
PACU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Springfield, MA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $65.97
- Weekly
- $2,375
- Yearly (full-time)
- $123,500
- Start date
- November 1, 2026
This job pays about $65.97/hour — 31% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Massachusetts ($50.27/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Massachusetts right now
- 1,446 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Massachusetts from 6 agencies, 68 of them in Springfield.
- Pay in these listings: $8.00 – $107/hour, median $63.53/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Massachusetts: $50.27/hour ($104,562/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($80.90/hour across 177 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Telemetry/Intermediate Care in Springfield, MA
Join a collaborative inpatient nursing team as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) supporting a telemetry and intermediate care unit in Springfield, Massachusetts. This acute care nursing opportunity is ideal for a telemetry nurse who provides safe, compassionate care to medically complex adults requiring continuous cardiac monitoring, close assessment, and timely clinical intervention. Located in the scenic Pioneer Valley, Springfield offers a welcoming urban setting with cultural attractions, outdoor recreation, and convenient access to New England travel.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,310–$2,440
- Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
- Start Date: November 1, 2026
- Schedule: 3 night shifts per week; approximately 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour nights, generally 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Weekend Coverage: Required
- On-Call: Not required
- Unit: 20-bed telemetry/intermediate care unit
Telemetry Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Massachusetts
- At least 1 year of recent acute care, telemetry, or intermediate care nursing experience preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Demonstrated ability to interpret cardiac rhythms and recognize changes in patient condition
- Ability to work overnight shifts, weekends, and in a fast-paced inpatient healthcare environment
Telemetry RN Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to adult patients with acute and chronic cardiac, medical, and cardiovascular conditions
- Perform comprehensive assessments, including vital signs, oxygenation, hemodynamic status, and focused cardiac assessments at least every four hours and as clinically indicated
- Monitor and interpret telemetry for arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, bradycardia, and other clinically significant rhythm changes
- Administer medications and manage therapies such as antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, antiplatelets, diuretics, insulin, antibiotics, and electrolyte replacement
- Safely monitor and manage ordered infusions, which may include heparin, amiodarone, diltiazem, dobutamine, nitroglycerin, insulin, and diuretic therapies
- Recognize clinical deterioration and promptly communicate changes to providers and the interdisciplinary care team
- Support patients receiving care for acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, arrhythmias, respiratory failure, stroke, pulmonary embolism, severe electrolyte imbalances, and other telemetry-level conditions
- Provide post-procedure monitoring, fall prevention, patient and family education, care coordination, and discharge planning
- Collaborate with patient care technicians, unit support staff, providers, and other members of the care team to promote safe, quality outcomes
Apply now for this Travel Registered Nurse opportunity in Springfield, Massachusetts, and join a dedicated acute care healthcare team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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