Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, MICU
Listed on 2026-06-27
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Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, ICU Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse/APRN
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, MICU (40 hours) | Boston Childrens Hospital
Position Summary/
Department Summary:
Our 22-bed MICU at Boston Children's Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional care for patients spanning the age continuum. We manage a wide range of diagnoses, including respiratory failure & complex respiratory disease progression, septic shock, heart failure, diabetic keto acidosis, metabolic crises, post-lung transplant care, and patients with chronic medical complexity. Join a compassionate and highly skilled team that values personalized care and the power of multidisciplinary collaboration to deliver the best outcomes for our patients and their families.
We are a close-knit group committed to empowering autonomous practice in our nurse practitioners to actively participate in bedside care and make crucial management decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing front-line care and coordination for complex, critically ill patients in the MICU, including assessment, diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, bedside procedures, and family-centered care.
- Collaborating and consulting with acute care providers and interdisciplinary team members on all assigned inpatients during daily rounds. Managing assigned patients throughout the course of the day.
- Participating in ongoing research and quality improvement initiatives.
- Facilitating patient/family and multidisciplinary team education.
- Working 40 hours per week, rotating day/night shifts and a maximum of every third weekend
Minimum Qualifications
- A Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies
- A minimum of 2 years of Pediatric ICU experience.
- 1-2 years of Pediatric acute care NP or PA experience is preferred; new graduates will also be considered with previous ICU experience.
Licensure/
Certifications:
- MA licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse PNP or FNP or Physician Assistant
This role offers a competitive sign-on bonus ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, based on your experience. (For people who have not worked at BCH in the past 2 years.)
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