Registered Nurse Residency Program​/RN Med Surg

Overview

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

Start date:

September 14, 2026.

Remaining Openings: 3 Residents.

Shift: Night.

• 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.

• 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 offers a 12-week intensive training based in our Med/Surg units including Post‑Op, Ortho, and General Medical.

• Full-time role with varied shifts during training and transitioning to night shift after residency completion.

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 required.
• Current valid New Jersey State Professional Registered Nurse License or will obtain by August 2026.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
• Position requires fluency in English language to function in job environment appropriately.

• 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.