Registered Nurse, OR, 32-Hours, Variable shifts, On call
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, Massachusetts
$39.58–$78.93/hr
About $82k–$164k/yr
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Posted Aug 8, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 9, 2026
What this might mean for you
Heywood Hospital is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $82k–$164k a year.
What the posting states
- Weekends, holidays, call
- OR RN takes call per operating room rotation as required by the operational needs.
About this role
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Requirements
- Current MA RN License required
- ACLS upon hire OR must hold an active BLS card and obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire
- Recent OR experience required
- CNOR preferred
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills required
- Must take call per unit rotation
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Great benefits
- Generous earned time off
- $25,000 Sign On Bonus
About the employer
You are looking at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts 01440. What we can stand behind today is mostly the place itself: a hospital job in a smaller Massachusetts city, not a thick packet of unit ratios, pay bands, or residency…
What reviewers appreciate
- Hospital role located in Gardner, MA
- Concrete street-level location context (Gardner, Massachusetts 01440)
- Another local employer (Venture Community Services Inc) is visible for side-by-side comparison
What reviewers flag
- No usable pay data from our postings or web-stated figures
- New-grad residency, tuition support, loan help, and career ladder not documented in available facts
- Scheduling, float policy, EHR, and union status unknown in available facts
Living in Gardner, MA
Gardner, nicknamed the 'Chair City' for its furniture-making heritage, offers a quiet small-town setting amid the rolling wooded hills of north-central Massachusetts. It's a practical pick for RNs who value a slower pace while staying within reach of Worcester's medical corridor.
- State price level · Massachusetts
- 105.8
- 6% above the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,109/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Operating Room is a first-year unit lane. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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