
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $70.42
- Weekly
- $2,535
- Yearly (full-time)
- $131,820
- Contract length
- 8 weeks
- Start date
- February 1, 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, 352 of them in Boston.
- 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
Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Boston, MA Travel Nursing Contract
Apply now for a Boston travel nursing job as a Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse supporting diverse inpatient specialties in a high-acuity teaching hospital. Join a dynamic medical-surgical telemetry float pool and expand your clinical experience across medical-surgical and cardiac units.
Located in Boston's vibrant Fenway/Longwood area, ZIP code 02215, this on-site travel assignment offers convenient access to public transportation, world-class healthcare institutions, cultural attractions, dining, and recreational activities.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts 02215
- Start Date: February 1, 2027
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470–$2,600
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts, with some 8-hour shifts included in the rotation
- Schedule: Rotating days, evenings, and nights; every other weekend and holidays required
- Assignment Environment: Medical-surgical float pool supporting approximately 15 inpatient units
- Call: No call required
- Scrubs: Any color
- Orientation: Weekly orientation, generally on Mondays
Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license required at the time of submission
- At least 3 years of recent, related Registered Nurse experience
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Recent medical-surgical telemetry nursing experience required
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association
- Level I trauma experience required
- Epic electronic medical record experience required
- Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty-area expertise preferred
- Basic computer skills and the ability to navigate web-based applications
- Flexibility to float between inpatient units and adapt to assignments that may be provided close to the start of a shift
Med/Surg Telemetry RN Responsibilities
- Deliver safe, comprehensive nursing care to medical-surgical and telemetry patients across multiple inpatient units
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize changes in patient condition, and escalate concerns appropriately
- Perform 12-lead EKGs and provide telemetry-focused patient assessment and intervention
- Administer medications and therapies, including Lasix infusions and nebulizer treatments
- Perform and monitor blood transfusions according to established standards
- Care for patients with neurological, cardiac, bariatric, general medical, surgical, gynecological, genitourinary, orthopedic, oncology, transplant, and vascular conditions
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, and the interdisciplinary care team; respiratory therapists manage ventilators while RNs administer nebulizer treatments as appropriate
- Maintain accurate nursing documentation in Epic and communicate effectively during patient handoffs
- Adapt quickly to changing unit assignments while maintaining high standards of patient-centered care
Apply now to join this Boston, Massachusetts travel nursing assignment and bring your medical-surgical telemetry expertise to a leading teaching hospital environment.
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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