
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 24, 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, 39 of them in Cambridge.
- 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
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – 8-Week Travel Nursing Contract in Cambridge, MA
Join a medical-surgical telemetry float-pool team in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as an experienced travel Registered Nurse (RN). Provide high-quality care across multiple hospital units while using your telemetry monitoring, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and inpatient nursing expertise. This Massachusetts travel nursing opportunity offers a vibrant, walkable setting with renowned academic, cultural, and dining experiences and convenient access to the greater Boston area.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470–$2,600
- Nursing Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry
- Healthcare Setting: Nursing float pool supporting multiple inpatient units
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Start Date: January 4, 2027
- Contract Duration: 8 weeks, ending February 27, 2027
- Schedule: Approximately 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating day and night shifts
- Guaranteed Hours: 72 hours biweekly, excluding any on-call hours worked
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Massachusetts
- At least 2 years of recent medical-surgical telemetry nursing experience
- Strong cardiac telemetry monitoring and rhythm-interpretation skills
- Experience working across multiple inpatient units or in a nursing float-pool environment preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- EPIC electronic health record experience required
- Ability to work rotating day and night shifts in a fast-paced hospital environment
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive nursing care to medical-surgical telemetry patients across multiple hospital units
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, identify changes in patient condition, and escalate concerns promptly
- Perform nursing assessments, administer medications, manage treatments, and evaluate patient responses
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses, treatments, medications, and discharge planning
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes in EPIC
- Adapt efficiently to changing assignments and clinical needs throughout the float-pool environment
- Promote safe, compassionate, and evidence-based patient care during every shift
Apply now for this medical-surgical telemetry travel nursing opportunity in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near Boston.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
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