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IV nurse requirements in Massachusetts
Everything a Massachusetts RN needs before working mobile IV therapy — the license, certifications, documented competency, standing orders and safety practices we verify on every nurse who joins the I.V. League On-Call bench.
The verification checklist
Active Massachusetts RN license
Verified in good standing with the Board of Registration in Nursing before approval.
IV certification and competency check-off
Documented certification plus a hands-on check-off covering access, flush, monitoring and discontinuation.
25+ IV starts in 12 months
Recent, real experience — including difficult access — evidenced during your file review.
Current BLS and reaction readiness
Current BLS card and acknowledged anaphylaxis rescue protocol with rescue meds on the visit.
Live within 3 miles of a store
36 A Street or 47 L Street, South Boston — you collect the tagged kit from the store lockbox.
Three-hour onboarding class
Completed and verified before you can claim your first concierge call.
Scope, orders and documentation
Nurses work from written standing orders signed by our medical director. Hydration and vitamin blends, ondansetron and ketorolac each have their own protocol with screening criteria, dose limits and contraindications, plus an anaphylaxis rescue protocol carried on every visit. Each visit is charted in the app, submitted by the nurse, reviewed by the medical director and signed by the approver — with timestamps at every stage.
Licensure and scope requirements are set by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and the Department of Public Health. Confirm your own scope and certification status with those boards; this page describes our hiring standards, not legal advice.
Questions nurses ask us
- Do you need to be an RN to give IV therapy in Massachusetts?
- For our concierge visits, yes. We hire actively licensed Massachusetts registered nurses only. Infusion therapy in a client's home requires independent assessment, IV access and reaction management, so we do not staff these visits with paramedics or unlicensed personnel.
- Is a separate IV certification required?
- Massachusetts does not issue a standalone state IV license for RNs, but employers set competency requirements. We require documented IV certification plus a hands-on competency check-off before your first solo visit.
- How much recent IV experience do you require?
- At least 25 documented IV starts in the previous 12 months. Home visits mean no second set of hands, so recent difficult-access experience matters more than total years worked.
- Can a nurse give Zofran or Toradol on a mobile visit?
- Only under a prescriber's order. Ondansetron and ketorolac are administered from written standing orders authored and signed by our medical director, with screening criteria, dose limits and documented contraindications in the app.
- Do I need my own malpractice insurance?
- Carrying your own professional liability policy is strongly recommended in addition to coverage provided for the visit. We review coverage during onboarding.
- What does the onboarding class cover?
- One three-hour session on protocols, charting in the app, lockbox and cold-chain handling, reaction and anaphylaxis response, and escalation to the medical director.