Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedics Inpat, 36 hrs

Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Job Description:

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedics Inpat, 36 hrs at Boston Children's Hospital summary:
The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner in Orthopedics provides comprehensive care for Pediatric Orthopedic patients, managing all aspects of their treatment from admission to discharge. This role includes attending surgical rounds, coordinating care, and responding to emergent situations in a busy inpatient surgical setting. The position requires collaboration with orthopedic surgeons and a focus on pediatric orthopedic practices, necessitating a Master's degree and a current license in Massachusetts.
This Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for:

• Comprehensive care of Pediatric Orthopedic patients from newborn through young adult admitted to a busy surgical service.
• Attending surgical rounds, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests, pre-and post-op care/counseling, surgical wound management, and casting/bracing.
• Coordination of care including admission, specialty consultation, management of medical comorbidities, patient education, and discharge.
• Responding to emergent situations. Triage/ family calls.
• Provide specialty consult expertise to inpatient wards/ICU/community providers.
• Working in Boston location 36 hours per week, three 12 hour shifts Monday through Friday, 7a-7p, rotate in to weekend coverage monthly. (Optional holiday shifts)
  To qualify, you must have:
  • Master's Degree from a Physician Assistant program (or Master's in Nursing)
  • A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Physician Assistant. (Or a current Advance Practice Nurse license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
  • Previous experience as a PA/NP in pediatrics, orthopedics or other related area is strongly preferred
  • A strong desire to work in the pediatric orthopedic setting.
  • Ability to work in collaboration with a large group of orthopedic surgeons, trainees, and multidisciplinary staff is essential.
  • Analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, cross-functional experience-based knowledge.
  • Communication skills to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, and well-developed writing skills.
  • A high level of flexibility and a solution-based mindset in order to manage urgent and often unpredictable situations that arise in an inpatient setting.**Sign-on bonus of $4,500.00 for fulltime (36 hours) NP/PA hires (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.
    
    Keywords:
    Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Orthopedics, Clinical Care, Surgical Services, Healthcare, Patient Management, Emergency Response, Medical Consultation, Boston Children's Hospital
    

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