PartTime Pediatric and Neonatal ICU Physicians AssistantNurse Practitioner

About the Role

Boston Medical Center Department of Pediatrics is seeking Physician Assistants (PA) or Nurse Practitioners (NP) to be part of a team of Advance Practice Providers (PAs and NPs) who provide care under the supervision of an intensivist physician to critically‑ill patients in both our Level III Neonatal ICU (22 beds) and Pediatric ICU (4 beds). The NICU is staffed 24/7 by an in‑house intensivist providing direct supervision to APPs.

The PICU is staffed by pediatric intensivists who are in‑house during the day and may be at home or in‑house overnight depending on acuity and the needs of the patients and unit. APPs overlap with Boston Children’s combined residents to provide frontline care to our patients.

• Interview patients and families and perform physical examination (including obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories).
• Develop a problem list, differential diagnosis and treatment, recommending 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 test 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.
• Round 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 unit following training (i.e., 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 patients 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 the 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.

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (BU‑CASM) offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. Our staff receive a highly competitive salary and generous benefits that include paid vacation, sick time, parental leave, and CME expenses. Faculty members and their dependents qualify for greatly reduced tuition at Boston University. Compensation ranges between $ and $. The salary will be set based on qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and departmental budget;

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