Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Neurology (36 hrs)

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Neurology team on a 36-hour-per-week inpatient neuroscience unit, including a 12-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.

Responsibilities include frontline assessment, rounds with the interdisciplinary team, and care coordination from admission to discharge, with emphasis on family-centered care for children with epilepsy and neurological diagnoses.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing or PA Studies required.
• 2+ years of acute care experience preferred.
• Massachusetts NP (PNP or FNP) or PA license with specialty certification within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline assessment, history taking, and physical exams for pediatric epilepsy/neurology patients.
• Participate in daily rounds with the interdisciplinary team and manage assigned inpatients.
• Engage in ongoing research, quality improvement, and education for families and staff.
• Assist with admissions, discharges, care coordination, and telephone consultations.
• Support transition to home and continuity of care across the care continuum.
• Contribute to scholarly activity through publications, presentations, and professional organizations.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Master of Science in Nursing

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Job description

Position Summary/ Department Summary:

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Neurology

Join our Center for Excellence in Epilepsy and Neurology, with care focusing on children and families with epilepsy and neurological diagnosis at acute and intermediate levels of care. This is a 36 hour/week position on a 31-bed pediatric neuroscience unit, inclusive of a 12 bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Opportunity to flex cover the Neuro Critical Care consult service following additional orientation.

Key Responsibilities:

• First line care of Epilepsy and Neurology patient population on the inpatient neuroscience unit, including assessment and medical history, physical exams, diagnosis, and family centered care of patients and their families.
• Consulting in an interdisciplinary manner on all assigned inpatients during daily rounds and managing assigned patients throughout the course of the day.
• Participating in ongoing research and quality improvement initiatives, as well as facilitation of patient/family and multidisciplinary team education.
• Assisting with admissions, discharges, care coordination, monitoring and counseling of patients, including telephone consultation.
• Assisting with the transition to home, continuity of care across the continuum, and family support and education.
• Contributing to the knowledge base of the profession and specialty programs through publications, presentations, and participation in the work of professional organizations.
• Working 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts, rotating days M-F, rotating weekend and holiday requirement (approx. every 3rd weekend)

Minimum Qualifications Education:

• A Master of Science in Nursing or a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years acute care experience as a RN, NP, PA required
• Previous neuroscience and pediatric clinical experience strongly preferred
• Excellent critical thinking and communication skills required.

Licensure/ Certifications:

• A current Massachusetts NP (PNP or FNP) or PA license
• Certification with specialty area expected within 3 years

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
• discounted rates on T-passes