Department Overview Pediatric Sedation Service provides pediatric patient and family-centered care for children who require sedation for procedures and tests.
Staff work under the direction of Pediatric Anesthesiologists.
In our fast-paced setting, we foster professional role and relationship competence.
We strive for excellence in interdepartmental partnerships.
Flexibility, rapid assessments and interventions for quick case turnovers are key.
Positive family engagement with skills in developmentally appropriate distraction techniques, and comfort positioning are emphasized.
Function/Duties of Position This is a unique opportunity for a Registered Nurse with proficiency in pediatric PeriAnesthesia care to cross-train into Pediatric Sedation.
Doernbecher PeriAnesthesia is a fast-paced, patient- and family-centered department caring for pediatric patients from neonates to young adults.
Services include ambulatory and inpatient care, urgent and emergent surgeries, after-hours sedation, and prolonged procedural recoveries.
Our nurses practice in alignment with ASPAN standards and evidence-based care, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, role clarity, and professional growth.
The Doernbecher Operating Room is a high-acuity pediatric surgical environment with 10 operating rooms, including a Hybrid OR for advanced image-guided interventions and an intraoperative MRI (iMRI) suite supporting complex neurosurgical and specialty cases.
Multidisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver safe, efficient, and developmentally appropriate care for every patient.
Doernbecher PeriAnesthesia is committed to a professional practice environment emphasizing role and relationship competence.
Our vision is to develop nurses who value teamwork, strong interpersonal relationships, and professional role clarity.
RNs provide care consistent with ASPAN standards and evidence-based practice, while contributing to the growth of the profession and continuous improvement in patient care.This fast-paced, patient- and family-centered department serves pediatric patients from neonates to young adults, including ambulatory and inpatient surgeries, urgent/emergent procedures, after-hours sedation, and prolonged procedural recoveries.
RNs maintain positive collegial relationships with all interdisciplinary team members.
Required Qualifications Minimum 2 years’ experience in Pediatric Peri Anesthesia (pre-op, Phase I & II recovery); Current experience in a tertiary hospital setting BSN Graduates: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) 30 days before start date.
