
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Plymouth, 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
- Start date
- January 11, 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, 39 of them in Plymouth.
- 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
ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 12-Hour Night Shift Contract in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Apply for an ICU RN contract in Plymouth, MA, providing adult and geriatric critical care on 12-hour night shifts. Join an experienced critical care team caring for patients with complex medical and surgical conditions in a 14-bed intensive care unit supported by 24-hour intensivist coverage. Located in historic coastal Plymouth, this Massachusetts nursing opportunity offers beautiful waterfront scenery, beaches, a welcoming community, and convenient access to the greater Boston area.
ICU Registered Nurse Job Details
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care Nursing
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts
- Hours: 36 hours per week; 72 guaranteed hours biweekly, excluding on-call time
- Contract Length: 8 weeks
- Start Date: January 11, 2027
- End Date: March 6, 2027
- Shift Expectations: Rotating weekends and holidays
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470–$2,600
- Work Setting: On-site, 14-bed adult and geriatric critical care unit
- Clinical Support: 24-hour intensivist coverage
ICU RN Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Massachusetts at the time of submission
- At least 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Demonstrated competency in mechanical ventilator management, vasoactive medication titration, sedation titration, and hemodynamic monitoring
- Proficiency in cardiac dysrhythmia recognition and management
- Experience caring for patients following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) events
- Ability to successfully complete required telemetry/ECG and medication assessments before acceptance
- CCRN certification or relevant continuing education is preferred
ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients with complex medical and surgical conditions
- Monitor and manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation and advanced critical care interventions
- Titrate vasoactive and sedating medications according to clinical protocols and patient response
- Perform ongoing hemodynamic assessments and recognize changes in patient condition
- Identify and manage cardiac dysrhythmias using appropriate clinical interventions
- Deliver post-STEMI care and collaborate with intensivists and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Accurately document nursing assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes
- Participate in rotating weekend and holiday coverage as scheduled
Apply now to join the critical care team as an ICU Registered Nurse in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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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