
Are you passionate about women’s health? Is your goal to be a Labor and Delivery or Mother Baby Nurse?
The aim of this program is to support the novice RN to transition into the role of a maternity nurse. Integrated with AHWONN’s Perinatal Education and Orientation Program (PEOP), features will include a combination of online course work, instructor-led classes, skills labs and two clinical tracks, one designed for Labor and Delivery and one designed for Mother and Baby.
At the conclusion of the PEOP, participants will be awarded 50.25 continuing education credits and will have received 6 months of clinical bedside experience with rotations throughout relative roles.
The Perinatal Nurse Residency Program is available throughout the Atlantic Health System and the job description of positions may vary from site to site. Non BSN graduates will be required to complete their BSN within 5 years of employment. All participants are asked to agree to a 2 year employment commitment at AHS.
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Ideal candidate:
Residency is expected to begin September 2026. Candidate must have license in hand prior to the start of the program.

Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Headquartered in Morristown, NJ, we are a leading non-profit health care system, powered by a passionate workforce of 24,000 team members dedicated to building healthier communities. Atlantic Health serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 14 counties and 7.5 million people and provides care for the full continuum of health needs across a wide array of settings, including dozens of outpatient and urgent care locations, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Mobile Health. Our acute care hospitals include:
• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
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