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Guardian Healthcare LLC

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Shift
Weekends only

Posted Aug 28

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
Weekends only
Term
Permanent
Setting
Home Health
Accepts
RN
Experience
New graduates

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Top of MA PRN pay

MA PRN postings that state pay run $36/hr to $66/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $58/hr, across 113 postings.

About this role

Guardian Healthcare is a certified nursing agency which focuses on care planning, healing, nursing back to health, building strength and optimal quality of life within the comfort of patients’ homes.

Location : This position is for the Cambridge/Somerville area. We have cases clustered around a small geographic area, which opens the opportunity for lots of patients without much travel, if you live close by.

Hours: We are flexible with the hours that our nurses want to work.

Please note : Pay is calculated per visit, with differential pay rates, depending on the nature of work.

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Why work for Guardian Healthcare

  • Job Security
  • Nurses are allocated to patients with sensitivity to your needs and preferences.
  • Manageable workload - you determine your time commitment.
  • Enjoy independent work while being supported by a great team.
  • We respect and care for our nurses.
  • Full-time employees receive
  • shift differential and paid time off.
  • Our workload offers a nice variety of new patient experiences.
  • Nurse education and enrichment classes.
  • Build lasting relationships with your own patients.
  • Meaningful and necessary work.

Position

Summary

  • In-home ongoing quality care.
  • Skilled Nursing: Nurses help clients achieve wellness and autonomy through advocacy, assessment, planning, communication, education, resource management, service facilitation, and use of evidence-based guidelines or standards which result in holistic and well measured care.
  • Case notes are important.
  • Nurses provide emotional support, reassurance and encouragement to patients.

If you are a talented nurse who wants to contribute, enjoys independence, freedom to move around and values being part of a talented team that supports you – apply now!

Pay: $33.00 - $100.00 per hour

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Work Location: On the road

Sourced from a public job board.

Requirements

  • RN
  • Home health care assistance
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Patient assessment
  • Emotional support for clients
  • Patient advocacy
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  • Clinical case management notes
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance

Place

City
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Median rent
$2,787/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$130,748/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
8% above the national average

Cambridge area index 108.3, where 100 is the national average.

Home to Harvard and MIT, Cambridge blends academic energy with riverside charm along the Charles River. Harvard Square offers cafes, bookstores, and street music, while quieter residential streets nearby give nurses a livable balance between city access and community feel.

Map showing the location of Cambridge, MA
Approximate location in Cambridge, 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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Guardian Healthcare LLC
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