Pays above most New Jersey staff rolesNew Jersey staff postings that state pay run $70k/yr to $126k/yr, the middle half $93k/yr to $120k/yr, across 1,761 postings.
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Regional Support Hospice RN typically Monday–Friday with occasional on-call; full-time weekend on-call RN roles also posted; company fleet car for eligible travel employees
Getting around+For nurses working locally, Saint Barnabas Medical Center is situated directly within minutes of most residential streets, eliminating heavy cross-county traffic. However, regional commuting is largely car-dependent because the township lacks its own passenger rail station. Commuters heading toward Manhattan or Jersey City generally drive ten to fifteen minutes to nearby Midtown Direct rail stations, catch the Coach USA 77 bus, use express shuttles connecting to trains, or drive approximately thirty to forty-five minutes to PATH hubs in Hoboken and Jersey City.
For nurses working locally, Saint Barnabas Medical Center is situated directly within minutes of most residential streets, eliminating heavy cross-county traffic. However, regional commuting is largely car-dependent because the township lacks its own passenger rail station.
Commuters heading toward Manhattan or Jersey City generally drive ten to fifteen minutes to nearby Midtown Direct rail stations, catch the Coach USA 77 bus, use express shuttles connecting to trains, or drive approximately thirty to forty-five minutes to PATH hubs in Hoboken and Jersey City.
Outdoors+Community recreation centers around extensive outdoor township facilities, highlighted by two large municipal pool complexes: the Northland Recreation Center and Mervyn V.T. Haines Community Pool, which offer summer lap lanes and family events. Tucked behind Livingston High School is Littell's Pond, a scenic retreat favored for quiet catch-and-release fishing and relaxed afternoons by the adjacent playground. Residents also take advantage of nearby Essex County nature preserves, local walking trails, and regional golf courses throughout the warmer months.
Community recreation centers around extensive outdoor township facilities, highlighted by two large municipal pool complexes: the Northland Recreation Center and Mervyn V.T. Haines Community Pool, which offer summer lap lanes and family events. Tucked behind Livingston High School is Littell's Pond, a scenic retreat favored for quiet catch-and-release fishing and relaxed afternoons by the adjacent playground.
Residents also take advantage of nearby Essex County nature preserves, local walking trails, and regional golf courses throughout the warmer months.
Livingston offers medical professionals a spacious, quiet suburban base anchored right beside one of northern New Jersey's primary healthcare centers, Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Covering fourteen square miles in western Essex County, the township trades the compact, walkable downtown grids of neighboring suburbs for expansive lots, shaded lawns, and classic mid-century colonials and split-levels. For healthcare workers stationed at the local hospital, the daily commute is essentially effortless, avoiding the regional highway tangles that challenge cross-county commuters. The trade-off is transportation flexibility: Livingston lacks its own passenger rail station, meaning trips into Manhattan or Jersey City require driving to nearby Midtown Direct stations or utilizing Coach USA express buses. Outside of shift work, community life centers on family recreation, featuring summer gatherings at Northland Recreation Center and Haines Community Pool, quiet walks around Littell's Pond, and open artist studios at Riker Hill Art Park. While dining and nightlife are modest compared to busier hubs like Montclair or Morristown, Livingston rewards nurses seeking top-rated public schools, safe residential streets, and the convenience of living within minutes of work.
