Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Anesthesia - 20hrs *$2,500 Sign-on

Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

The newly created Cardiac Perioperative NP team is expanding and adding additional NPs to our team.

The Nurse Practitioner in Cardiac Perioperative Anesthesia will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with the perioperative and anesthesia teams to provide comprehensive care to patients preop/intraop/postoperatively in the OR and other anesthetizing locations.
• Conducting patient/family interviews and documenting patient medical history, review of systems, physical exam in the preanesthetic evaluation.
• Communicating the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of anesthesia to patients and families
• Offering expertise as consultant and educator to peri-operative nursing staff
• Participating in or leading the collection of data for anesthesia cancelations, criteria changes, and improvement processes
• Ordering, scheduling, and/or performing laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures such as urinalyses, pregnancy, blood tests, and x-rays
• Functions as a liaison between the anesthesia attending in charge, primary anesthesia, nursing team, and family to optimize patient care
• Prescribing and administering premedication prior to anesthesia
• Assisting the anesthesia team in procedural areas
• 20hrs - 10hr shifts
  To qualify, you must have:
  • A Master of Science in Nursing and certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner
  • MA licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse
  • 5 years of nursing experience in pediatrics (inpatient or outpatient) is preferred
    *Sign-on bonus of $2,500.00 (who have not worked at BCH in the past 2 years.)
    
    Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

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