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Fusion Medical Staffing-Nursing pays Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $2,627 per week, followed by Fastaff Travel Nursing ($2,584) and Prime Time Healthcare Nursing ($2,493). For comparison, the New Bedford, MA average for Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses is $2,367 per week — Fusion Medical Staffing-Nursing pays 11% more.

Milton, Massachusetts pays Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $3,613 per week, followed by Falmouth, Massachusetts ($3,276) and Burlington, Massachusetts ($2,867). For comparison, the New Bedford, MA average for Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses is $2,367 per week — Milton, Massachusetts pays 53% more.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts pays Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $100 per hour, followed by Framingham, Massachusetts ($65) and Newton, Massachusetts ($55). For comparison, the New Bedford, MA average for Registered Nurses is $39 per hour — Pittsfield, Massachusetts pays 159% more.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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