New Grad Registered Nurse - Hackensack University Medical Center - Fall/Winter 2026

Hackensack Meridian Health•Hackensack, NJ

8d•$48

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, individualized nursing care to a designated patient population as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role focuses on developing nursing knowledge and skills while caring for complex patients, coordinating care and unit activities with nursing peers, physicians, and support services, and overseeing care delivered by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. Nursing practice follows current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care to support safe, high-quality patient outcomes. The nurse assesses patients, plans and implements care, evaluates progress, responds to changes in condition, communicates with patients and families and the care team, documents care electronically, administers medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies, and supports safe discharge and continuity of care. The role also requires maintaining competencies, certifications, and continuing education relevant to facility accreditation and licensing requirements. This is a new graduate RN opportunity at Hackensack University Medical Center for Fall/Winter 2026. The stated starting minimum rate is $48.18 per hour. HMH describes a benefits package for eligible full-time and part-time employees of 20 or more hours per week, including health, dental, and vision coverage, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Requirements

Valid RN license by the start date.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
Strong accountability for improving the lives of patients and caregivers.
Exceptional focus on teamwork.
Dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to provide high-quality, patient-focused care.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive patient health and situational data, including age- and disease-specific assessments of physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Recognize changes in clinical and diagnostic status and identify patient and family education needs.
Develop patient- and family-centered goals and a prioritized plan of care that addresses expected outcomes and continuity of care.
Communicate, coordinate, and implement the plan of care with patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members.
Provide or coordinate patient and family education and confirm understanding.
Deliver age- and disease-specific nursing care and treatments in an organized and timely manner, following protocols and standards of care.
Advocate for patients and demonstrate evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
Document assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations continuously using point-of-care electronic documentation.
Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies.
Coordinate multidisciplinary patient discharge to support safe transitions and continuity of care.
Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes and use critical thinking to support patient outcomes.
Initiate interventions when a patient's condition changes or response to care is unexpected.
Identify ethical issues in the practice setting and bring them to the attention of other team members.
Recognize and respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
Direct and oversee care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination.
Coordinate patient care and unit activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services.
Maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education required for facility accreditation or individual licensing.
Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements and HMH organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Lift at least 35 pounds, push and pull at least 10 pounds, and stand at least six hours per day.