Resident Life
Resident Wellness
- Day Team/Night Team scheduling on all services; longest shift is 14 hrs
- Quarterly personal Wellness Days and annual group Wellness Day for each level
- 7 official hospital holidays or compensation day offered
- Parenting elective rotation
- Monthly birthday celebrations “Cake Day”
- Meal and parking stipends
Living and Working in the NJ/NY Metro Area
With views of the New York City skyline from our medical center’s campus, residents can enjoy all of the perks that living in the NJ/NY metro area has to offer.
Conveniently located near many major highways and public transportation options, Hackensack University Medical Center is a short ride from the Hoboken and Jersey City waterfront on this side of the Hudson, and a quick trip to Manhattan. This offers you endless options for experiencing cultural activities, concerts, theater, nightlife and cuisine. Surrounded by suburbs with excellent school systems, Hackensack University Medical Center is also closely located to expansive parks, lakes, outdoor activities and shopping malls, and is an hour’s drive to the Jersey Shore.
Child Care
Hackensack University Medical Center is home to one of the largest single-site child care centers in the United States. The four-story, 30,000-square foot facility is called the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Child Care and Learning Center (CCLC). The center provides care for children from 3 months to 6 years of age. Open year round, Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., the program is designed to enhance intellectual, physical, emotional and social growth.
Hackensack University Medical Center Fitness and Wellness
Conveniently located near the Hackensack campus, the Fitness and Wellness Center is an expansive fitness center complete with a large selection of state-of-the-art cardio equipment with personal viewing screens; a Sports Performance Center featuring a turf field, sprint track, sports-specific resistance training equipment and specialized programs for teams and individuals; plus 170+ group fitness classes weekly including Les Mills, Zumba, Pilates Reformer, Pilates Barre, aqua, yoga, cycle and more.