Pediatric Nurse

New York, New York

Staffing partner

You'll give direct care to infants, children and adolescents as an RN or LPN. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. This role comes through Matchly Staffing Solutions, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 27 · New grads welcomed

Unit and setting: Pediatrics · Home Health to provide high-quality care to infants, children, and adolescentsinfants, children and adolescents
License: RN or LPN license
Term: Per Diem Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time / Per DiemFull-time, part-time or per diem

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed Experience in pediatrics preferred (but open to strong new grads)
License: RN or LPN license
License: Active RN or LPN license Active RN or LPN license (state-specific)
Also asks: Strong communication and bedside manner
Also asks: Ability to work in a fast-paced or home-care environment

Preferred

Certification: BLS/PALS certification
Experience: Pediatric experience (new grads welcome)
Experience: Pediatric, NICU or home health experience Pediatric, NICU, or home health experience
Experience: Experience with developmental or behavioral needs

Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.

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6 months before
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Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
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2–3 months before
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Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
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Around graduation
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Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for New York PRN rolesNew York PRN postings that state pay run $32/hr to $77/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $61/hr, across 472 postings.

Benefits

BenefitsFlexible scheduling optionsFlexible scheduling options
BenefitsOvertime opportunitiesCompetitive pay + overtime opportunities
BenefitsOpportunities for growth and specializationOpportunities for growth and specialization

The role and schedule

Day to day: medication and treatment administration Administer medications and treatments as prescribed
Day to day: family teaching on care plans and follow-up Educate families on care plans, medications, and follow-up
Details: New York (state-wide) Location: New York (state-wide)

The workplace

Matchly Staffing Solutions

Staffing partner

Staffing partner: Matchly Staffing Solutions

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Your fit

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What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.

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Pediatric Nurse (RN/LPN) – Make a Difference in Children’s Lives ?

Location: New York (state-wide) Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time / Per Diem

About the Role

We’re seeking a compassionate and skilled Pediatric Nurse (RN/LPN) to provide high-quality care to infants, children, and adolescents. This is a meaningful opportunity to support families and make a lasting impact during critical stages of development.

If you’re passionate about working with children and thrive in a supportive, patient-centered environment, we’d love to connect.

What You’ll Do

Provide direct nursing care to pediatric patients

Monitor patient conditions and report changes

Administer medications and treatments as prescribed

Educate families on care plans, medications, and follow-up

Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams

Maintain accurate and timely documentation

What We’re Looking For

Active RN or LPN license (state-specific)

Experience in pediatrics preferred (but open to strong new grads)

Strong communication and bedside manner

Ability to work in a fast-paced or home-care environment

Passion for working with children and families

Why Join Us

Flexible scheduling options

Competitive pay + overtime opportunities

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for growth and specialization

Meaningful, purpose-driven work

Bonus Points If You Have

Pediatric, NICU, or home health experience

BLS/PALS certification

Experience with developmental or behavioral needs

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Join a team where your care truly matters. Help shape healthier futures—one child at a time.

What's around it?

In New York, NY

New York, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 13% above the US average

Median rent: $1,821/mo
Household income: $80,483/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in New York, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and other young professionals commonly rent in Upper Manhattan—Washington Heights, Inwood, and Hamilton Heights—plus Astoria in Queens and Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, Flatbush, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and Bed-Stuy, where listed average rents run about $2,150–$3,000 versus a much higher Manhattan core. Washington Heights and Inwood sit on the Hudson with Dominican heritage, Art Deco stock, and roughly 30-minute trains to Midtown; Hamilton Heights’ A/D express from 125th Street reaches Columbus Circle in about 20 minutes. Astoria offers a livelier, still-cheaper street scene with East River access; Bay Ridge and Bayside feel more suburban; Sunset Park mixes 8th Avenue Chinatown and 5th Avenue Latin American life. If city rents still bite, Jersey City (PATH), Newark, Yonkers, Great Neck, Stamford, Bronxville, and Rye are the named 28–60 minute backups, with Hudson Valley Putnam/Dutchess towns under about 90 minutes to Grand Central.

Nurses and other young professionals commonly rent in Upper Manhattan—Washington Heights, Inwood, and Hamilton Heights—plus Astoria in Queens and Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, Flatbush, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and Bed-Stuy, where listed average rents run about $2,150–$3,000 versus a much higher Manhattan core. Washington Heights and Inwood sit on the Hudson with Dominican heritage, Art Deco stock, and roughly 30-minute trains to Midtown; Hamilton Heights’ A/D express from 125th Street reaches Columbus Circle in about 20 minutes.

Astoria offers a livelier, still-cheaper street scene with East River access; Bay Ridge and Bayside feel more suburban; Sunset Park mixes 8th Avenue Chinatown and 5th Avenue Latin American life. If city rents still bite, Jersey City (PATH), Newark, Yonkers, Great Neck, Stamford, Bronxville, and Rye are the named 28–60 minute backups, with Hudson Valley Putnam/Dutchess towns under about 90 minutes to Grand Central.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: collegehunkshaulingjunk.com Source 4: 6sqft.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundHospital-bound trips inside the city mostly run on the subway: the A/D express from 125th Street to Columbus Circle is about 20 minutes, Harlem’s 116th Street station is 20–25 minutes to Midtown West and about 35 minutes to Union Square, and Inwood is roughly 30 minutes to Rockefeller Center and Times Square. PATH and NJ Transit from Jersey City take 20–60 minutes depending on neighborhood and whether you feed Hoboken or Secaucus; Newark Penn, Broad Street, and Liberty stations average 20–30 minutes by rail (driving 40–45 minutes off-peak, 1–1.5+ hours in rush). Metro-North from Bronxville is about 28 minutes to Grand Central; Rye, Harrison, Larchmont, and Mamaroneck 30–40 minutes; Stamford and Norwalk about an hour; LIRR from Bayside under 30 minutes. Driving is slower and, as of January 5, 2025, congestion-priced; the Seastreak Ferry from Atlantic Highlands/Highlands reaches lower Manhattan in about 30 minutes ($720 for a 40-trip book). Locals treat the subway as the default and a car as optional inside the five boroughs.

Hospital-bound trips inside the city mostly run on the subway: the A/D express from 125th Street to Columbus Circle is about 20 minutes, Harlem’s 116th Street station is 20–25 minutes to Midtown West and about 35 minutes to Union Square, and Inwood is roughly 30 minutes to Rockefeller Center and Times Square. PATH and NJ Transit from Jersey City take 20–60 minutes depending on neighborhood and whether you feed Hoboken or Secaucus; Newark Penn, Broad Street, and Liberty stations average 20–30 minutes by rail (driving 40–45 minutes off-peak, 1–1.5+ hours in rush).

Metro-North from Bronxville is about 28 minutes to Grand Central; Rye, Harrison, Larchmont, and Mamaroneck 30–40 minutes; Stamford and Norwalk about an hour; LIRR from Bayside under 30 minutes. Driving is slower and, as of January 5, 2025, congestion-priced; the Seastreak Ferry from Atlantic Highlands/Highlands reaches lower Manhattan in about 30 minutes ($720 for a 40-trip book).

Locals treat the subway as the default and a car as optional inside the five boroughs.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: collegehunkshaulingjunk.com Source 3: 6sqft.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: apartments.com

OutdoorsCentral Park’s 843 acres—zoo, carousel, Bethesda Fountain, reservoir, Wollman Rink pickleball and ice skating, sledding on Pilgrim Hill and Cedar Hill after six-plus inches of snow—function as the city’s default backyard. Prospect Park (summer concerts and festivals, zoo, rink, carousel) sits just north of Flatbush; Brooklyn Bridge Park, Riverside Park, Washington Square Park, the High Line, Little Island, and Governors Island are named local favorites. Riverbank State Park (28 acres atop a treatment plant) gives Hamilton Heights Hudson views; Inwood holds one of the city’s last natural forests; Sunset Park overlooks the Statue of Liberty and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Further out: Branch Brook Park in Newark, Calf Pasture Beach and the Sheffield Island Ferry in Norwalk, and Sandy Hook National Recreation Area near Red Bank. The Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden are standard day trips; summer thunderstorms make an umbrella standard kit.

Central Park’s 843 acres—zoo, carousel, Bethesda Fountain, reservoir, Wollman Rink pickleball and ice skating, sledding on Pilgrim Hill and Cedar Hill after six-plus inches of snow—function as the city’s default backyard. Prospect Park (summer concerts and festivals, zoo, rink, carousel) sits just north of Flatbush; Brooklyn Bridge Park, Riverside Park, Washington Square Park, the High Line, Little Island, and Governors Island are named local favorites.

Riverbank State Park (28 acres atop a treatment plant) gives Hamilton Heights Hudson views; Inwood holds one of the city’s last natural forests; Sunset Park overlooks the Statue of Liberty and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Further out: Branch Brook Park in Newark, Calf Pasture Beach and the Sheffield Island Ferry in Norwalk, and Sandy Hook National Recreation Area near Red Bank.

The Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden are standard day trips; summer thunderstorms make an umbrella standard kit.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: collegehunkshaulingjunk.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: 6sqft.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: timeout.com Source 7: travellemming.com Source 8: apartments.com

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New York is the rare U.S. city where a nurse can leave a 12-hour shift and still find bagels, Veselka’s 24-hour pierogi, or a Broadway understudy—density is the point. The tradeoff is cost and space: citywide rents run about $3,930 to over $5,000, so newcomers cluster in Washington Heights, Inwood, Hamilton Heights, Astoria, Sunset Park, Flatbush, or Bay Ridge, where $2,150–$3,000 buys pre-war walk-ups, Dominican and Caribbean streets, and 20–30 minute A/D, LIRR, or PATH rides toward Midtown hospitals. Skip the car inside the boroughs (congestion pricing started 2025); Jersey City, Newark, Bronxville, and Rye are 28–60 minute rail or Seastreak ferry backups. Central Park’s 843 acres, Prospect Park, the High Line, and Riverbank State Park are the backyard. Expect four sharp seasons, summer storms, tiny apartments, block-by-block safety, and a first-year neighborhood hop. Food, 24/7 transit, and 1,700 parks keep people; rent and noise push them out.

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As of 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: collegehunkshaulingjunk.com Source 3: 6sqft.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: timeout.com Source 6: travellemming.com Source 7: apartments.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: youtube.com

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