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LPN/RN Part time Weekends

Benchmark Senior Living

Newton, Massachusetts

Posted Aug 24

Shift
8-hour weekends only
Hours a week
16
Unit
Psych

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
8-hour weekends only · 2 a week · 16 hours
Weekends
Weekends required
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Precepting expected · Floating required
Setting
Assisted Living
Accepts
LPN
More role details
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$42/hr
nursing in Massachusetts$40/hr

The median for nursing in Massachusetts is $40/hr, across 427 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Posted Monday, August 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark. Connect with your calling.

We are looking for a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse LPN / Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team! As a Registered Nurse, your main role will be to deliver nursing care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment. You will be part of a team of dedicated, like-minded individuals whose support and camaraderie build community, and where long-lasting relationships with both associates and residents await.

Saturday and Sunday 1pm-9pm

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Per diem as needed all shifts

Responsibilities

  • Accurately assesses, communicates, and documents residents’ status.
  • Observes and reports any significant changes in resident behavior and health to the Resident Care Director, physician, family, RCAs, and Executive Director per state regulations.
  • Directs and supervises the daily work assignments of the Resident Care Assistants
  • Closely mentors, guides, and directs the Lead Resident Care Assistants in all aspects of their job.
  • Coordinates care needs with community providers via an effective case management process
  • Effectively balances service demands with supporting resident independence.
  • Recognizes and assists in the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (financial and other) and reports to appropriate sources per state regulations.
  • Responds to emergencies and personal emergency response system and knows when to call for backup.

Requirements

  • Current state license as an RN and CPR certification
  • Graduate of an approved RN program (per state requirements)
  • Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse preferred.
  • Previous experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position is highly desirable.

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

  • 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
  • Discounted Meal Program
  • Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
  • Associate Referral Bonus Program
  • Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
  • Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program*
  • Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
  • Eligibility may vary by employment status

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.

Job Details

Job Family

Nursing

Job Function

Nurse

Pay Type

Hourly

Employment Indicator

Community

Hiring Min Rate

40 USD

Hiring Max Rate

44 USD

The Falls at Cordingly Dam, 2300 Washington St, Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Requirements

  • Current state license as an RN and CPR certification
  • Graduate of an approved RN program (per state requirements)
  • Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse preferred.
  • Previous experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position is highly desirable.

Benefits

  • Paid training
  • Paid holidays
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching

Place

City
Newton, Massachusetts
Rent against this pay
81% of monthly gross
This role$2,370/mo rent
Monthly gross$2,912/mo

$2,370 median rent against $2,912 a month at $42/hr for 16 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.

Local household income
$190,304/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
8% above the national average

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

Newton, known as "The Garden City," is a leafy collection of villages just west of Boston. With tree-lined streets, strong schools, and easy MBTA Green Line access to downtown, it offers a quieter suburban base while keeping the city close—ideal for nurses who want calm after a shift.

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Approximate location in Newton, 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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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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