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Falmouth, Massachusetts pays Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $3,276 per week, followed by Pittsfield, Massachusetts ($2,763) and New Bedford, Massachusetts ($2,709). For comparison, the Massachusetts average for Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses is $2,568 per week — Falmouth, Massachusetts pays 28% more.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts pays Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $100 per hour, followed by Worcester, Massachusetts ($69) and Framingham, Massachusetts ($64). For comparison, the Massachusetts average for Post Anesthesia Care Nurses is $32 per hour — Pittsfield, Massachusetts pays 210% 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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