RN

Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts

Eligibility: ICU

Posted Aug 8

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: ICU · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: 20 weeks · starts Aug 24, 2026 · Travel

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Massachusetts travel rolesMassachusetts travel postings that state pay run $48/hr to $78/hr, the middle half $54/hr to $69/hr, across 110 postings.

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Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance

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Not in this role: Floating
On call: No call

The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.

Boston Medical Center

Hospital: Boston Medical Center
Address: 1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PLACE, BOSTON, MA, 02118
CMS rating: 3 of 5 stars
Beds: 442

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Details
Job Type
Travel
Profession
RN
Specialty
ICU
Job ID
18918398
Shift Details
Shift
12 Hour Night Shift
Shifts Per Week
3
Job Order Details
Start Date
08/24/2026
End Date
01/09/2027
Duration
20 Week(s)
Float Required
No
Call Required
No

Job Description

Meda Health is looking for an ICU RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum). Competitive and Transparent Pay We value your expertise and respect your dedication — and our goal is to compensate you more than fairly for them. We don't want you to scramble to figure out your coverage, especially when you're already feeling under the weather. At Meda Health, your coverage starts when you do. You're covered, period. Our employees get the following benefits right off the bat: Health Vision Dental Life insurance Client Details City Boston State MA

What's around it?

Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA

Boston, MAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Median rent: $2,147/mo
Household income: $97,344/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Boston, MA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often land in Fenway-Kenmore, flagged for healthcare and university workers (median home about $1,200,000; average rent $4,076) beside Fenway Park. Allston-Brighton is the student-and-young-pro belt—about $665,000 to buy, $3,445 to rent—rowhouses and renovated apartments on tree-lined streets, Green Line plus commuter rail at Boston Landing, and safer than 88% of Boston neighborhoods. East Boston (about $683,400 / $3,152 rent) offers waterfront living with Blue Line and airport access; Hyde Park (about $675,000 / $2,379 rent) feels suburban, with family homes and commuter rail. Cambridge and Somerville rank at the top of commute lists because you walk or bike to Red Line stops (Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall) with no parking stress. Budget stretchers include Quincy on the Red Line and cheaper South Shore/Norfolk towns such as Randolph, Holbrook, Avon, Stoughton, and Norwood, plus North Shore rail towns like Beverly, Ipswich, and Gloucester.

Nurses and young professionals often land in Fenway-Kenmore, flagged for healthcare and university workers (median home about $1,200,000; average rent $4,076) beside Fenway Park. Allston-Brighton is the student-and-young-pro belt—about $665,000 to buy, $3,445 to rent—rowhouses and renovated apartments on tree-lined streets, Green Line plus commuter rail at Boston Landing, and safer than 88% of Boston neighborhoods.

East Boston (about $683,400 / $3,152 rent) offers waterfront living with Blue Line and airport access; Hyde Park (about $675,000 / $2,379 rent) feels suburban, with family homes and commuter rail. Cambridge and Somerville rank at the top of commute lists because you walk or bike to Red Line stops (Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall) with no parking stress.

Budget stretchers include Quincy on the Red Line and cheaper South Shore/Norfolk towns such as Randolph, Holbrook, Avon, Stoughton, and Norwood, plus North Shore rail towns like Beverly, Ipswich, and Gloucester.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: streetpropertyteam.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundCommuting into Boston is about rail lines, transfers, parking, and schedule reliability—not miles—and misjudging it is a common path to burnout. Inner pattern: walk or bike to frequent all-day Red Line service in Cambridge/Somerville; Green Line or Boston Landing commuter rail from Allston-Brighton; Blue Line from East Boston. Quincy is about 15–20 minutes to South Station on the Red Line; Malden/Medford about 10–20 minutes on Orange/Green; Brookline 15–25 minutes on the Green Line; Newton 20–30 minutes to Back Bay; Braintree/Weymouth 20–40 minutes. Framingham/Natick/Ashland run about 40–50 minutes on the Framingham/Worcester line; Waltham about 25–40 minutes by rail or express bus; Hingham/Cohasset/Scituate 30–50+ minutes on the Greenbush line or a Hingham–Long Wharf ferry; Haverhill/Lawrence/Andover 45–60+ minutes to North Station. Commuter rail can be peak-fragile with station parking hunts; drivers lose about 79 hours a year to traffic.

Commuting into Boston is about rail lines, transfers, parking, and schedule reliability—not miles—and misjudging it is a common path to burnout. Inner pattern: walk or bike to frequent all-day Red Line service in Cambridge/Somerville; Green Line or Boston Landing commuter rail from Allston-Brighton; Blue Line from East Boston.

Quincy is about 15–20 minutes to South Station on the Red Line; Malden/Medford about 10–20 minutes on Orange/Green; Brookline 15–25 minutes on the Green Line; Newton 20–30 minutes to Back Bay; Braintree/Weymouth 20–40 minutes. Framingham/Natick/Ashland run about 40–50 minutes on the Framingham/Worcester line; Waltham about 25–40 minutes by rail or express bus; Hingham/Cohasset/Scituate 30–50+ minutes on the Greenbush line or a Hingham–Long Wharf ferry; Haverhill/Lawrence/Andover 45–60+ minutes to North Station.

Commuter rail can be peak-fragile with station parking hunts; drivers lose about 79 hours a year to traffic.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: streetpropertyteam.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: extraspace.com

OutdoorsDaily outdoor life runs through Boston Common and the Public Garden, the Emerald Necklace, and the Charles River Reservation—wading pools, canoeing, and bike trails. East Boston adds waterfront recreation; the Harbor Islands are the boat-out escape, with the Greenway as a downtown outdoor spine. North of Boston (Essex County) brings about 200 miles of coastline, Crane Estate in Ipswich, Newburyport Harbor Walk, Winter Island Lighthouse in Salem, and beaches from Gloucester to Salisbury. Weekends easily become Salem, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth, or fall-foliage drives.

Daily outdoor life runs through Boston Common and the Public Garden, the Emerald Necklace, and the Charles River Reservation—wading pools, canoeing, and bike trails. East Boston adds waterfront recreation; the Harbor Islands are the boat-out escape, with the Greenway as a downtown outdoor spine.

North of Boston (Essex County) brings about 200 miles of coastline, Crane Estate in Ipswich, Newburyport Harbor Walk, Winter Island Lighthouse in Salem, and beaches from Gloucester to Salisbury. Weekends easily become Salem, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth, or fall-foliage drives.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: absolutelylucy.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: northofboston.org Source 5: thehonestlocal.com Source 6: facebook.com Source 7: meetboston.com

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Living in Boston

Boston is a compact healthcare capital on Revolutionary streets: Mass General Brigham and Fenway-Kenmore’s hospital-university cluster sit beside Fenway Park, the Common, and the Charles. For a nurse that means career density you can subway to—if you accept the price and the winter. Fenway-Kenmore (~$4,076 rent) is live-next-to-work; Allston-Brighton (Green Line, Boston Landing, ~$3,445) and East Boston (Blue Line, waterfront, ~$3,152) are the young-pro value belts; Hyde Park and Quincy (15–20 minutes to South Station on the Red Line) buy space. Rank the commute first: Cambridge, Somerville, and Quincy on frequent subway beat peak-only commuter rail and station parking, the classic path to loving a house and hating the life. City one-bedrooms near $3,000, median homes near $765,000, September 1 lease chaos, and living costs 50–66% above the U.S. average. In return: Freedom Trail, MFA and Gardner, Emerald Necklace and Harbor Islands, Red Sox religion, 54 inches of snow, early last calls, and about 79 hours a year in traffic. Strong jobs, harsh winters—choose the rail line before the neighborhood hype.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: streetpropertyteam.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: absolutelylucy.com Source 8: meetboston.com

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Boston, MAFrom Census ACS 2024.