Registered Nurse ( RN)
- Unit and setting
- Medical-Surgical · Hospital Assess, monitor, administer medication, document progress, and overall management of care for the post-surgical and Medical-Surgical patient populationspost-surgical and Medical-Surgical patient populations
- License
- RN license Licensure: New York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration requiredNew York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New graduate RNs are welcome and will be considered!
- License
- New York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration Licensure: New York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration required Check your license
- Certification
- AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification: AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree or currently enrolled in a BSN program Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required or currently enrolled in a BSN program
- Also asks
- Passion for Medical-Surgical Nursing and caring for a diverse patient population
Preferred
- Experience
- 1+ Years of acute care nursing (RN) experience 1+ Years of acute care nursing (RN) experience preferred
- Experience
- acute care nursing (RN) experience
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for New York staff rolesNew York staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $65/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $55/hr, across 1,807 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- generous tuition assistance
- Pay reviews
- actual pay encompasses candidate qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience.
Benefits
- Benefitsgenerous benefits packages
- Benefitsgenerous tuition assistance
- Benefitsdefined benefit pension plan
- Tuition Assistance
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Assess, monitor, administer medication, document progress, and overall management of care for the post-surgical and Medical-Surgical patient populations Assess, monitor, administer medication, document progress, and overall management of care for the post-surgical and Medical-Surgical patient populations
- Day to day
- Partner with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes and satisfaction
- Day to day
- Advocate for and build meaningful relationships with patients and their loved ones through safety intervention, emotional support, and education Advocate for and build meaningful relationships with patients and their loved ones through safety intervention, emotional support, and education.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- ST Charles Hospital
- Address
- 200 BELLE TERRE ROAD, PORT JEFFERSON, NY, 11777
- CMS rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 167
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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Overview
Located in Port Jefferson, the St. Charles Campus of Good Samaritan University Hospital combines advanced clinical expertise with a longstanding commitment to compassionate care. The campus has earned both a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade “A” and a CMS 5-Star Quality Rating and is known for its excellence in Maternal/Child Services, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Bariatric Surgery, and Emergency Care.
St. Charles Campus holds special certification from The Joint Commission for both hip and knee replacement surgery and is also fully accredited as a Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. These accomplishments demonstrate the advanced expertise of our team and its commitment to delivering high-quality patient care.
Job Details
Our Medical-Surgical RNs
Assess, monitor, administer medication, document progress, and overall management of care for the post-surgical and Medical-Surgical patient populations Partner with an interdisciplinary team including, but not limited to, attending physicians, Registered Nurses (RNs), and ancillary staff to optimize patient outcomes and satisfaction. Advocate for and build meaningful relationships with patients and their loved ones through safety intervention, emotional support, and education.
Qualifications
Passion for Medical-Surgical Nursing and caring for a diverse patient population 1+ Years of acute care nursing (RN) experience preferred New graduate RNs are welcome and will be considered!
Education
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required or currently enrolled in a BSN program
Licensure
New York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration required
Certification
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required
Salary Range
USD $54.97 - USD $64.20 /Hr.
This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.
At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.
What's around it?
Port Jefferson, NY
Living costs about 8% above the US average