$151k/yr
posted pay across 8 roles

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Days 5 · Nights 2 · Evenings 1

What stands out

More about working here

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: Cohorts March, June, September, December; variable Day or Night shifts

Preceptors and orientation

Residents assigned a staff RN preceptor; mentorship and group meetings continue throughout the one-year program

Tuition support

Tuition reimbursement listed among RWJBarnabas Health RN benefits

Pay and benefits

Hourly pay

$48.29/hr

RN Residency Program (RN) RWJBarnabas Health Care System, various NJ locations including system facilities

Hourly pay

RN Residency Program pay range upper bound, various NJ locations

Hourly pay

New Graduate RN Residency Program alternate posted range, multiple NJ locations

Hourly pay

New Graduate RN Residency Program alternate posted range upper bound

Show all 10
Hourly pay

$48.29/hr

RN Crisis Receiving Stabilization at Monmouth Medical Center (RWJBarnabas Health affiliate), day shift full-time

As of 2026-05-14Source: glassdoor.com
Hourly pay

RN Crisis Receiving Stabilization upper range, Monmouth Medical Center RWJBarnabas

As of 2026-05-14Source: glassdoor.com
Hourly pay

$46.90/hr

RWJBarnabas Health RN posting Lakewood NJ full-time

Hourly pay

RWJBarnabas Health RN posting Lakewood NJ upper range

Hourly pay

$46.90/hr

RN Resident Med Surg at RWJ Somerset (system affiliate)

Hourly pay

$45.55/hr

RN Resident Oncology at RWJ Somerset (system affiliate)

Working conditions

Union representation

Union roles reported

Scheduling

Day shift examples 7am-7:30pm, 36 hours/week; residency offers variable Day or Night; every other weekend noted on some system RN postings

The city

Living in New Brunswick, NJ

New Brunswick, known as "The Healthcare City," sits along the Raritan River and is home to Rutgers University and major medical institutions. This diverse college town offers a lively downtown, cultural venues, and strong nursing career opportunities all within a compact, transit-connected hub.

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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

Who they are

If you are new to practice, you join a one-year residency that is PTAP Accredited with Distinction by ANCC, with cohorts in March, June, September, and December on day or night shifts. You get a staff RN preceptor, and mentorship and group meetings run the full year.

  • Hospital · New Brunswick
  • Hiring days & nights & evenings
More about RWJ New Brunswick

Tracks include Med/Surg, Telemetry, ICU, ED, L&D, OR, NICU, Pediatrics, Mother/Baby, and Behavioral Health. On the floors you might land a 29-bed Medical Surgical Neuroscience unit (7 Tower) for strokes, epilepsy, and neurosurgery on a 7am–7:30pm, 36-hour week pattern, Medical Unit III, or an ED that cares for trauma, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, and oncology. System residency postings commonly list base pay around $48.29–$49.53 an hour, with other new-grad and RN ranges posted somewhat lower or higher depending on site and role. Benefits language includes health eligibility within 30 days, PTO, retirement, tuition reimbursement, and related coverage. The hospital is union. In 2023 nurses struck for months over staffing and contract terms before members approved a contract that included staffing-standard gains. Travel nurses still describe frequent travel contracts and thin staffing, so you should weigh that history against the residency structure and unit options when you decide whether to apply.

Working here

Culture and working life

unionresidencypreceptedstaffing-sensitivemulti-specialtycohort-basedurban campussystem-affiliated

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.
strike and union pay during walkout
Commenters said a multi-month strike occurred and union strike pay was lacking.
staffing and safety demands
Public discussion framed nurses seeking safer staffing rather than extreme demands.

What to weigh

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.

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship
Direct employer
Roles last seen active
Sep 4, 2026
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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

Open roles

Current openings at RWJ New Brunswick

Refreshed throughout the day.

Registered Nurse (RN), Neonatal ICU

$61/hr

$49–$72/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ · Posted last week

  • RN
  • Day Shift, 24 hours per week, 7am-7:30pm
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

RN, Endoscopy

$60/hr

$48–$72/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • 10-hour days
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN), Surgical Unit II

$60/hr

$48–$72/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • Night shift
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN), Operating Room

$48/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • Evening shift
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN), ER Pediatric

$48/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN), Medical Surgical Unit III (Neuro)

$48/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN), Medical Unit-III

$48/hr

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New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department

$60/hr

$48–$72/hr

RWJ New Brunswick logoRWJ New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • ADN accepted
  • Union represented
Apply
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