RN- Pediatric

Baystate Health•Springfield, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Baystate Children’s Hospital, a 110-bed and 57-bassinette hospital located within Baystate Medical Center, is the only accredited full-service children’s hospital in western Massachusetts. It provides primary and advanced medical care to babies, children, adolescents, and their families. The Children’s and Adolescents Unit serves patients from birth to age 21 and aims to make each child’s stay comfortable, offering play and activity spaces, including an indoor and outdoor play deck. Doctors, nurses, child life specialists, and other specialists work together to develop care plans that address each child’s developmental, physical, and emotional needs. The role is part-time and described in the opening as a day RN position; the schedule section lists Per Diem—Nights at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. Baystate Medical Center has Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and supports shared decision-making between bedside nurses and nurse leaders. The organization provides on-site PPE coaches and educators, resources for staff and patients’ safety, continuing education, learning and mentoring, certification sponsorship, support for national conference attendance, and loan reimbursement and forgiveness. The compensation range is $41.82–$66.30 per hour, with a midpoint of $54.06. The posting describes a generous compensation package, CEU allowance, high-quality low-cost medical and dental coverage, robust paid time off, and possible sign-on bonus eligibility; applicants are asked to confirm eligibility with a recruiter.

Requirements

Successfully pass the Board of Registration in Nursing Examination and hold a license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification is required.
At least 1 year of RN experience is required.
An associate degree in nursing (AND) is required.
A nursing diploma is listed as required.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required.
Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Massachusetts is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide primary and advanced medical care to pediatric patients from birth to age 21.
Help provide care that meets each child's developmental, physical, and emotional needs as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Support a comfortable hospital stay for children, including through the unit’s play and activity spaces.