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Next Step Healthcare
Woburn, Massachusetts

Interim Director of Nursing (DON/DNS)

Registered NurseContract

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Job Description

Seeking Interim Director of Nursing in Massachusetts

1099 Contract Position

We are seeking an experienced Director of Nursing DON/DNS who is a Registered Nurse (RN) with at least 5 years of nursing leadership experience in long-term care/skilled nursing settings for locations in Massachusetts. This position is an Interim/Temporary/Contractor role.

The Director of Nursing is a Registered Nurse who demonstrates superb leadership qualities, will lead by example and demonstrate a willingness and interest in helping out at all levels of operations. The Director of Nursing assumes responsibility and accountability for all nursing and clinical services. Your overall direction, coordination and evaluation of nursing care and services helps us maintain consistent, quality care.

Must Hold a Valid Massachusetts Registered Nurse License

Location Worcester MA

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
  • Registered Nurse (RN) with a current MA license in good standing, required.
  • Hold a current CPR certification & ICP certification
  • At least five years’ experience in long-term care setting, with 3-5 years as Director of Nursing.
  • Strong knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long term care.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Proficient computer skills.
  • We do offer competitive hourly rates and assistance with travel expenses for this position.
  • If you are a strong clinical leader, seeking an interim position please click to submit your application today.
  • EOE
  • HPINDOS

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing assumes responsibility and accountability for all nursing and clinical services within the facility. They provide leadership, coordination, and evaluation of nursing care to ensure consistent, high-quality services.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical services managementRegulatory complianceComputer proficiencyStaff supervisionQuality care coordination

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 38% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingMassachusetts index 105.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Massachusetts235 active5,770 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 38% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Registered Nurse listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 5% offer loan repayment235 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nursing Leadership listings134 in the last 30 days54 the 30 days before (+148%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Next Step Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Woburn, Massachusetts
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive hourly rates
Travel expense assistance

Living in Woburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$747k
Typical market rent
$2,844/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.