Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant, NICU

Position Summary:

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to play a crucial role in both our Neonatal Consult Service and Surgical Service within the NICU. The NP both provides advanced clinical care to critically ill neonates across the hospital and contributes significantly to our 30-bed tertiary care Level III/IV NICU.

This role encompasses expert consultation to infants throughout multiple intensive care units and pediatric specialty services. Collaborating with neonatologists, pediatric surgeons, and multidisciplinary teams in the NICU, the NP manages complex pre-operative and post-operative surgical patients and medically fragile neonates from extreme prematurity through six months corrected age and beyond. In addition, the NP is pivotal in the Neonatal Consult Service, offering comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and management of acute and chronic neonatal conditions, including cardio-respiratory failure, nutritional support, pain and sedation management, gastrointestinal disorders, and congenital or genetic anomalies.

They serve as a key consultant across the institution, advising on individualized care plans for infants with varied diagnoses and treatment needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitating the Neonatal Consult Service:
Acting as a primary consultant within the hospital, guiding care plans and treatment strategies for infants across multiple ICUs and specialty units.

• Managing Care in NICU’s Surgical Service:
Overseeing critically ill neonates on the surgical service, including pre-operative and post-operative management in collaboration with medical and surgical teams.

• Providing Specialized ICU Care:
Delivering expert care including pain and sedation management, cardio-respiratory failure treatment, nutritional support, and management of complex medical and surgical diagnoses in infants ranging from premature to 6 months after their due date.

• Institution-wide Consulting:
Extending consultation services to infants in other ICUs (Cardiac, Medical-Surgical, and Medical) and pediatric specialty and sub-specialty units. Collaborating with the Neonatology Consultation Team on comprehensive management across diverse diagnoses and treatment modalities.

• Participating in Multidisciplinary

Activities:

Engaging in interdisciplinary rounds, care planning, quality improvement initiatives, and education of trainees and staff.

• Working 40-hour workweek with start times as early as 6:00am with rotating responsibilities within the NICU’s surgical service and throughout the hospital with the consultation service, demanding a high level of clinical expertise, critical thinking, and collaborative practice within a fast-paced academic medical center.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

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

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year RN, NP, or PA experience in a Level III NICU or in a critical care setting.

• 2-3 years of experience in NICU, Cardiology, or consultation preferred.

• Surgical or cardiology advanced knowledge and experience preferred

Licensure/

Certifications:

• A current Massachusetts NP or PA license required

• Neonatal NP or Certified Acute Care Pediatric NP strongly preferred

* Sign-on bonus of $5,000 (for people 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.

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