Registered Nurse (RN) Homecare- Weekends shift

Caring Bees Healthcare

Boston, Massachusetts

Caring Bees Healthcare is quickly expanding, and we are hiring Home Health Registered Nurses - Weekends .

Posted Oct 1 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Night shift preferred · day shift preferred
Unit and setting: Home Health Most patients are elderly, so empathy and professionalism are key.elderly patients
License: RN license State Registered Nurse license requiredState Registered Nurse license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed Home care preferred but not required (we accept fresh graduates/entry-level RNS)
License: State Registered Nurse license State Registered Nurse license required
Certification: CPR Certification CPR Certification (Required)
Also asks: English language English (Required)
Also asks: ability to commute to Boston, MA Ability to Commute: Boston, MA (Required)

Preferred

Experience: home care experience Home care: 1 year (Preferred)

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Pay reviews: starting at $35 per visit, up to $40 based on skills and experience Starting at $35 per visit, up to $40 depending on skills and experiencedepending on skills and experience

The role and schedule

Care model: one-on-one care outside of a clinical setting You’ll manage your own caseload with flexibility, providing one-on-one care outside of a clinical setting.
Day to day: assess condition and document observations each visit Assess patients’ condition during every visit and document your observations.
Day to day: perform evaluation tasks including vitals and medication review Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review
Day to day: administer prescribed medications Administer medication as prescribed by the patient’s Physicians
Day to day: wound care and healing assessment Dress or redress open wounds and assess the progress of healing
Day to day: educate patients and families on home health strategies and procedures Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures
Day to day: coordinate care plan with physicians and care team Coordinate with Physicians and anyone else involved with the patient’s care plan
Day to day: recommend devices and tools to improve patient quality of life Make recommendations for devices/tools that might improve the patient’s quality of life
Day to day: listen and respond to patient concerns or requests Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests
Weekends: weekends Caring Bees Healthcare is hiring compassionate RNs for weekend home visits.
Travel: travel to multiple patients per day Ability to travel to multiple patients per day
Travel: 25% travel Willingness to travel: 25% (Preferred)
Travel: work location on the road Work Location: On the road
Travel: coverage areas: Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roxbury, West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Quincy, Roslindale, East Boston, South Boston, Brookline, Allston, Cambridge, Brighton, Malden, Medford, Everett, Chelsea, Revere, and Somerville

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Flexible schedule listed as a benefit; Home Health RN roles are full-time, part-time, and per diem with self-managed caseloads.

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Compensation

Starting at $35 per visit, up to $40 depending on skills and experience

Caring Bees Healthcare is quickly expanding, and we are hiring Home Health Registered Nurses - Weekends .

Earn extra income while making a difference! Caring Bees Healthcare is hiring compassionate RNs for weekend home visits. Most patients are elderly, so empathy and professionalism are key. You’ll manage your own caseload with flexibility, providing one-on-one care outside of a clinical setting.

Apply today and turn your weekends into rewarding work!

Coverage Areas: Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roxbury, West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Quincy, Roslindale, East Boston, South Boston, Brookline, Allston, Cambridge, Brighton, Malden, Medford, Everett, Chelsea, Revere, and Somerville

Home Health Registered Nurse Responsibilities

Assess patients’ condition during every visit and document your observations.

Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review

Administer medication as prescribed by the patient’s Physicians

Dress or redress open wounds and assess the progress of healing

Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures

Coordinate with Physicians and anyone else involved with the patient’s care plan

Make recommendations for devices/tools that might improve the patient’s quality of life

Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests

Home Health Registered Nurse skills

State Registered Nurse license required

Home care preferred but not required (we accept fresh graduates/entry-level RNS)

Excellent communication and time-management skills

Compassionate and friendly demeanor

Ability to travel to multiple patients per day

Pay: From $35.00 per hour

Application Question(s)

Based on the job description, which coverage areas are you willing to travel to?

Will you require sponsorship now, or for the foreseeable future?

Experience

Home care: 1 year (Preferred)

Language

English (Required)

License/

Certification

RN License (Required)

CPR Certification (Required)

Shift availability

Night Shift (Preferred)

Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute

Boston, MA (Required)

Willingness to travel

25% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

What's around it?

In 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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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.

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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.

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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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