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RN / Registered Nurse - Adolescent Psychiatry, Full Time, D/E

Part-time

Cambridge Health Alliance

Somerville, MAPart-time$42–94.9/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$42–94.9/hr
Location
Somerville, MA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Massachusetts RN LicenseHealthcare Provider BLS CertificationAssociate's degree

Job overview

Cambridge Health Alliance’s 2 North Adolescent Unit is a secured 18-bed acute psychiatric unit in Somerville serving adolescents ages 12 to 17. The multidisciplinary team provides assessment, stabilization, and aftercare treatment planning, with a focus on self-control, de-escalation, restraint reduction, and patient- and family-centered care. The role is part-time, with day and evening shifts and every-other-weekend rotation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Acute Psychiatric CareDe-EscalationRestraint ReductionPatient-Centered CareFamily-Centered CarePhysical Test

Qualifications

Massachusetts RN LicenseHealthcare Provider BLS CertificationBSN or ASN Degree1+ Years Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Experience

Full job description

RN / Registered Nurse - Adolescent Psychiatry, Full Time, D/E

Requisition Number: 13079

Pay Range: $42.00 - $94.90 per hour

Location: CHA Somerville Campus

Category: Registered Nurse

Department: 2 North

Job Type: Part Time (32 Hours Per Week)

Union Name: MNA Somerville

Shift Details: Day / Eve, 7am-3:30pm, 3pm-11:30pm

Hours/Week:32.00

Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend rotation and holidays as assigned

Cambridge Health Alliance(CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With almost 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health.

TheCenter for Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, located in Somerville. provides a transformative continuum of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with acute behavioral health needs.

The 2 North Adolescent Unitis a secured 18 bed psychiatric unit that provides care for adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. The unit is located in Somerville Hospital. This is an acute care unit, working on assessment, stabilization and after care treatment planning. We have a multidisciplinary team focused on teaching self-control, de-escalation and restraint reduction. This approach is used to provide patient and family centered care.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Current Massachusetts RN license required

  • American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers BLS (Basic Life Support) certification is required

  • BSN or ASN degree required. Please see below for info on our New Grad RN Residency

  • 1-2 years acute inpatient psychiatric experience preferred.

  • In addition, newly hired candidates are required to successfully complete a job specific physical test

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.

Cambridge Health Alliance brings Care to the People - including your neighbors, friends and family. Our local hospitals and care centers serve our vibrant, diverse communities, and play an integral role in improving health. As passionate advocates for the underserved, we actively partner with our communities to take on challenging public health issues, and conduct important research to help reduce barriers to care. We believe that everyone deserves access to high quality, convenient health care. This is why our employees believe in where they work and why many build long, rewarding careers at CHA.

Healthcare is changing rapidly. CHA has a strategic plan that charts a proactive course for our future. It is built on a vision of equity and excellence for everyone, every time. It also recognizes that our workforce is our most valuable asset and prioritizes competitive salaries, benefits and professional development opportunities for employees. The strategic plan is changing the way we provide care and improving the health and experience of our patients; we are looking for smart, committed, compassionate people who want to be part of making our vision of better health and equity a reality.

At CHA, you can believe in where you work and go home every day knowing you made a difference. Join our team and help us bring Care to the People.

How this job compares

Set against the 58,891 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$42–94.9/hr
  • Massachusetts median$38–75/hr912 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr24,691 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $68.45/hr, is 16% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($59/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,483 open Registered Nurse jobs in Massachusetts and 58,891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,682 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 16,163 of the 58,891 open Registered Nurse jobs (27%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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