Saint Vincent Hospital
Community Hospital · Worcester, MA
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1
Benefits
Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus for RN ICU based on eligibility; overtime available. Tuition, loan, and full benefits package not detailed in validated facts.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
RN ICU roles post a base range of $34.37–$70.88/hr with up to $25,000 sign-on based on eligibility.
As of 2026Source: jobs.tenethealth.com
New graduates
You can enter through the New Grad RN and Extern programs, with hiring called out for Cardiac and Med Surg.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
Experienced nurses
You work in a union shop; MNA nurses struck in 2021–2022 over staffing and ratified a contract with raises and patient-limit rules in some departments.
Source 1: en.wikipedia.orgSource 2: newrepublic.comSource 3: masslive.com
Moving here
The main campus sits at 123 Summer St in Worcester and has cared for central Massachusetts for over 125 years inside the Tenet system.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.tenethealth.comSource 2: stvincenthospital.comSource 3: en.wikipedia.org
More about working here
Experienced nurses
ICU RNs here provide direct clinical care, staff supervision, and care coordination.
Travel nurses
Overtime is available if you want the hours, though reviews also flag pay that feels low against the workload.
As of 2024 · 2024-09-06Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Moving here
A current RN lists the covered parking lot as a practical daily plus.
As of 2024-09-06Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Union representation
- Union roles reported
Source 1: en.wikipedia.orgSource 2: newrepublic.comSource 3: masslive.com
- Scheduling
- Some employees report flexible scheduling; others report being overworked and understaffed affecting work-life balance
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN ICU wage range $34.37–$70.88/hr at Saint Vincent Hospital Worcester
As of 2026Source: jobs.tenethealth.com
- Pay and benefits
- Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus for RN ICU based on eligibility
As of 2026Source: jobs.tenethealth.com
- Pay and benefits
- Post-strike contract offer included wage increases of 8% to 35% through end of contract in 2024
As of 2021Source: masslive.com
- Pay and benefits
- Employee reviews report pay feels low vs workload and regional competitors; OT available
Starting out and growing here
The city
Living in Worcester, MA
Worcester sits at the crossroads of New England — a compact city where you can walk from a shift at UMass Memorial to dinner on Shrewsbury Street without starting the car. With living costs only about 3% above the national average, it's a smart base for nurses who want Boston-accessible pay without Boston-priced rent.
Browse roles in Worcester
- Metro price level · Worcester area
- 3% above the national average
- BEA index 102.5 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,487/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $70,102/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You’re weighing Saint Vincent Hospital on Summer Street in Worcester—a Tenet hospital that has cared for central Massachusetts for more than 125 years.
- Community Hospital · Worcester
- Hiring nights
- Sign-on bonus · 3 roles
More about Saint Vincent Hospital
On the RN-ICU side, posted wages run $34.37–$70.88 an hour, and eligible nurses can see a sign-on bonus up to $25,000. The role is direct clinical care, staff supervision, and care coordination on a union floor represented by the MNA. If you’re new, the hospital advertises New Grad RN and Extern programs, with hiring noted for Cardiac and Med Surg among other units. Day to day, some nurses describe flexible scheduling and solid coworkers; others describe understaffing, ratios that feel unsafe, and pay that lags the workload and regional competitors. Overtime is available if you want it. Practical notes from the floor include covered parking and a monthly Better Together recognition award tied to CARE values—Compassion, Acting with integrity, Results, Embracing inclusiveness. The recent history matters here: about 800 nurses struck from March 2021 to January 2022 over staffing, then ratified a contract that included raises and staffing measures. You’ll decide whether the posted ICU pay, union structure, and Worcester base fit how you want to practice.
CARE values: Compassion, Acting with integrity, Results, Embracing inclusiveness; monthly Better Together Team Member Recognition Award.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Coworker support vs management
- Nurses praise knowledgeable, friendly coworkers but say management is inconsistent and uncaring.
- Pay dissatisfaction
- Staff commonly say pay does not match workload and lags regional competitors.
- Understaffing and unsafe ratios
- RN review describes low pay, unsafe ratios, understaffing, with OT available if desired.
As of 2024-09-06Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Overall ratings
- Glassdoor overall about 3.0 with roughly 43% would recommend; work-life and culture scores near 2.7–2.9.
- Understaffing patient-safety concerns
- Local discussion alleges two patient deaths tied to understaffing at the hospital.
As of 2026Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
Nurses still report understaffing, ratios that feel unsafe, and pay that does not match the workload or regional competitors.
As of 2024-09-06 · 2024Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 21, 2026
- Website
- stvincenthospital.com ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- ER1 open
- ICU1 open
Employer posts RN-ICU role providing direct clinical care, staff supervision, and care coordination.
Source location unconfirmedSource: jobs.tenethealth.com
- OrthopedicsNights 11 open
Cardiac
LinkedIn new-grad RN posting states hiring for Cardiac among other units.
Source location unconfirmedSource: linkedin.com
Med-Surg
LinkedIn new-grad RN posting states hiring for Med Surg among other units.
Source location unconfirmedSource: linkedin.com
Hospital-wide RN
Current RN review cites unsafe RN-to-patient ratios and understaffing as cons.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Open roles
Current openings at Saint Vincent Hospital
Refreshed throughout the day.
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- ADN accepted
- CEU allowance
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- CEU allowance
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- ADN accepted
- CEU allowance
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