Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU
Worcester, Massachusetts
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
- Unit
- ICU
Posted Jul 21
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most MA staff postings
- Sign-on bonus
- $25,000
MA staff postings that state pay run $37/hr to $66/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $55/hr, across 404 postings.
About this role
Registered Nurse position in ICU at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA. Provides direct clinical patient care including assessing, planning, implementing care to assigned patients. Responsible for supervision of staff, coordination of patient care, and ensuring high quality, safe nursing care. Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus based on eligibility. Wage range $34.37 - $70.88. Requires graduation from a state approved school of nursing, current licensure, and CPR certification. Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing preferred.
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Requirements
- RN
- Required: Education: Graduated from a state approved school of nursing or an accredited school. Certification: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy CPR Preferred: Education: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's degree). Organization Description
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program
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- Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits: pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Place
- City
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Median rent
- $1,487/mo
- Local household income
- $70,102/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
- Campus
- ST Vincent Hospital
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 244
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Worcester area index 102.5, where 100 is the national average.
Worcester sits at the crossroads of New England — a compact city where you can walk from a shift at UMass Memorial to dinner on Shrewsbury Street without starting the car. With living costs only about 3% above the national average, it's a smart base for nurses who want Boston-accessible pay without Boston-priced rent.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You’re weighing Saint Vincent Hospital on Summer Street in Worcester—a Tenet hospital that has cared for central Massachusetts for more than 125 years. On the RN-ICU side, posted wages run $34.37–$70.88 an hour, and eligible nurses can see a sign-on…
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?