Career Opportunities

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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The Rutgers School of Nursing is seeking an Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Evaluation. The Assistant Dean is directly responsible for implementation and evaluation of the DNP core courses, working with Specialty Directors on overall recruitment and retention plans, tracking and remediation of student progression, and post-graduation communications with students of the Advanced Nursing Practice Division, which includes MS/MSN and DNP programs, as well as post-master’s certificate options. 
 
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The Rutgers School of Nursing invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership contributing to the advancement of patient care and nursing scholarship within the School of Nursing. This individual will become a valued faculty member of the Division of Nursing Science. Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with scholarly achievements including funded research and publication record, as well as other relevant professional experience. The position will be based in either Newark or New Brunswick, NJ.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the expertise and commitment to advance nursing science through research, teaching excellence, advisement and mentorship of PhD students, and potentially undergraduates and DNP students, as well. We are seeking visionary scientists who will make solid contributions to the academic life of the School. We offer highly competitive salaries and benefits; start-up packages are available.

This candidate will work closely with Center for Health Equity and Systems Research (CHESR) . Established in 2023, the CHESR, at Rutgers School of Nursing provides a nexus for rigorous research that elucidates the harmful effects of systematic inequities on health outcomes and quantifies the impact of approaches designed to mitigate them.

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The Rutgers School of Nursing invites applications for a non-tenure track faculty position. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership, contributing to the advancement of patient care and nursing scholarship within the School of Nursing and the Center for Healthy Aging Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. This individual will become a valued faculty member of the Division of Nursing Science and will work closely with the Center for Healthy Aging Research. Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with scholarly achievements, including funded research and publication record, as well as other relevant professional experience. The position will be based in either Newark and/or New Brunswick, NJ.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the expertise and commitment to advance nursing science through research in healthy aging, teaching excellence, advisement and mentorship of DNP students, and potentially undergraduates and MS students as well. We are seeking visionary scientists who will make solid contributions to the academic life of the School. We offer highly competitive salaries and benefits.

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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.

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Alumni Tutor for the School of Nursing Office of Academic Success. The Director will train the candidate to provide academic support to students on the Rutgers Newark Campus, as well as remote support via online tutoring to our students in New Brunswick and Blackwood.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:
– Provides individual and small group tutoring.
– Conducts large group review sessions, both in-person and online, for our top tutored courses.
– Assists students in improving academic achievement by meeting with them to answer questions on coursework, review test-taking strategies, and review study strategies.
– Assists with reviewing class material, discussing the text, predicting test questions, formulating ideas for class projects, or working on solutions to problems.
– Works on projects that support the program during their scheduled hours.

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator (Temporary Part-Time) for the School of Nursing.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

-Contact potential patient participants to recruit them via remote or in-person at the study clinic site.
-Charts review in Epic, pulls patient registry reports, sends MyChart messages per research protocol, documents in Epic, and collaborates with the clinic team on patient care.
-Provides problem-solving support (counseling and coaching patients on strategies to problem-solve) via phone.
-Documents in the Epic electronic health record.
-Follows IRB policy on human subject research.
-Collaborates with team members and contributes to project discussions.
-Develops procedures for data collection, recruitment efforts, subject enrollment, subject training, and data collection, assist in data management, delivery of study intervention, and data collection.
-Supports administrative tasks related to research projects, including scheduling, budgeting, and grant applications.

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Department Administrator for the School of Nursing. This position will report to the Senior Business Manager in the Finance Department with a dotted line to the Personnel Manager in the Office of Faculty and Staff Resources (HR).

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

– Provides oversight and support for faculty in the production and review process for expense-related requests, including travel booking, travel advances, check requests, purchase requisitions, and other expense-related requests, to ensure inclusion of proper accounting information and supporting documentation for successful submission.
– Follows up on the completion of, and resolves, any outstanding issues with the appropriate parties related to travel and purchases.
– Reviews and screens the travel approval form and P-Card requests before approval by the Senior Business Manager and/or Chief Financial Officer.
– Assists the Personnel Manager with disseminating faculty information and working in collaboration with Human Resources (Human Capital – Management, Benefits, RBHS Faculty Affairs, University Office of Labor Relations, and Payroll) on matters pertaining to faculty status, benefits, compensation, and other related policies and procedures.
– Assists the personnel manager with the coordination and facilitation of faculty appointments, promotions, reappointments, administrative appointments, separations, salary adjustments, and additional assignments, including processing the hires of adjuncts, per diems, and lecturers.

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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.
 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education.
 
For additional information, view the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: https://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
 

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, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Unit Admin/Specialist Casual for the School of Nursing. The Unit Admin/Specialist Casual is a critical member of the department of Student Engagement and Wellbeing, supporting the Assistant Dean and the staff to fulfill the department’s mission of providing excellent service to all School of Nursing students through various forms of communication for all four sites of Student Engagement and Wellbeing’s staff and students and the community of Rutgers University. This position reports to the Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Wellbeing, with a dotted line reporting to the Senior Vice Dean, and is responsible for managing the processes for the department including the following: budget management, budget tracking, operations for event planning, room reservations, facilities request and work orders, confidential students of concern, benchmarking, preparing important files for meetings, compiling data, and managing complex calendars.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:
– Provides support for regularly scheduled in-service training programs and retreats related to professional development and leadership development for students.
– Assures the confidentiality of this process, and monitors that the process is working well with the external reviewers.
– Provides executive support to the department of Student Engagement and Wellbeing (full and part-time) by preparing items to process reports, being the primary contact for website updates, and disseminating information to faculty, staff and to the students.
– Coordinates events and appropriate logistics (venue, ordering food, coordinating audio/visual needs, drafting and distributing invitations, tracking RSVPs), as well as communicates with faculty, staff, students and guests, and vendors in planning special events.
– Provides resolutions to an assortment of problems of moderately complex scope. Uses judgment within defined practices and procedures.
– Assists with other duties as assigned.

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