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Central Jersey Medical Center
Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Family Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The Central Jersey Medical Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center looking to hire a Full Time Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient setting. The Nurse Practitioner assists the CMO and the medical team to assure the highest quality of patient care, including comprehensive evaluations, patient consultations, and medication management (including induction protocols) to an ethnically diverse patient population. The role offers competitive benefits and salary.

Established in the year 2002, the CJMC has locations in Perth Amboy, Carteret, and Newark, NJ. By joining and being a member of our team, you will be able to give great care to patients as well as work in a great environment.

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Loan Redemption
  • 401K

Responsibilities

  • Maintains and enhances the highest standards of health care delivery to all patients
  • Ensures that all health care services are provided in the most cost effective and efficient manner
  • Assists in recruiting, hiring, orienting, monitoring, directing, coaching, and evaluating medical staff.
  • Reviews relevant patient complaints and satisfaction surveys and responds as necessary.
  • Provides technical advice to the CMO on matters that require medical judgment.
  • Provides and arranges after-hours call coverage in coordination with other medical staff ensuring continuity of patient care.
  • Oversees, monitors and updates the facility's medical policies and procedures.
  • Supervises the development, implementation and operation of a quality assurance program as it relates to patient care and participates in quality improvement processes.
  • Provides consultation and peer review for all medical staff at the facility.
  • Assists in the development of data, statistics and performance outcomes and measures, and compliance reporting.
  • Addresses risk management and patient grievances relating to clinical care.
  • Assists the CMO in determining the need and arranging for continuing education opportunities for medical personnel.
  • Participates in treatment team meetings.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Unrestricted NP/MD in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and licensed or license eligible by the State of New Jersey.

  • Valid DEA Certification.
  • Minimum of 1 year practice.
  • Commitment to delivery of high-quality, cost-effective health care.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with medical staff, patients, clinical support, and administrative staff.
  • Proficiency in use of electronic health records. (Athena preferable)

Spanish Speaking a Plus

We offer competitive compensation packages, including salary commensurate with experience. Additionally, we provide comprehensive benefits packages that include medical, dental, vision insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

If you are a dedicated and compassionate healthcare professional looking to make a difference in the lives of patients across the lifespan, we encourage you to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionPatient consultationTreatment planningMedical policy development

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
11% this job
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,332 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Perth Amboy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$484k
Typical market rent
$2,370/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Central Jersey Medical Center

Health, Wellness & Fitness
Perth Amboy, NJ
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Loan Redemption
401K