At DPH, we offer unique career opportunities that span the breadth of nursing responsibilities. From traditional acute-care settings to administrative, quality control, data analysis, and investigative roles, DPH offers many options — often with upward mobility — for new and experienced nurses alike.
What do they all have in common? All use their formal education, training, and experience to provide the best care and support for adults, children, and families. And belief in the DPH mission to pursue health equity and culturally competent patient care.
"Improving practices in the perioperative setting gives me satisfaction that I have made a substantial contribution to DPH and the people we serve.”
— Lizabeth Paradela, Manager
Operative and Invasive Services
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
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Choose from a variety of jobs in our four hospitals
Positions include administration, direct patient care, and nonclinical, bureau-level roles in our four multispecialty hospitals: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Tewksbury Hospital, and Western Massachusetts Hospital.
Use your nursing knowledge to ensure facility safety
The Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality (BHCSQ) hires nurses in a variety of positions, including as members of a survey team that inspects hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and hospice programs.
Serve on the Board of Registration in Nursing
The Board of Registration in Nursing has eight positions that require a registered nurse license and two positions that do not require an RN license.
Apply your skills and advise on key health topics
The Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) oversees the sexual and reproductive health program, school nursing, and school-based health programs and oversees a portfolio of chronic disease prevention programs.
Become expert in the care for survivors of sexual assault
Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE nurses) provide compassionate, trauma-informed, expert forensic nursing care to sexual assault patients of all ages.
Work with local, state, and federal partners on disease prevention
Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (BIDLS) nurses are experts in their field, providing vital guidance to clinicians and the public.