Minimum of 2 years in perioperative, procedural, or intensive care nursing
Pediatric nursing experience essential
Commitment to caring for children with special needs and complex medical conditions
Current Massachusetts RN license required
Current BLS certification required
PALS certification needed within one year of hire
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nursing care throughout the procedural episode
Facilitate and assist in various procedures across multiple specialties
Manage room readiness and procedural equipment for efficient case flow
Ensure patient safety during sedation and anesthesia procedures
Coordinate case progression and communication with pre-procedure and PACU teams
Build partnerships with Child Life Specialists to support children and families
Support urgent add-on case flow in a family-centered environment
Work Monday through Friday with no weekends, holidays, or on-call duties
Benefits
Day shift with staggered start times
Focus on a family-centered procedural environment
Opportunity to work with a diverse patient population
No weekend or holiday shifts
Supportive team environment with Child Life Specialists
Full Job Description
Position Summary/ Department Summary:
Boston Children's Hospital is launching a dedicated pediatric procedural service providing sedation and anesthesia supported care for tests and procedures outside the operating room. This nurse works within the procedure rooms, facilitating and assisting a diverse mix of procedures including dental restorations and extractions, botulinum toxin injections, lumbar punctures, PICC line placement, and other minor tests and procedures. The program serves children who require sedation or anesthesia, with a special focus on children with developmental, behavioral, and medical complexity, including oncology patients.
Key Responsibilities:
Providing nursing care across the full procedural episode, including pre-procedure assessment and readiness, intra-procedure support during sedation and anesthesia, and Phase I and Phase II recovery
Facilitating and assisting procedures within the procedure rooms across multiple specialties, supporting proceduralists, anesthesiologists, and sedation medicine physicians throughout each case.
Managing room readiness, patient positioning, procedural equipment, instrumentation, and supplies to support safe, efficient case flow and turnover across varied procedure types.
Supporting patient safety during procedural sedation and anesthesia, including monitoring assistance, time-outs, medication and specimen handling.
Coordinating case progression and communication with pre-procedure and PACU teams to support smooth handoffs into and out of the procedure rooms.
Building strong partnerships with Child Life Specialists to prepare both the environment and the child for the procedure, including liaising with the patient's family to learn what works best for each child, with particular attention to patients with autism, behavioral health needs, and high procedural anxiety.
Supporting urgent add-on case flow and escalation pathways in a family-centered procedural environment.
Monday through Friday, no weekends, no holidays, no on call at program launch. Day shift with staggered start times.
Minimum Qualifications Education:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years perioperative, procedural, or intensive care nursing experience.
Pediatric experience required.
Demonstrated commitment to caring for children with special needs and medically complex conditions.
Licensure/ Certifications:
Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse RN
Current BLS certification.
PALS certification required within one year of hire if not currently certified
About Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric hospital. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 on-staff members of the Institute of Medicine and 9 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The hospital is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
