Registered Nurse (RN), ER Pediatric

RWJ New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

RWJ New Brunswick is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Jul 29

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: ER · Hospital
License: RN licenseNew Jersey Registered Nurse license
Term: Permanent

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Against similar roles: Top of New Jersey Pediatrics payNew Jersey Pediatrics postings that state pay run $35/hr to $60/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $49/hr, across 40 postings.

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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…

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

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

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Registered Nurse (RN), ER Pediatric

Category: Nurses
Status: Part-Time
Shift: Night
Facility: RWJ New Brunswick
Department: ER Pediatric
Pay Range: $47.85 - $71.72 per hour

Location

One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

1 Robert Wood Johnson Pl, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA

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In New Brunswick, NJ

New Brunswick, NJFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% above the US average

Median rent: $1,814/mo
Household income: $65,810/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in New Brunswick, NJ

NeighborhoodsHealthcare workers and young professionals in New Brunswick typically choose between urban downtown living and nearby residential boroughs. Within the city, high-density apartments surround George Street and the downtown core, while the historic Fifth Ward near French and Somerset Streets offers older multi-family housing. However, many nurses choose to live just across the borders in Highland Park, Milltown, North Brunswick (notably the Adams and Maple Mead areas), or East Brunswick neighborhoods like Lawrence Brook and Colonial Oaks for larger single-family homes and quieter residential streets while keeping commute times short.

Healthcare workers and young professionals in New Brunswick typically choose between urban downtown living and nearby residential boroughs. Within the city, high-density apartments surround George Street and the downtown core, while the historic Fifth Ward near French and Somerset Streets offers older multi-family housing.

However, many nurses choose to live just across the borders in Highland Park, Milltown, North Brunswick (notably the Adams and Maple Mead areas), or East Brunswick neighborhoods like Lawrence Brook and Colonial Oaks for larger single-family homes and quieter residential streets while keeping commute times short.

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Getting aroundNew Brunswick sits at a major Central Jersey crossroads served by U.S. Route 1, Route 18, Route 27, and the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95 at Exit 9). Road traffic is notoriously congested during rush hours on Routes 1 and 18 approaching the medical district. For transit riders, the downtown New Brunswick train station offers direct NJ Transit Northeast Corridor rail service connecting into Newark and New York Penn Station, making it easy for hospital staff living along the rail corridor to get to shift work without relying exclusively on a car.

New Brunswick sits at a major Central Jersey crossroads served by U.S. Route 1, Route 18, Route 27, and the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95 at Exit 9). Road traffic is notoriously congested during rush hours on Routes 1 and 18 approaching the medical district.

For transit riders, the downtown New Brunswick train station offers direct NJ Transit Northeast Corridor rail service connecting into Newark and New York Penn Station, making it easy for hospital staff living along the rail corridor to get to shift work without relying exclusively on a car.

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OutdoorsOutdoor spots in the city provide open space away from downtown bustle. Buccleuch Park sits along the Raritan River and features extensive walking paths, athletic fields, and the historic Buccleuch Mansion. Nearby, Rutgers Gardens offers a tranquil botanical escape with diverse plant collections, bamboo groves, and community farmers markets. Across town, Boyd Park Amphitheater borders the river, while Voorhees Mall provides shaded green space among historic university architecture.

Outdoor spots in the city provide open space away from downtown bustle. Buccleuch Park sits along the Raritan River and features extensive walking paths, athletic fields, and the historic Buccleuch Mansion.

Nearby, Rutgers Gardens offers a tranquil botanical escape with diverse plant collections, bamboo groves, and community farmers markets. Across town, Boyd Park Amphitheater borders the river, while Voorhees Mall provides shaded green space among historic university architecture.

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Known simultaneously as the 'Hub City' and 'Healthcare City,' New Brunswick is a compact, high-energy center defined by two massive anchors: Rutgers University and world-class medical infrastructure including Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Saint Peter's University Hospital, and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. For relocating nurses, working here means having clinical excellence, urban culture, and easy transit to New York City right at your doorstep. Downtown bustles with life around the State Theatre, comedy clubs, and a celebrated restaurant corridor featuring spots like Clydz and Esquina Latina, alongside casual late-night staples on Easton Avenue like Mamoun's Falafel. However, the urban core comes with palpable tradeoffs, including collegiate weekend noise, noticeable traffic congestion along Route 18 and Route 1, and mixed urban school ratings. As a result, healthcare workers who want urban walkability to shift work rent downtown apartments, while nurses seeking quiet yards, lower crime, and top-tier public schools often settle in immediate suburbs like Highland Park, East Brunswick, or North Brunswick, keeping their hospital commutes brief while enjoying a tranquil home base.

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