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Labor and Delivery Travel Nurse Jobs in Massachusetts

Sort labor and delivery nurse travel jobs in Massachusetts by highest pay, then weigh Boston and community birth units by shift.

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    Massachusetts Maternity Work by Care Model

    Labor and delivery travel nurse jobs in Massachusetts differ between dedicated labor floors and combined LDRP services, especially in how labor, antepartum, obstetric triage, recovery, and postpartum work are divided. Follow a premature-labor admission from arrival through neonatal handoff during the interview. Ask who manages magnesium therapy, who circulates an urgent cesarean birth, and where the patient goes after recovery. Regional units can require broader coverage even when a major-center posting appears more complex on paper. Orientation detail, floating boundaries, and after-hours consultation access should guide the decision before distance from Boston.

    Massachusetts Contract Variables to Compare

    Updated today

    Read the listed weekly range together with shift, unit, facility, and assignment dates rather than treating one number as statewide.

    11 Labor and Delivery contracts are open in Massachusetts right now, with +2 added in the last 7 days and 4 already filled. Open postings have been live about 21 days on average.

    11
    Open Labor and Delivery jobs
    21 days
    Median time active
    +2
    Added last 7 days
    46.8/1K women
    2024 Massachusetts births per 1,000 women ages 15-44 (NCHS)
    Why demand stays strong
    557
    2024 Massachusetts resident home-birth count (NCHS)
    5,161
    Massachusetts resident births under 2,500 grams, 2024 (CDC/NCHS)
    88.3/100K tri+
    pooled 2022-2024 Massachusetts triplet-or-higher rate per 100,000 (NCHS)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · Labor and Delivery · Massachusetts

    Boston, Worcester, and Western Massachusetts

    Live · updated today

    Boston, Worcester, and western Massachusetts roles should be separated by care model, referral position, and the functions assigned to L&D.

    Highest weekly pay · Labor and Delivery
    Boston
    $2,840
    Worcester
    $2,785
    Concord
    $2,677
    Great Barrington
    $2,535
    Pittsfield
    $2,535
    Newton
    $2,414
    Northampton
    $2,397
    Salem
    $2,372

    Use the same premature-labor scenario at each facility. The comparison should expose consultation access, operative support, postpartum handoff, neonatal response, and whether the traveler stays with the patient across multiple phases.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Massachusetts Maternity Capacity Snapshot

    Massachusetts' hospital network is concentrated enough that role scope can shift sharply between academic centers and regional units. An April 2025 Commonwealth task-force presentation reported that 39 hospitals offered labor and delivery services as of October 2023. The same presentation counted 967 maternal beds across those hospitals. These are capacity markers, not a measure of staffed beds, vacancy, or conditions on a particular shift. For contract comparison, ask whether the unit receives transfers from hospitals that no longer provide maternity care, how triage and antepartum beds are staffed when census rises, and whether maternal transport or neonatal consultation changes the bedside assignment. Clarify who covers operating-room circulation, recovery, and postpartum overflow. A suitable contract aligns its escalation pathways, patient mix, and cross-coverage expectations with the nurse's recent competencies.

    The source reports an October 2023 capacity snapshot, not staffed beds, vacancies, or shift-level assignment demand.

    Massachusetts Maternity Settings to Compare

    Review whether each hospital separates labor, antepartum, recovery, postpartum, and newborn care or combines several phases in one assignment.

    Berkshire Medical Center Teaching

    300 beds · Pittsfield, MA

    Hiring now Labor and Delivery ER Oncology Operating Room

    Based in Pittsfield, MA, a 300-bed medical center with maternity and newborn care, plus teaching-hospital status.

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital USN #7 MA '26

    273 beds · Newton, MA

    Hiring now Labor and Delivery ER Oncology Operating Room

    A 273-bed hospital serving Newton, MA, with maternity and newborn care, along with an academic teaching affiliation.

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Magnet

    766 beds · Boston, MA

    Hiring now ER Oncology Operating Room

    A 766-bed teaching hospital serving Boston, MA, with transplant services, along with Level I trauma designation.

    NSMC Salem Hospital USN #9 MA '26

    212 beds · Salem, MA

    Hiring now Labor and Delivery ER ICU Operating Room

    The North Shore's largest provider, this 212-bed Salem hospital ranks #9 in Massachusetts by U.S. News.

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    Massachusetts L&D Travel Questions

    Does my multistate license cover Massachusetts L&D jobs?
    No, not currently. Massachusetts enacted the compact but has not implemented it, so the multistate privilege does not exist here yet and a Massachusetts license by endorsement is required. This one catches travelers regularly, because the enacted headline reads like a yes. Until implementation, plan the Board of Registration in Nursing application into your timeline.
    Which certifications do Massachusetts L&D postings list?
    BLS and NRP nearly always, with AWHONN intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring on most. ACLS shows up where the unit runs its own emergencies, and STABLE is preferred where newborn acuity is higher. Requirements vary by facility, and a year or two of recent labor and delivery work is the usual expectation.
    Why do Massachusetts L&D rates differ across a small state?
    Because distance is not the driver. The number reflects a specific opening: the city, the shift, and how hard that unit is finding coverage. Markets sit close together here but do not price alike, and the short distances mean a lower-cost one may still be commutable. Anything tied to an individual contract varies by facility and unit, so your recruiter is the resource there.
    Do Massachusetts markets differ for L&D work?
    They do, in ways the map hides. Boston and Worcester anchor high-volume maternity services, and the western and coastal systems run smaller programs with different transfer patterns. The state records a healthy birth rate per thousand women of childbearing age. Distances are short enough that one home base can put several programs in reach.