Registered Nurse, Operating Room, 40 Hours, Evenings
- Evenings
- BLS
- ACLS
How this pay compares
This posting states $39.89–$87.15 an hour. Open operating room nurse jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $63.52 an hour, the middle half $58.66–$68.10, across 59 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Operating room 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, unions bargain for workers at UMass Memorial Health here: Massachusetts Nurses Association at Worcester, MA (1,400 workers, contract up for renewal 9 Jun 2025); United Food & Commercial Workers 1445 at Worcester, MA (40 workers, contract up for renewal 31 Oct 2025). Each union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in one. Healthcare union contracts.
Workplace injuries
UMass Memorial Health in Worcester reported 445 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 19,542,994 hours worked: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 75 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 Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Medicare gives Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Massachusetts's hospitals average 3.2). 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare did not cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Its central line bloodstream infections ran 33% below predicted by Medicare's measure. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Massachusetts hospitals by rating.
OSHA inspections here
OSHA inspected Umass Memorial Medical Center, Inc in Worcester, MA on 22 Oct 2021 and cited 2 violations (2 serious), most under respiratory protection, $14,502 in penalties as they stand. A citation says what OSHA found then, not how the site is now. Workplace injuries and OSHA citations.
What this hospital paid
By Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $34.52 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 Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus 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
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Exemption Status
Non-Exempt
Hiring Range
$39.89 - $87.15
(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).
Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details
Holidays - Every Third Holiday, Monday through Friday, On Call - Required, Weekends - Every Third Weekend
Scheduled Hours
2 shifts 1045am -1115pm 2 shifts 245pm - 1115pm
Shift
2 - Evening Shift, 12 Hours (United States of America)
Hours
40
Cost Center
10020 - 2110 Operating Room
Union
MNA-University (Massachusetts Nurses Association)
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
Responsible for the planning, delivery and management of direct patient care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice.
I. Major Responsibilities
- Utilizes the Nursing Process for the delivery and management of patient’s care from Admission to Discharge, appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population.
- Performs patient assessment/reassessment according to standard procedure.
- Develops and coordinates individual plan of care including discharge planning.
- Directs, supervises, coordinates and evaluate nursing care within assigned clinical setting.
- Delegates appropriately to others in accordance with job description and competency level.
II. Position Qualifications
License/Certification/Education
Required
- Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration.
- BLS is a requirement for every RN unless advance cardiac life support (ACLS) certification is current, in addition to any unit specific certifications and competencies.
Preferred
- Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing highly preferred.
Experience/Skills
Required
- Thorough knowledge of the discipline of Nursing.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
From UMass Memorial Health's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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