Long Term Care Unit at St. Johns Nursing Home –RN 2

University of Rochester Nursing

Rochester, New York

Eligibility: Med surg

Posted Jun 25

Unit and setting: Rehab · Long Term Care
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Against similar roles: Below most New York Med-Surg postingsNew York Med-Surg postings that state pay run $41/hr to $71/hr, the middle half $50/hr to $66/hr, across 50 postings.

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Charge: Charge shifts are part of the role

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University of Rochester Nursing

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The University of Rochester School of Nursing is part of the University of Rochester Medicine academic health system, offering high-quality academic programs, a robust research portfolio, and extensive clinical and educational partnerships. As an R1 research university, the institution advances…

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Under the direction of leadership, is accountable for provision of competent direct patient care based on established standards. Contributes to unit activities and supports enhancement of the care delivery system at the unit level. Supports peers in the delivery of patient care services and assumes an expanded role which may include charge nurse, preceptor, and committee member responsibilities. URMC has the privilege of opening a 40 bed, newly renovated long term care unit at St. Johns Nursing home. This unit will accept alternate level of care (ALC) patients from hospitals within the URMC system.

What's around it?

In Rochester, NY

Rochester, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent: $1,081/mo
Household income: $47,213/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Rochester, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals targeting Flaum often look first at Brighton, the closest of the suburbs locals call safe, great communities; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor are the same cluster about 20–30 minutes out. In the city, Reddit favorites are South Wedge and Highland Park, with Park Avenue (tree-lined converted-home apartments and dining), Cobbs Hill/Upper Monroe, and Corn Hill (Victorian houses and riverside walks) also named as nice. Downtown’s Central Business District is high-rise and loft rentals with walkable nightlife; Charlotte is lakeside cottages and beach; the 19th Ward is single-family houses with big porches on college-town streets. Fairport, Penfield, Webster, Greece, and Henrietta round out the usual suburb shortlist.

Nurses and young professionals targeting Flaum often look first at Brighton, the closest of the suburbs locals call safe, great communities; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor are the same cluster about 20–30 minutes out. In the city, Reddit favorites are South Wedge and Highland Park, with Park Avenue (tree-lined converted-home apartments and dining), Cobbs Hill/Upper Monroe, and Corn Hill (Victorian houses and riverside walks) also named as nice.

Downtown’s Central Business District is high-rise and loft rentals with walkable nightlife; Charlotte is lakeside cottages and beach; the 19th Ward is single-family houses with big porches on college-town streets. Fairport, Penfield, Webster, Greece, and Henrietta round out the usual suburb shortlist.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: rochesterrealestateblog.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: facebook.com

Getting aroundMost of Rochester is car-dependent and there is no rail; RTS buses tie neighborhoods to downtown via the Transit Center. Downtown, Park Avenue, Corn Hill, and the South Wedge are the walkable exceptions; elsewhere a car is the default, and downtown street parking is metered so a monthly garage or lot is a common budget line. Outer neighborhoods are usually 10–20 minutes from downtown by car. Brighton is described as closest to Flaum; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor run about 20–30 minutes.

Most of Rochester is car-dependent and there is no rail; RTS buses tie neighborhoods to downtown via the Transit Center. Downtown, Park Avenue, Corn Hill, and the South Wedge are the walkable exceptions; elsewhere a car is the default, and downtown street parking is metered so a monthly garage or lot is a common budget line.

Outer neighborhoods are usually 10–20 minutes from downtown by car. Brighton is described as closest to Flaum; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor run about 20–30 minutes.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com

OutdoorsThe Genesee River cuts north through the city with riverfront trails; Charlotte on Lake Ontario is the beach-and-cottage neighborhood. Close-in named greenspace includes Highland Park, Cobbs Hill, Durand-Eastman, and Mendon Ponds; Facebook locals also point to Quarry Hill. Easy day-trip nature includes Letchworth State Park, Grimes Glen waterfalls, and Fair Haven Beach. Outdoor life runs all year—kayaking and biking in warm months, skiing and sledding in winter.

The Genesee River cuts north through the city with riverfront trails; Charlotte on Lake Ontario is the beach-and-cottage neighborhood. Close-in named greenspace includes Highland Park, Cobbs Hill, Durand-Eastman, and Mendon Ponds; Facebook locals also point to Quarry Hill.

Easy day-trip nature includes Letchworth State Park, Grimes Glen waterfalls, and Fair Haven Beach. Outdoor life runs all year—kayaking and biking in warm months, skiing and sledding in winter.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: daytrippingroc.com Source 3: brownwoodnews.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Rochester

Rochester is a Lake Ontario medical hub—University of Rochester and Rochester Regional Health among the big employers—where a typical three-bedroom listed around $218,000 in mid-2026 and commutes are measured in minutes. The city rings a compact Genesee downtown with Park Avenue dining and converted apartments, South Wedge and Highland Park as local favorites, Corn Hill Victorians, and Charlotte’s beach. Nurses often choose Brighton for the short hop to Flaum, or Pittsford, Fairport, Penfield, Webster, or Victor when schools and quieter streets outweigh a 20–30 minute drive. Plan on a car; only downtown, Park Ave, Corn Hill, and the South Wedge are truly walkable (RTS buses otherwise). The trade is honest: Garbage Plates, Abbott’s custard, the Public Market, Jazz and Fringe festivals, Eastman Museum, Blue Cross Arena hockey, Highland Park and Letchworth days—against about 77 inches of snow, high taxes, no major-league teams, and city crime that steers many families to those suburbs.

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As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: rochesterrealestateblog.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: brownwoodnews.com Source 7: visitrochester.com Source 8: travelingmitch.com Source 9: facebook.com

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Rochester, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.