Baystate Health

On the Pain Management side at Baystate Medical Center, RNs work full-time 10-hour days, Monday–Friday 6:45am–5:15pm, admitting and discharging patients and teaching through lumbar epidurals, nerve blocks, and trigger-point procedures in one of the interdisciplinary persistent-pain centers serving western MA. Ambulatory Cardiology LPNs keep a similar Mon–Fri 40-hour outpatient pace: rooming, intake, EKGs, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, meds and immunizations, and EMR documentation with a multidisciplinary team. Pay on an LPN system grade posting runs roughly $27.13 to $36.88 an hour (midpoint about $31.19), with new hires usually landing in the lower part of that range. Postings also list a 403(b) with company match that grows with years of service, certification and continuing-education reimbursement, wellbeing reimbursement, a nursing forgivable loan program, and extras like a first-time homebuyer program. Baystate Medical Center is described as Magnet-recognized for nursing excellence. Coworkers often sound like the bright spot—people call the teams family-like. The harder notes are also plain: floor reviews talk about frequent short staffing and burnout risk, promotions and raises can feel inconsistent, and some Springfield staff report ongoing layoffs. If a steady weekday clinic schedule in this system fits what you want, the next step is to ask directly about the unit’s current staffing and any sign-on or loan details for your role.