Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health
Holyoke, Massachusetts
RN
Posted Aug 21
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Massachusetts is $40/hr, across 426 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Provide safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care to a diverse adult population, with a primary focus on geriatric patients.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Current Massachusetts RN license
- Current CPR certification
- CPI certification (required upon hire)
Experience
- Behavioral Health experience preferred
We Offer a Competitive Compensation & Benefits Package, Including
- Low-cost health insurance with no deductibles when using HMC services
- Dental and vision insurance
- Free disability and life insurance
- Generous paid time off
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Up to $7,000 in tuition and degree reimbursement
- Free onsite parking
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance
Location: Valley Health Systems · Center for Psychiatry
Schedule
Full Time, day shift
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Current Massachusetts RN license
- Current CPR certification
- CPI certification (required upon hire)
- Behavioral Health experience preferred
Benefits highlights
- Free parking
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
Place
- City
- Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Median rent
- $1,021/mo
- Local household income
- $53,605/yr
- State price level
- 6% above the national average
- Address
- 575 BEECH STREET, HOLYOKE, MA, 01040
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 201
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Massachusetts index 105.8, where 100 is the national average.
Holyoke sits along the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, a former mill city blending historic industrial architecture with a tight-knit community feel. Nurses enjoy proximity to Springfield's medical corridor and the Pioneer Valley's outdoor recreation, all within a slower-paced setting.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You park for free and walk into a 219-bed community hospital in Holyoke, in the Pioneer Valley. The employer says this place has served the area for more than 125 years. Posted RN days run 7am to 7:30pm; evenings run…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
