
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Needham, MA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $70.42
- Weekly
- $2,535
- Yearly (full-time)
- $131,820
- Contract length
- 8 weeks
- Start date
- January 4, 2027
This job pays about $70.42/hour — 40% 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, 27 of them in Needham.
- 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 Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Needham, MA
Join a collaborative nursing team as a Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN in Needham, Massachusetts. This on-site assignment is based in the welcoming 02492 community in the greater Boston area. This travel nursing job offers an 8-week hospital contract for an experienced Registered Nurse who is prepared to care for diverse adult patients while working rotating day and night shifts.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Location: Needham, Massachusetts
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470–$2,600
- Employment Type: Travel contract
- Contract Duration: 8 weeks
- Start Date: January 4, 2027
- End Date: February 27, 2027
- Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Shift Times: 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend and rotating holidays
- Guaranteed Hours: 72 hours biweekly, excluding any on-call time worked
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license in Massachusetts
- At least 2 years of recent Medical-Surgical Telemetry nursing experience in an acute care hospital setting
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Current ACLS certification
- Recent experience using Epic electronic medical records
- Ability to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends and holidays as scheduled
- Strong patient assessment, communication, organization, and clinical decision-making skills
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult Medical-Surgical Telemetry patients
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and promptly recognize changes in patient condition
- Perform thorough nursing assessments, develop individualized plans of care, and evaluate patient outcomes
- Administer medications and treatments safely in accordance with clinical standards and hospital policies
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Document patient care accurately and efficiently in Epic
- Educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatments, medications, and discharge planning
- Promote patient safety, infection prevention, and continuity of care throughout each shift
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN travel contract in Needham, Massachusetts, near Boston.
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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