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State looking to hire more nurses
Senator Moore encourages nurses to consider applying
August 30, 2006 - The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is seeking applicants for nursing positions within state government, according to Senator Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge). “Massachusetts is experiencing a serious shortage of nursing personnel, and has recently enhanced pay and benefits to attract more nursing candidates,” Moore explained.
“Nursing is a personally rewarding profession, and nurses are the front line professionals who provide the care and expertise to help those who need health care,” Senator Moore explained. Senator Moore is the Senate Chairman of the Legislature’s Committee on Health Care Financing.
The Romney Administration recently reached a new contract agreement with the Massachusetts Nurses Association. According to EOHHS Undersecretary Fred Habib, the agreement “aligns nursing salaries and other related employment benefits with nursing compensation levels in the private sector.” The new agreement, Habib said, achieves “a competitive foothold within the nursing industry, making employment with the state an appealing prospect.”
For the Registered Nurse 1 position, all those individuals who have current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the state’s Board of Registration in Nursing may apply.
The minimum entrance requirements for the Registered Nurse II position requires that applicants have at least one year of full-time or equivalent part-time, experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic or medical facility, or any equivalents of the required experience and the substitutions below.
Substitutions:
I. A Graduate degree with a major in Nursing may be substituted for the required experience .*
*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
Special Requirements For All Levels In Series: Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. *
*Recent graduates from an approved school of nursing must have applied for the first available registered nurse examination.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to forward their resumes to Andrea Mitchell, Director of Recruitment at 600 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111 or emailed to
eohhscareers@state.ma.us.
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