Advanced Practice Provider - Sedation Team (MAST)

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Seattle Children’s Anesthesiology Department seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Mobile Anesthesia Sedation Team (MAST). The all-APP team delivers mild to moderate sedation across hospital, radiology, and ambulatory spaces.

The ideal candidate has pediatric or family care experience, with demonstrated skills in IVs, medications, and airway management, plus WA licensure and national certification.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing with a pediatric or family nurse practitioner focus OR PA program graduate.
• One year work experience in pediatric or family-focused clinical area.
• Active, unencumbered WA RN/ARNP or PA licensure.
• Current national certification as pediatric or family NP or PA.
• Active DEA registration; BLS required; PALS acceptable in lieu of BLS.
• Two years of APP or pediatric health-care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, hands-on sedation care for mild and moderate pediatric procedures.
• Utilize critical care skills to start IVs, administer medications, and monitor airways.
• Assess patients pre- and post-sedation to ensure safe discharge or transfer.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and technologists across departments.
• Educate families about the sedation process and recovery expectations.
• Adhere to pediatric anesthesia safety protocols and quality initiatives.

Skills

Procedural sedation experience

Critical care experience

Pediatric clinical experience

Education

Master’s degree in nursing (pediatric/family NP) or PA program

Job description

Seattle Children’s Anesthesiology Department is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Mobile Anesthesia Sedation Team (MAST). This dynamic, all-APP team provides mild and moderate sedation for a variety of procedures across the hospital, radiology, and ambulatory patient areas.

Key Responsibilities

Procedural Sedation: Provide comprehensive, hands-on patient care throughout the entire continuum of mild and moderate sedation for pediatric procedures.

Acute Clinical Interventions: Utilize critical and acute care provider experience to perform essential clinical skills, including starting IVs, administering medications, and continuously monitoring airways.

Pre- and Post-Sedation Assessment: Evaluate pediatric patients prior to procedures to ensure they are appropriate candidates for sedation, and manage recovery to ensure safe discharge or transfer.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner seamlessly with physicians, nurses, and technologists across radiology, ambulatory clinics, and inpatient areas to facilitate smooth and safe procedural workflows.

Family Education & Support: Educate patients and families on the sedation process, addressing anxiety, minimizing the stress of needles/procedures, and providing clear recovery instructions.

Safety & Quality: Adhere to rigorous pediatric anesthesia safety protocols and participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives within the MAST service.

Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate brings prior provider experience in a critical or acute care setting, with demonstrated expertise in core clinical procedures—including starting IVs, administering medications, and monitoring and managing pediatric airways.

Why Join Our Team?

Clinical Excellence: Practice in a U.S. News & World Report top-ranked pediatric hospital within a Magnet-recognized nursing organization.

APP-Led Autonomy: Join a specialized, all-APP service model dedicated specifically to the delivery of high-quality, safe procedural sedation.

Work-Life Balance & Flexible FTE: Enjoy scheduling flexibility with customizable FTE options ranging from 0.25 to 0.6 FTE. This range can easily accommodate a split role for an APP currently practicing in another department within Seattle Children’s; external candidates joining Seattle Children’s are required to take a 0.6 FTE role.

Location & Deployment Deployment is mobile across Seattle Children’s main hospital campus, providing point-of-care sedation directly in various procedural, radiology, and ambulatory spaces where patients need it most.

Required Education and Experience:

Master’s degree in nursing with a concentration in a pediatric or family nurse practitioner program OR graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program.

One year work experience in a pediatric or family focused clinical area.

Required Credentials:

For Nurse Practitioners:

Active, unencumbered registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licensure in the State of Washington.

Current national certification as a pediatric or family nurse practitioner

For Physician Assistants:

Active, unencumbered physician assistant licensure in the State of Washington

Initial certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

For All Providers:

Active Drug Enforcement Authority registration

Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Professionals is required at time of hire and to be maintained continuously throughout employment. American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will also be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Professionals.

Some clinical locations may require American Heart Association Pediatric Life

Preferred:

Two years experience in advanced practice provider role

Two years experience in pediatric health care

Compensation Range

$82,392.85- $121,176.97 per year for a 0.6 FTE.

Note: Compensation will be pro-rated based on final FTE.

This position is eligible for relocation for qualified candidates.

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affiantive Action Employer.