Nurse Practitioner or PA, Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit (PIMCU)

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview:

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in the Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit (PIMCU) will take on a pivotal role within the team, ensuring the provision of safe and high-quality clinical care. This position involves collaboration with physicians, pediatric trainees, and nursing staff to enhance patient care outcomes.

Primary Duties:

• Provide comprehensive clinical care to infants, children, and adolescents facing acute or chronic medical issues that necessitate intensive nursing and medical support outside of the ICU.
• Work closely with the supervising physician to perform detailed patient evaluations, gather medical histories, conduct physical exams, and identify developmental and health issues.
• Engage actively in medical rounds within the PIMCU, contributing to the presentation, formulation, and execution of evidence-based treatment strategies.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and research initiatives as opportunities arise.
• Thrive in a dynamic inpatient setting that requires collaboration with various consulting teams and interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Benefit from a structured onboarding program tailored to the APP’s clinical background, experience level, and educational needs.

Work Schedule: This role involves 12-hour inpatient shifts totaling 36 hours per week, with a rotation of up to 50% between day and night shifts, and working every third weekend. Holiday coverage will be based on service requirements.

Essential Qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of inpatient pediatric experience is required, with a preference for candidates who have worked with higher acuity or complex patients.
• Preferred: 1+ year of experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA).
• New graduate nurse practitioners with recent pediatric inpatient RN experience (ideally 2 years) in a similar patient demographic may also be considered.

Licensure and Certifications:

• A valid Massachusetts NP license (preferred Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, but Family Nurse Practitioners with pediatric experience will be considered) or PA license is required.
• BLS certification is mandatory; PALS certification is highly preferred.

Incentives: A sign-on bonus of $5,000 is available for new APP hires who have not been employed by our organization in the past two years.

The salary range posted reflects our organization’s reasonable and good-faith expectations at the time of this announcement. The final base pay offer will be influenced by various factors including skills, experience, education, and certifications.

Base pay is just one component of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible scheduling, affordable health, vision, and dental insurance, childcare and student loan assistance, generous paid time off, a 403(b) retirement savings plan, pension options, tuition reimbursement, and discounts on cell phone plans and public transportation passes. Join us to experience the rewards of teamwork and dedication.