Nurse Practitioner, MICU (40 hr)

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 ketoacidosis, 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

Education:

• A Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) 

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of Pediatric ICU experience.
• 1-2 years of Pediatric acute care NP 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 

 *Sign-on bonus of $5,000.00 for fulltime 40 hours (for people who have not worked at BCH in the past 2 years.)

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