Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Complex Care Svs. (24 hrs)

Boston Children's Hospital; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Student loan subsidies

Time off

403(b) plan

Pension

Tuition reimbursement

License reimbursement

Cell phone discounts

T-passes discount

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Complex Care Services (CCS) in the inpatient setting. CCS cares for hospitalized children with medical complexity and coordinates care across the care team to improve safety and outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies and current MA NP/PA licensure with PNP or FNP certification; 1+ year pediatric NP/PA experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, assess, and facilitate care for medical and surgical patients with medical complexity admitted to the Complex Care Service.
• Help implement interventions to improve care systems and enhance patient safety.
• Collaborate with supervising physicians and the nursing/medical team to promote optimal care.
• Act as a clinical resource and facilitate staff educational opportunities.
• Participate in learning, quality improvement, and/or research initiatives.
• 24-hours/week with 50% day/night rotation and every 3rd weekend; 12-hour shifts.

Skills

Pediatric care

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Education

MS in Nursing

MS in Physician Assistant Studies

Job description

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Complex Care Services

Department Summary

Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to function in the inpatient Complex Care Service (CCS) at Boston Children’s Hospital. CCS is a long-standing and nationally-regarded inpatient service within the Division of General Pediatrics that serves hospitalized children with medical complexity, who have complex chronic conditions and functional limitations. Common reasons for admission to CCS include infections (aspiration pneumonia, pyelonephritis), chronic condition exacerbations (epilepsy, digestive dysmotility), and post-operative recovery following surgery (baclofen pump placement, gastrostomy, spinal fusion, etc.). This role will provide patient evaluation, assessment, and facilitate care for the patients on the CCS service and will implement interventions tailored to improve systems for patient care and enhance patient safety for this population. The CCS NP/PA will work collaboratively with supervising physicians, pediatric trainees (residents and fellows), and the entire nursing team to promote optimal clinical care. The setting is fast-paced and collaborative with many opportunities for learning. Requirements include completion of a master’s degree program in Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies. Clinical experience with children with medical complexity is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate, assess, and facilitate care for medical and surgical patients with medical complexity admitted to the Complex Care Service.
• Help implement interventions to improve care systems and enhance patient safety.
• Collaborate with supervising physicians and the nursing/medical team to promote optimal care.
• Act as a clinical resource and facilitate staff educational opportunities.
• Participate in learning, quality improvement, and/or research initiatives.
• 24-hours/week with 50% day/night rotation and every 3rd weekend; 12-hour shifts.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• Master of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

Experience

• 1+ year of pediatric NP/PA experience preferred.
• Experience with children with medical complexity preferred.
• New graduate NP or PA may be considered with 2+ years of recent pediatric inpatient RN experience or strong inpatient pediatric clinical rotations.

Licensure/Certifications

• Current MA NP or PA license with PNP or FNP certification

This role offers a sign-on bonus of $3,000 . (For those who have not worked at BCH in the past 2 years).

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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.

• 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