
Thank you for your interest in the employment opportunities available at the Rutgers School of Nursing. As one of the nation’s top nursing schools—ranked #4 for our DNP program and #17 for our Master’s program by U.S. News & World Report—we provide unique and exciting opportunities to grow your career.
Please contact Christine Duggan, Associate Director, Faculty and Staff Resources, for confidential inquiries or questions please contact christine.duggan@rutgers.edu.
Administrative Faculty
The Rutgers School of Nursing is seeking an Associate Dean for the Division of Entry to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice. The Associate Dean of the Entry to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice Division provides strategic, academic, and operational leadership for all pre-licensure nursing programs and post-baccalaureate certificate programs. This role ensures program quality, regulatory compliance, faculty excellence, and student success across all campuses. The Associate Dean collaborates closely with the Assistant Deans, Program Directors, DSCL leadership, and Executive Leadership to maintain a cohesive, high‑performing academic environment.
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Part-Time Instructor
We are seeking qualified adjunct clinical instructors to teach on a per diem basis in our continuing education program through the Center for Professional Development. We deliver a variety of cutting edge offerings throughout the year, which can be found on our course schedule.
To Apply: View full position description and online application
Staff Positions
For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication’s 2023 list. Rutgers’ commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation’s military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Rutgers Health – School of Nursing is seeking a temporary part-time Exam Proctor Assistant. The Exam Proctor Assistant will coordinate with course faculty to attend scheduled exams on the Blackwood Campus in Blackwood, NJ and proctor students during the exams. The focus will be on maintaining standards of academic honesty and exam-taking procedures as outlined by the Rutgers Student Code of Conduct and as directed by course faculty.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Monitors students taking exams and determine if there are any signs of academic dishonesty.
- Reports any concerns/issues/findings to the course faculty as soon as possible.
- Proctors scheduled exams throughout the academic year.
- Participates in training and preparation through the Office of Disability Services (ODS) to proctor students with testing accommodations during exams.
- Serves as exam proctor for students with ODS accommodations for testing.
To Apply: View full position description and online application
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Department Administrator – Operations for the School of Nursing. Under the direction of the Director of Student Affairs Operations, the Department Administrator – Operations provides comprehensive administrative, operational, and project management support to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of departmental activities. The position plays a key role in facilitating services and projects that enhance the student experience while ensuring compliance, operational effectiveness, and the smooth day-to-day management of departmental operations.
Among the key duties of the position are the following:
– Provides high-level administrative support to Directors, including managing confidential communications, coordinating projects, and facilitating operational initiatives.
– Supports budget planning and tracking, processes invoices and purchase requests, and monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with institutional policies.
– Coordinates daily office operations, manages calendars, monitors deadlines, and provides administrative support to contract management and registrar functions.
– Prepares reports, correspondence, meeting materials, and other administrative documents in support of departmental operations.
– Develops and maintains efficient workflows and procedures, and operational processes to enhance departmental effectiveness.
– Serves as a primary point of contact for routine inquiries, assisting contract and registrar staff with email correspondence and coordinating responses to internal and external stakeholders.
– Supports special projects, strategic initiatives, and process improvement efforts as assigned. Maintains departmental records, files, and documentation in accordance with institutional policies and confidentiality requirements.
To Apply: View full position description and online application
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Project Coordinator II for the School of Nursing. The Research Project Coordinator II functions as the primary operational, scientific, and administrative partner to a tenure-track faculty investigator leading multiple funded research projects.
Among the key duties of the position are the following:
– Handles the end-to-end coordination of complex, multi-study research portfolios, spanning laboratory-based research, human subjects research, and community-engaged studies.
– Oversees study implementation, regulatory compliance, participant management, and team coordination.
– Supports scholarly productivity through manuscript preparation and submission.
– Serves as the operational backbone of the research program, enabling the PI to focus on scientific leadership, funding acquisition, and dissemination.
To Apply: View full position description and online application
Rutgers School of Nursing is seeking a Health Care Case Manager for the Child Health Program within the School of Nursing. The Heath Care Case Manager (HCCM) functions to support the Department of Children and Families (DCF)/Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) in meeting the health care and protection needs of children in out-of-home placement, in collaboration with other staff of the Child Health Unit in that local office.
Multiple vacancies: Newark, Paterson, Trenton and Camden
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
– Upon entry into out-of-home placement, assists with enrollment of a child in a managed care entity and identification of a medical home (primary care provider), and informs the child, caregiver and DCF/CP&P, as needed.
– Assesses a child’s health care status and needs by retrieving a complete health history through obtaining and reviewing all medical records and interviewing past providers and caregivers; forwards all information to the medical home and other health providers as needed.
– Schedules an Initial Physical Health Evaluation, in consultation with the caregiver and DCF/CP&P, reviews the preliminary and final reports, and ensures that all recommendations for health care are completed.
– Develops a child health care plan in collaboration with the child’s medical home, as well as involved specialists, caregivers, other community service providers, and, when appropriate, DCF/CP&P.
– Links the child and caregiver with appropriate health resources and community services.
– Successful applicant must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or a BA / BS degree in a health-related field required; current RN licensure; minimum of 1-2 years of experience in pediatric nursing required; a current/valid driver’s license and CPR certification
To apply for these positions, please visit our website links below to complete an application:
– Camden North Office located in Cherry Hill:
– Camden Central Office located in Cherry Hill:
– Mercer South Office located in Trenton, NJ:
– Passaic Central Office located in Paterson, NJ:
– Newark South Office located in Newark, NJ:
The Rutgers School of Nursing operates within Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The School of Nursing is one of eight schools of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. As part of the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences division, the School of Nursing (Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood) offers unique opportunities in education, research, and practice at a leading national research university which is the state’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As a staff member of Rutgers University, you will enjoy tuition remission for your dependent children and a comprehensive benefits package.
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The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center (FXB Center) at the Rutgers School of Nursing is seeking a full-time Education Specialist who will use their nursing expertise to provide education and capacity development as part of the workforce development program teams throughout the FXB Center.
Primary responsibilities:
– Value and deliver high-quality, professional, responsive, and innovative service across all FXB Center grant programs.
– Under the direction of the Program Director, provide technical assistance, training, and capacity building for drug-user health providers located at statewide harm reduction centers.
– Further develop, evaluate, and improve onboarding and orientation training, curriculum, and policies for healthcare providers at statewide harm reduction centers.
– Create, modify, or update standing orders, nursing forms, protocols and procedures as needed.
– Conduct quality improvement site visits, chart reviews, data analysis, and reporting for drug-user health providers and further develop the quality improvement efforts, as well as assist the FXB QM team with data abstraction and analysis with HIV related grants.
– Design evaluation tools to determine the impact of training programs and identify additional education needs.
– Assist with FIMR-HIV & Congenital Syphilis activities, including preparation of case summaries, data input and analysis, facilitation of case review and community action meetings, and engagement with stakeholders.
– Provide training on topics related to perinatal HIV, congenital syphilis, and harm reduction as need.
Qualifications:
– Master’s degree in nursing or nursing education with at least 3 years of nursing experience, which can include experience in nursing education.
– Knowledge of social determinants of health and syndemics.
– Excellent writing skills, including academic writing.
– Strong work ethic with experience in rapid turnaround projects.
– Experience with the development of healthcare provider curricula and training materials.
– Demonstrated ability to work as a member of collaborative teams with multiple external and internal partners.
– Strong communication skills, able to positively represent the FXB Center in multiple settings.
– Clinical experience in infectious diseases or maternal-child health is preferred.
For more information and to apply, visit https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/220062.
A Standardized Patient (SP) provides students in nursing and other health professions with the opportunity to develop, practice, and enhance therapeutic communication, interviewing, physical examination, and non-invasive technical skills under the supervision of the Center for Clinical Learning (CCL) Director, CCL team members, and/or Rutgers faculty. The SP will be trained to take on the characteristics of real patients, portray various case scenarios in a consistent manner to different students, and provide evaluation feedback to students on their interactions. The SP position requires a flexible work schedule on an on-call basis as needed by Rutgers School of Nursing. This is a per diem position with advance scheduling and no minimum hours of work guaranteed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
– Memorizes scenario patient information (e.g., history, symptoms, behavior) and portrays the “patient” in the same manner consistently with different students.
– Portrays a variety of patient scenarios to meet the needs of Rutgers School of Nursing.
– Participates in healthcare-related interviews, physical examinations, and non-invasive technical procedures that may include wearing a patient gown with only undergarments underneath, while on camera and/or observed live through an observation window or video monitor.
– Demonstrates excellent communication skills to provide students with evaluation feedback regarding their performance.
– Provides constructive feedback on student performance using basic computer skills on an electronic platform.
– Demonstrates reliability, punctuality, and dependability in working on a per diem, on-call basis.
– Maintains confidentiality of information related to patient cases, student behaviors, and evaluation feedback.
– Understands and adheres to Rutgers University compliance standards as they appear in the RBHS Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest Policy.
-Performs other related duties as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The job requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Training and/or experience in health professions, communication, behavioral sciences, or education is beneficial, but not required. Acting training or experience is useful, but not essential.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Very limited or no physical effort required with minimal or no exposure to physical risk.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This per diem, episodic work is performed in a simulated healthcare clinical environment.
CAMPUS LOCATION:
School of Nursing
Stanley S. Bergen Building
65 Bergen St.
Newark, NJ 07107
PLEASE NOTE: More intensive recruiting for standardized patients occurs bi-annually. Therefore, if you have not received a response, we may currently be staffed. As needs arise, we will continue to survey the application portal. Thank you for your interest in the Standardized Patient Program at Rutgers University School of Nursing.
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Rutgers offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits. On-site child care is available.
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