RWJ Somerset
Community Hospital · Somerville, NJ
- 6
- open roles, live count
- $98k–$135k/yr
- posted pay across 5 roles
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1
What stands out
New graduates
You can step into a one-year PTAP-accredited-with-distinction RN residency with four cohort starts a year and be hired into a specialty track that includes RWJ Somerset.
As of 2025Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: reddit.com
New graduates
You are paired with a staff RN preceptor, and mentorship, support, and group meetings continue through the full residency year.
As of 2025Source: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
Experienced nurses
On the Rapid Decision Unit inside the ED, night-shift RN pay is posted about $45.55–$61.17 an hour for 36 hours a week.
As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
Moving here
This is the only hospital in Somerset County, in Somerville, with a lively Main Street and roughly an hour to NYC.
As of 2025Source: rwjbh.org
More about working here
Experienced nurses
You can sit on practice councils, QI teams, and policy committees, with tools to pursue national certification and advanced degrees.
As of 2025Source: rwjbh.org
New graduates
System residency tracks include Med/Surg, Telemetry, ICU, ED, L&D, OR, NICU, Pediatrics, Mother/Baby, and Behavioral Health, depending on the site.
As of 2025Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: reddit.com
Experienced nurses
You chart in Epic while the campus finishes a two-story vertical expansion already reported over 65% complete and fully enclosed.
As of 2025Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: facebook.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- ED RDU RN: nights, 36 hours/week, every other weekend required; residency offers variable day or night shifts
As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
- Floating
- System-wide float pool RNs rotate ~3 months per site across RWJBH with enhanced float differentials; local CMA float pool also posted
As of 2025Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Residency Program (new grad RN) across RWJBarnabas Health facilities including NJ
As of 2025Source: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse Rapid Decision Unit - ED at RWJUH Somerset, night shift
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Certified Medical Assistant, Barnabas Health Medical Group Nursing Float Pool, Somerset/Mercer/Middlesex/Union County NJ
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.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: Cohorts March, June, September, December; variable Day or Night shifts
As of 2025Source 1: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.orgSource 2: reddit.com
- Preceptors and orientation
- New grads assigned a staff RN preceptor; mentorship, support, and group meetings continue throughout the year
As of 2025Source: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
- Career development
- Tools and opportunities to pursue advanced degrees, national certification, and professional advancement
As of 2025Source: rwjbh.org
The city
Living in Somerville, NJ
Somerville, NJ, blends small-town charm with a bustling historic downtown district. As the Somerset County seat, it offers a welcoming community vibe for nurses seeking a quieter home base within easy reach of central New Jersey's amenities.
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- State price level · New Jersey
- 9% above the national average
- State index 108.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,802/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $103,760/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 walking into the only hospital in Somerset County, in Somerville, where a two-story vertical expansion above the existing building is already enclosed and past the halfway mark.
- Community Hospital · Somerville
- Hiring days & nights
More about RWJ Somerset
Nurses here chart in Epic, use HRO safety habits, and show up on practice councils, QI teams, policy committees, and facility planning. The campus care model is described in line with Magnet tenets, and the hospital has posted a gold healthy-workplace recognition plus repeat nursing-excellence recognition. If you are new to practice, RWJBarnabas Health runs a one-year New Graduate RN Residency—PTAP accredited with distinction—with cohorts in March, June, September, and December on day or night shifts. You hire into a specialty area, work beside a staff RN preceptor, and keep mentorship and group meetings going all year. Tracks can include Med/Surg, Telemetry, ICU, ED, L&D, OR, NICU, Pediatrics, Mother/Baby, or Behavioral Health, depending on the site. Residency pay across the system has been listed near $48.29–$49.53 an hour. On the Rapid Decision Unit inside the ED, the work is evaluating patients who still need testing before anyone decides on admission. That RN posting is nights, 36 hours a week, every other weekend, with a stated range of about $45.55–$61.17 an hour, ASN or diploma plus ED or med-surg telemetry experience, and a BSN preferred or within five years. Labor life here has shifted: the campus was long called non-union, and nurses have since ratified a first contract. Outside the doors, Somerville is a small county seat with a busy Main Street and a roughly one-hour path into New York City.
Care model described as consistent with Magnet tenets; nurses use HRO safety strategies and join practice councils, QI teams, and policy work.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- union status historically non-union
- Commenter stated RWJ Somerset was not unionized and would not join a system strike; later employer post referenced nurses ratifying a first contract.
- travel contract interest behavioral health
- Travel nurse weighing a behavioral health unit contract at RWJ University Somerset after positive prior contracts elsewhere.
As of 2025Source: reddit.com
- new-grad residency reputation
- NJ new-grad discussion highlighted RWJBarnabas paid residency including RWJ Somerset and multiple specialty tracks.
As of 2025Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
Labor status here has been in flux—the campus was long described as non-union, and nurses only recently ratified a first contract.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 12, 2026
- Website
- rwjbh.org ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- CCUNights 11 open
- ER1 open
- OncologyDays 11 open
Employer oncology RN posting describes safe quality care, meds, documentation, unit-specific technical skills.
Source location unconfirmedSource: rwjbh.org
- Operating Room1 open
- PACU1 open
Rapid Decision Unit - ED
RDU within ED evaluates/treats patients needing further testing to decide on hospital admission; nights 36 hrs/week.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
Behavioral Health
Travel nurse discussed committing to a behavioral health unit contract at RWJ Somerset Hospital.
Source location unconfirmedSource: reddit.com
Residency specialty tracks (system)
New-grad tracks include Med/Surg, Telemetry, ICU, ED, L&D, OR, NICU, Pediatrics, Mother/Baby, Behavioral Health (site-dependent).
Source location unconfirmedSource: rwjbarnabashealthcareers.org
Open roles
Current openings at RWJ Somerset
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Rapid Decision Unit - ED
$55/hr
$47–$63/hr
RWJ SomersetSomerville, NJ · Posted yesterday
- RN
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
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