Join our New Grad RN Residency Program in Montclair, NJ.

This is a full-time, night shift position

Start date: Summer 2025

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance , and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.

• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.

• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care .

Your team is bigger than your department:

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200+ employees and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.

This RN Residency Program is based in our Med/Surg units, including Post-Op, Ortho, and General Medical.

• Residents will complete 3-4 weeks of classroom training with the Nursing Educator followed by 8+ weeks of preceptor-led clinical training.
• This is a full-time position with varied shifts during the program. Upon graduation, residents will transition to a full-time night shift RN role in their home unit.

As a part of Mountainside’s Registered Nurse Residency Program, you will successfully learn and be able to complete the following:

• Coordinate all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards
• Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes
• Contribute to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care
• Collect patient’s health data
• Analyze assessment data in determining patient problems
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient
• Develop a comprehensive plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Implement interventions identified in the plan of care
• Evaluate patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes
• Assist with the plan of care, evaluate, modify and coordinate care, and communicate well with other disciplines
• Delegate task to unlicensed personnel in compliance with the Board of Nursing
• Conduct discharge planning, assisting the patient/significant others to obtain knowledge about illness, injury prevention, and teaching
• Maintain confidentiality with all information
• Perform any and all other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or higher required

• Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License

• BLS Certification required

Preferred Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred