Registered Nurse - Procedure Rooms

Job Description

Job DescriptionPosition Overview / Department Overview:

Our organization is initiating a specialized pediatric procedural service that offers sedation and anesthesia-assisted care for various tests and procedures outside of the operating room. The role of the nurse involves working within procedure rooms, aiding in a variety of tasks such as dental restorations and extractions, botulinum toxin injections, lumbar punctures, PICC line placements, and other minor tests and procedures. This program is designed for children needing sedation or anesthesia, particularly focusing on those with developmental, behavioral, and medical complexities, including oncology patients.

Main Responsibilities:

• Delivering nursing care throughout the entire procedural process, which includes pre-procedure assessments, intra-procedure support during sedation and anesthesia, and recovery phases.
• Assisting and facilitating procedures across various specialties, providing support to proceduralists, anesthesiologists, and sedation medicine physicians during each case.
• Ensuring room readiness, patient positioning, and managing procedural equipment and supplies to maintain safe and efficient workflow across different types of procedures.
• Promoting patient safety during sedation and anesthesia procedures, which includes monitoring assistance, conducting time-outs, and handling medications and specimens.
• Coordinating case progress and communication with pre-procedure and PACU teams to ensure seamless transitions in and out of the procedure rooms.
• Establishing strong collaborations with Child Life Specialists to prepare both the environment and the child for procedures, including engaging with families to understand the best approaches for each child, especially those with autism, behavioral health needs, and high procedural anxiety.
• Facilitating urgent add-on case flow and escalation pathways in a family-centered procedural setting.
• This position operates Monday through Friday, with no weekend or holiday shifts and no on-call requirements at the program's launch. Day shifts will have staggered start times.

Essential Qualifications Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in perioperative, procedural, or intensive care nursing.
• Pediatric experience is mandatory.
• A proven dedication to caring for children with special needs and medically complex conditions.

Licensure / Certifications:

• Active Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• PALS certification must be obtained within one year of hire if not already certified.

The salary range provided reflects our organization's reasonable and good-faith expectations at the time of posting.

Any base salary offer will be influenced by skills, experience, education, certifications, and various other job-related factors. Base salary is just one component of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible scheduling, affordable health, vision, and dental insurance, childcare and student loan assistance, generous paid time off, a 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, pension options, tuition reimbursement, and discounts for employees and commuters at select locations. Experience the advantages of working in a passionate and collaborative environment.