Travel Positions in Massachusetts (1)
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- •Maintain active licensure in the state
- •Keep credentials updated and easily accessible
- •Work with reputable staffing agencies
- •Negotiate housing and travel stipends
- •Build relationships for repeat assignments
Why Travel?
Travel packages combine an hourly rate with housing and travel stipends. Compare the full package, not the rate alone.
Assignments have stated start and end dates. Each listing says how long it runs and whether extensions are possible.
Work across the state while experiencing different healthcare settings and patient populations.
Hiring in Massachusetts
Travel Careers in Massachusetts
Who is hiring
The only current Travel listing in Massachusetts is posted by MedElite.
- MedElite1 listing
Posted pay
1 of 1 listing states an annual salary. A median appears once at least 5 listings from 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them. Until then, compare pay listing by listing. Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Licensure and practice rules in Massachusetts
AANP classifies Massachusetts as a full practice state. Massachusetts grants full practice authority to NPs once they attest to the Board of Registration in Nursing that they have completed at least two years of supervised practice; until then, a qualified healthcare professional, who may be a physician or an experienced NP, supervises their prescribing. NPs applying by reciprocity who have at least two years of NP practice outside Massachusetts, independent or supervised, may instead prescribe without supervision once they attest to that experience.
Massachusetts has enacted the Nurse Licensure Compact but has not implemented it, so plan on a Massachusetts RN license by endorsement.
Applications, fees and renewal rules come from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
Sources: AANP State Practice Environment (practice authority); NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact roster (verified August 11, 2026); BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. Counts come from live listings on this board, recounted October 24, 2026.
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Common Questions
Travel NP Jobs in Massachusetts FAQ
How many Travel NP jobs are open in Massachusetts?
The only current Travel listing in Massachusetts is posted by MedElite. 1 of these 1 listing was posted in the last 30 days, and the newest was posted on October 16, 2026.
Do NPs need a collaborating or supervising physician in Massachusetts?
Not necessarily a physician. Prescribing is supervised until the required practice experience is attested to the Board of Registration in Nursing. Massachusetts grants full practice authority to NPs once they attest to the Board of Registration in Nursing that they have completed at least two years of supervised practice; until then, a qualified healthcare professional, who may be a physician or an experienced NP, supervises their prescribing. NPs applying by reciprocity who have at least two years of NP practice outside Massachusetts, independent or supervised, may instead prescribe without supervision once they attest to that experience. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing publishes the current rule.
Is Massachusetts part of the Nurse Licensure Compact?
Not yet. Massachusetts has enacted the Nurse Licensure Compact, but implementation is pending. NCSBN lists the implementation date as to-be-determined (verified against the live NCSBN roster, August 11, 2026). Until the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing completes implementation, a multistate RN license is neither issued nor honored in Massachusetts, so you still need a Massachusetts-issued RN license (by endorsement) plus MA APRN licensure; verify the current status with the board.