Registered Nurse - Procedure Rooms

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Student loan subsidies

Generous time off

403(b) Retirement Savings plan

Pension

License/Certification reimbursement

Cell phone discounts

T-passes discounts

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital is launching a dedicated pediatric procedural service providing sedation and anesthesia supported care outside the OR. The nurse works in procedure rooms assisting dental restorations, injections, lumbar punctures, and other minor tests for children, including those with developmental or medical complexity.

The role emphasizes patient safety, teamwork with anesthesiology, and collaboration with Child Life to ease procedures for children and families, with attention to

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• Minimum of 2 years perioperative or pediatric nursing experience.
• Massachusetts RN licensure required.
• Experience with special needs and medically complex patients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and assist procedures in the procedure rooms across multiple specialties.
• Manage room readiness, patient positioning, equipment, and supplies for safe, efficient case flow.
• Support patient safety during procedural sedation and anesthesia, including monitoring assistance.
• Coordinate case progression with pre-procedure and PACU teams for smooth handoffs.
• Partner with Child Life to prepare environment and family, especially for anxious children.
• Support urgent add-on case flow in a family-centered procedural environment.

Skills

Pediatric patient care

Procedural support

Team collaboration

Patient safety

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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:

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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

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.