Registered Nurse, Outpatient Pain Clinic

Boston Children's Hospital; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital seeks a Registered Nurse to join the Outpatient Pain Clinic, Interventional Program, and Headache Program. The role provides family-centered ambulatory nursing care for children and adolescents with complex pain and headache concerns, coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include supporting clinic flow, triage, educating patients and families, and assisting with procedural coordination.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required.
• 2–3 years pediatric RN experience.
• Experience in ambulatory care, pain management, neurology/headache care, procedural care, or care coordination preferred.
• Strong assessment, triage, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced multidisciplinary outpatient setting.
• Commitment to family-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across outpatient pain, headache, and interventional programs.
• Support clinic flow: intake, vitals, med reconciliation, referrals, testing.
• Serve as primary nursing contact for calls, portal messages, questions.
• Reinforce treatment plans and educate on pain management, procedures, and self-management.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, psychologists, rehab staff, and other clinicians.
• Participate in care planning and coordination for complex patients.
• Assist with procedural coordination and follow-up communication.
• Support scheduling, waitlists, and ambulatory workflows.
• Promote trauma-informed, biopsychosocial approach to care.
• Work schedule: 5 days/week; 8:00am-4:30pm Mon/Fri; 7:30am-4:00pm Tue-Thu.

Skills

Pediatrics

Care coordination

Triage

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

BSN

Tools

EMR

Job description

Position Summary/Department Summary:

A Registered Nurse (RN) in the Outpatient Pain Clinic, Interventional Program, and Headache Program at Boston Children's Hospital provides coordinated, family-centered ambulatory nursing care for children and adolescents with complex pain, headache, and related functional concerns. This role supports interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment, manages clinic and procedural workflows, triages patient concerns, and reinforces treatment plans using a biopsychosocial model of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate patient care across the outpatient pain, headache, and interventional pain programs
• Support clinic flow, including patient intake, vital signs, medication reconciliation, follow-up needs, and coordination of testing, referrals, and specialty consultations
• Serve as a primary nursing contact for patient calls, portal messages, medication questions, symptom concerns, and triage needs
• Reinforce treatment plans and provide patient and family education related to pain management, headache care, procedures, recovery expectations, and self-management strategies
• Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, psychologists, rehabilitation staff, and other clinical team members
• Participate in care planning, team communication, and coordination for medically and psychosocially complex patients
• Support procedural coordination within the interventional pain program, including preparation, patient education, and follow-up communication
• Assist with program operations such as scheduling coordination, waitlist management, and supporting efficient ambulatory workflows
• Promote a patient-centered, trauma-informed, and biopsychosocial approach to pain and headache treatment
• Working 5 eight hour days per week, 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday and Friday, and 7:30am - 4:00pm Tuesday-Thursday.

Minimum Qualifications Education:

• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Experience:

• 2 - 3 years of pediatric RN experience required.
• Experience in ambulatory care, pain management, neurology/headache care, procedural care, or care coordination is beneficial
• Strong assessment, triage, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced multidisciplinary outpatient setting
• Commitment to family-centered care and caring for children with complex medical and functional needs

Licensure/Certifications:

• Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.