Registered Nurse, RN - Med/Surgical ICU
- Magnet hospital
- Full-time
- BLS
- BSN
How this pay compares
This posting states $43.01–$70.95 an hour. Open registered nurse jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $57.54 an hour, the middle half $50.56–$63.07, across 1,558 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Registered nurses employed in Massachusetts earn a median of $50.27 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Union record
By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a union bargains for workers at Tufts Medicine here: Massachusetts Nurses Association at Boston, MA (1,700 workers, contract to 12 Apr 2027). The union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in it. Healthcare union contracts.
Workplace injuries
Tufts Medical Center in Boston reported 211 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 9,292,022 hours worked: 4.5 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 8 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Tufts Medical Center
Medicare gives Tufts Medical Center 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Massachusetts's hospitals average 3.2). 85% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Massachusetts hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Tufts Medical Center's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $65.96 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $64.72 an hour across Massachusetts's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Massachusetts hospitals pay nurses.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Tufts Medical Center as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
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About the job
Tufts Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing. Magnet® recognition is the highest and most prestigious credential a health care organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Magnet® recognition signals to nurses that the organization is committed to nursing.
The nurses at Tufts Medical Center are integral to everything we do. They are often the ones patients interact with first, and sometimes the ones they interact with the most. It’s a critically important role, so our nurses are well-supported, well-respected, and very well-appreciated!
There’s an intensity and a pace to be embraced. You will have responsibility and accountability the minute you pull on the scrubs. You need to be the kind of person who gives everything you've got. Our patients deserve the best. Our nurses give it to them.
Position/Job Title: Prof RN - D/R - MNA
Home Department: Medical Surgical ICU (Proger 5 ICU)
Cluster Departments: Medical ICU (MICU) / Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) / Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU)
Please note: The home unit for this position is Medical Surgical ICU and it is clustered with Medical ICU (MICU) / Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) / Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU). You may be scheduled to work on the unit(s) you are clustered to off your home unit.
Job Profile Summary
This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient’s plan of care as directed. Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.
Job Overview
The professional registered nurse possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers. The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient/family centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence based practice and/or best practices. The professional registered nurse at Tufts Medical Center provides clinical excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family centered model of care.
Minimum Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Specialty Nursing certifications.
At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.
The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.
Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth - one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.
Pay Range :
$43.01 - $70.95
based on full-time equivalent
From Tufts Medicine's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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