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Registered Nurse - Med Surg

Prime Healthcare

Passaic, NJFull-time$41.24–53.47/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$41.24–53.47/hr
Location
Passaic, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current RN License, requiredBLS Certificate, required

Job overview

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process and provides direct care within the scope of practice. The role guides patient and family teaching and nursing personnel activities while maintaining standards of care in the Medical/Surgical Unit. The nurse is accountable for assigned patients and communicates clinical changes to physicians, responding promptly to changes in condition or treatment response.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Care, requiredPatient Assessment, requiredPatient Planning, requiredPatient Implementation, requiredPatient Evaluation, requiredPatient Teaching, requiredVentilator Management, nice to have

Qualifications

Current RN License, requiredBLS Certificate, requiredACLS Certificate, nice to haveAcute Care Hospital Experience, nice to haveBachelor of Science in Nursing, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services. It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visitwww.smh-nj.com.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical Unit. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients. He / She communicates with physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

  1. Current and valid state RN License.2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.3. Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current preferred.4. Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.5. Ventilator Management experience preferred.6. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Pay Transparency

St. Mary's General Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time. The current compensation range for this role is $41.24 to $53.47. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf

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FacilitySt. Mary's General Hospital

LocationUS-NJ-Passaic

ID2026-289043

CategoryRN

Position TypeFull Time

ShiftNights

Job TypeNon-Exempt

How this job compares

Set against the 59,133 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$41.24–53.47/hr
  • New Jersey median$45–48/hr888 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,415 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $47.36/hr, is close to the New Jersey median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,324 open Registered Nurse jobs in New Jersey and 59,133 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,092 postings).
Education
4,052 of the 59,133 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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