Pediatric and Neonatal ICU Physician's Assistant​/Nurse Practitioner

Pediatric and Neonatal ICU Physician’s Assistant / Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center

Position Type:
Full-Time/Regular

Job Location:

Boston, MA
Salary Grade: $-$

• Interview patients and families and perform physical examination (including obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories).
• Develop a problem list, differential diagnosis and treatment; recommend options and courses of action for patient care.
• Determine abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as X‑rays and laboratory studies, and interpreting results.
• Place and modify care orders.
• Complete documentation for admission, daily and discharge notes.
• Interface with multidisciplinary team members (i.e., nursing, respiratory therapy, dietary, case management, etc.).
• NICU: attend deliveries alone and with the NICU attending.
• Provide consultations for Newborn Nursery as requested.
• Implement physician directives.
• Rounding with team.
• Provide ongoing patient assessment and intervention.
• Consult specialty and surgical services under direction of attending MD.
• Coordinate discharge including follow‑up appointments, equipment, and discharge teaching.
• Perform therapeutic procedures appropriate to the unit following training (central line placement and removal, arterial line placement, chest tube placement, endotracheal intubation, procedural sedation).
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols.
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements.
• Participate in continuing education, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, educational conferences and research studies.
• Respond to Pediatric Rapid Responses and Pediatric Codes outside the PICU/NICU.
• Participate in unit patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
• Keep abreast of advances in patient care.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Graduate of an accredited and/or approved nurse practitioner or physician assistant program.
• Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner licensure within the first 3 months following receipt of a complete application for medical staff membership and privileges.
• Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications.
• Previous pediatric experience preferred.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to assess neonates through young adults.
• Interpersonal skills needed for interacting effectively with physicians, staff, patients and families.

Competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. Benefits include paid vacation, sick time, parental leave, CME expenses, and reduced tuition for faculty members and dependents.

If interested, send resume/CV and cover letter to:
tracy.bastien

Boston Medical Center proudly serves a diverse population in Boston and is a world‑class academic medical center affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine. BMC is the largest safety‑net hospital in New England and a primary teaching affiliate of BU‑CASM.

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