How much does a Head Nurse make in Massachusetts? The average Head Nurse salary in Massachusetts is $133,235 as of February 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $121,241 and $146,613. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

Head Nurse Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Head Nurse Salary $110,321 MA February 26, 2024
25th Percentile Head Nurse Salary $121,241 MA February 26, 2024
50th Percentile Head Nurse Salary $133,235 MA February 26, 2024
75th Percentile Head Nurse Salary $146,613 MA February 26, 2024
90th Percentile Head Nurse Salary $158,792 MA February 26, 2024
25% $121,241 10% $110,321 90% $158,792 75% $146,613 $133,235 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does a Head Nurse need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Leadership: Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

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Geriatrics: Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Acute Care: Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.

Leadership 12.97%
Geriatrics 1.95%
Acute Care 3.44%
Others 81.64%

Job Description for Head Nurse

Head Nurse plans and implements the overall nursing policies, procedures, and services for a unit. Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training clinical staff. Being a Head Nurse ensures that nurses are current in competencies, assessments, licensure, certifications, and other annual training. May provide direct patient care and is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating patients. Additionally, Head Nurse requires a bachelor's degree in nursing. Typically requires Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Requires Registered Nurse (RN). Typically reports to a director. The Head Nurse manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Head Nurse typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1-3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Location Avg. Salary Date Updated
Location Attleboro, MA Avg. Salary $128,913 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Barnstable, MA Avg. Salary $130,301 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Fitchburg, MA Avg. Salary $130,524 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Hyannis, MA Avg. Salary $129,849 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Leominster, MA Avg. Salary $128,909 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Malden, MA Avg. Salary $137,937 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Methuen, MA Avg. Salary $130,750 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Newton, MA Avg. Salary $137,937 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Revere, MA Avg. Salary $137,937 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Weymouth, MA Avg. Salary $133,688 Date Updated February 26, 2024

Career Path for Head Nurse

A career path is a sequence of jobs that leads to your short- and long-term career goals. Some follow a linear career path within one field, while others change fields periodically to achieve career or personal goals.

For Head Nurse, the upper level is Nursing Director and then progresses to Head of Nursing.

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