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Registered Nurse, Heart Failure Unit

Baystate Health

Springfield, MA

RN

Posted Jun 16 · Not open to new grads

Shift
12-hour nights
Unit
Heart Failure

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights
Weekends
Every other weekend
Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$54/hr
nursing in Massachusetts$40/hr

The median for nursing in Massachusetts is $40/hr, across 427 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

Overtime
$41/hr

About this role

Baystate Health, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety, and home to Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence is looking for inpatient Registered Nurses to join our team.

At Baystate Health, RN means more. It stands for our deep respect for nursing professional practice that is essential to our mission. It also stands for Baystate’s many opportunities for growth and learning in the region’s only academic medical center and within our community hospitals, and it stands for our commitment to taking care of all those in the community who need us

MassMutual7 offers elbow-to-elbow support and comes fully equipped to help you do what YOU do best, provide for our patients!

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Department description

The Heart Failure Unit has 32 private rooms and provides a full array of services for patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) to include the medical management of the advanced heart failure patients as well as pre and post care for cardiac catheterization, ablation, pacer placement, cardioversion and TAVR (Transcatheter aortic valve replacement).

Baystate Medical Center now uses CardioMEMS, a new technology that reduces hospitalizations and improves quality of life for heart failure patients.

Schedule

Full-time, night shift (7p-730a)

Every other weekend and rotating holidays

Location: Baystate Medical Center Springfield

Pay

New Grad RN (0-1 year of RN Licensure) $41.00

Experienced RN (1+ years of RN Licensure) $42.66-$65.00

Competitive

  • shift differentials and allowance plans

The advantages of working with baystate!

Excellent Compensation

High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance

Pet, home, auto and personal insurance

Certification and continuing education reimbursement

403b retirement company match & annual company contribution increase based on years of service

Life insurance

Free money coach advice from a certified professional

Reimbursement for a variety of wellbeing activities, included but limited to: gym membership and equipment, personal trainer, massage and so much more!

Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health

Qualifications

Successfully passed Board of Registration in Nursing Examination and is licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification required.

Experience

Minimum 1 year RN experience required.

Education

AND required; BSN preferred.

We strive to be the place where we can help you build the career you deserve – apply today – YOU belong at Baystate!

Our compensation philosophy

We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.

Education

Diploma in Nursing (Required)

Certifications

Basic Life Support – American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association, Registered Nurse – State of MassachusettsState of MassachusettsState of Massachusetts

Compensation

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

Minimum – Midpoint – Maximum

$41.82 – $54.06 – $66.30

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

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Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification required. Experience: Minimum 1 year RN experience required. Education: AND required; BSN preferred. We strive to be the place where we can help…· from this posting

Requirements

  • Successfully passed Board of Registration in Nursing Examination and is licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification required.
  • Minimum 1 year RN experience required.
  • AND required; BSN preferred.
  • We strive to be the place where we can help you build the career you deserve – apply today – YOU belong at Baystate!
  • Our compensation philosophy
  • We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.
  • Diploma in Nursing (Required)
  • Basic Life Support – American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association, Registered Nurse – State of MassachusettsState of MassachusettsState of Massachusetts

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Continuing education credits
  • 403(b)
  • 403(b) matching
  • Vision insurance
  • Gym membership
  • Life insurance

Place

City
Springfield, MA
Median rent
$1,144/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$52,656/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
4% below the national average

Springfield area index 96.1, where 100 is the national average.

Map showing the location of Springfield, MA
Approximate location in Springfield, MA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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