Position Summary/ Department Summary:
The Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital seeks qualified Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to join our multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
Education:
BCHAPP
The Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital seeks qualified Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to join our multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing care to infants, children, and adults with critical illness.
- Collaborating with supervising physicians to conduct patient assessments and medical history, physical exams, and diagnose health and developmental problems.
- Caring for patients with both acute and chronic disease by managing therapeutic regimens according to approved guidelines.
- Participating in intensive care unit medical rounds, including the presentation of clinical information and the progress and management of patients.
- Assisting with establishing a treatment plan and being included in all teaching activities conducted by the MSICU attending staff.
- Participating in ongoing research in the MSICU and offering expertise as a consultant and educator to other staff.
- Ability to work full time, 40 hours/week, day/night rotation with every 3rd weekend, 12-hour shifts. Opportunities also available for permanent nights with every 4th weekend rotation.
Education:
- Master of Science in Nursing or Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies
- 1 year of critical care experience preferred.
- Will consider new graduates with previous ICU experience.
- Solid medical knowledge base for critical care medicine.
- Critical thinking skills and adaptability.
- Excellent communication skills and work collaboratively with medical and surgical colleagues, staff and trainees.
- A current Massachusetts NP or PA license required
BCHAPP
Related Jobs

Nurse Practitioner, Endocrinology

Advanced Practice Provider Trainer (NP or PA)
$125,000 - $130,000 / year

Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, After Hours Call Program
$57.88 - $81.95 / hour

