20 nursing jobs in Cambridge, MA
Home to Harvard and MIT, Cambridge blends academic energy with riverside charm along the Charles River. Harvard Square offers cafes, bookstores, and street music, while quieter residential streets nearby give nurses a livable balance between city access and community feel.
Find a nursing job in Cambridge
Hiring here: Beth Israel Lahey Health (5) · Cambridge Health Alliance (3) · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2) · AE talents health (1) · AMN Healthcare (1) · Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (1)
Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient Oncology Per Diem
$44–$110/hr
Cambridge, MA
Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit
$38–$83/hr
Cambridge, MA
- RN
- Day shift
RN - ICU - Per Diem
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Posted last week
Registered Nurse – Wyman 2 Geriatric Psychiatry – 40 hour, Days
$37–$95/hr
Beth Israel Lahey HealthCambridge, MA · Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Rotating shift
- ADN accepted
Beth Israel Lahey Health
4 open roles · Rotating
Beth Israel Lahey Health
4 open roles · Rotating
Experienced Registered Nurse, ICU, 24 hours, Day/Night Rotation
$37–$95
Pay period not stated.
Cambridge, MA
- RN
- Rotating shift
- RN
- Primary Care
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Per diem
- RN
- ADN accepted
- CEU allowance
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- RN
- Weekend shift
Registered Nurse – MedSurg/Telemetry ($3050 Weekly Gross)
$3,000–$3,050/week
Cambridge, MA
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Travel contract
- LPN
- Tuition reimbursement
Registered Nurse - Post Partum $82/hr
$2,520–$2,974/week
GSK Solutions Inc · Staffing partnerCambridge, MA
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Travel contract
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
RN - ICU - 7p-7:30a
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA
Working and living in Cambridge
· 20 open roles in this snapshot
Living costs
- Median gross rent
- $2,787/mo
- Rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $130,748/yr
- All local households, not nurse pay
New to our board this week
2 current postings first appeared here in the past seven days.
Credentials accepted
- RN18
- LPN2
One posting may accept more than one credential.
Shifts listed
- Rotating6
- Days3
- Nights2
- weekend1
Postings may list several shifts or leave the shift unspecified.
Living in Cambridge
Neighborhoods
In Cambridge, everyday life clusters around neighborhood squares such as Harvard Square, Central Square, and Kendall Square (tech and life sciences). For more affordable places with a Cambridge-area commute, community posts point to bordering Watertown and Somerville, and farther suburbs including Woburn, Burlington, Billerica, Wakefield, and Waltham.
Brookline is a frequently compared nearby alternative, often framed as more family-oriented than Cambridge.
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Getting around
Cambridge is compact and walkable, with the Red Line, bikes, and short trips between squares; many residents do daily errands without a car. Watertown and Somerville border Cambridge, so those commutes are described as relatively easy.
Reddit users discuss car-commuting from more affordable suburbs such as Woburn, Burlington, Billerica, Wakefield, and Waltham. Cambridge vs Brookline location and transit are commonly compared.
Sources do not give drive or transit times to specific hospitals.
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What locals say
Cambridge is described as dense, lively, and practical, with university energy, a Kendall Square weekday buzz, and housing typically costlier than nearby suburbs. Commenters say people priced out of Cambridge have moved to Somerville, narrowing the price gap, while Watertown is called significantly cheaper.
Versus Brookline, Cambridge is framed as having more of a tech vibe; Brookline is called more family-friendly with stronger schools, and both are discussed as options for medical professionals as well as tech workers.