Registered Nurse Residency Program / RN Med Surg

About the role

Join our Registered Nurse Residency Program in Montclair, NJ.

Application Opens: November 2, 2026

Nurse Residency Cohort Start Date: March 8, 2027

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.
• Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

Get to Know Your Team:

• 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.

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: 

• Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License or will obtain by February 2027.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.

• NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, we will train and teach you what you need to be able to do/know!

• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

• Fluency in the English language to function in a job environment appropriately

Preferred Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing 

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.

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: 

• Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License or will obtain by February 2027.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.

• NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, we will train and teach you what you need to be able to do/know!

• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

• Fluency in the English language to function in a job environment appropriately

Preferred Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing 

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.