Boston Children's Hospital

Nurse Practitioner, Developmental Medicine (40 hours)

Boston Children's Hospital • $90K — $120K *
Brookline, MA 02446In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Nursing required, Doctorate preferred
  • 1 year of nursing experience required
  • Experience in Developmental-Behavioral pediatrics preferred
  • 3+ years pediatric experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse preferred
  • MA license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner required
  • Certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner required
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct patient care in an ambulatory clinical setting
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team for neurodevelopmental evaluations
  • Assess patients' medical, behavioral, and psychological needs
  • Prescribe and monitor behavioral health medications
  • Provide psycho-education and behavioral recommendations
  • Work full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Benefits

  • Supportive interdisciplinary team environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Access to specialized training in developmental-behavioral pediatrics
  • Standard weekday hours, promoting work-life balance
Full Job Description
Job Posting Description

Position Summary/ Department Summary:
Nurse Practitioner, Developmental Medicine

Key Responsibilities:
  • Providing direct patient care in an ambulatory clinical setting with an interdisciplinary team of developmental-behavioral pediatricians, psychologists, and APRNs providing neurodevelopmental evaluations and on-going follow up for children age birth thru adolescence.
  • Presenting concerns include but not limited to Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and Elimination Disorders.
  • Assessing patients' medical, behavioral, and psychological needs and conditions
  • Prescribing and monitoring behavioral health medications
  • Providing psycho-education and behavioral recommendations
  • Working 40 hours per week, five 8 hour days Monday through Friday
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
  • A Master of Science in Nursing required, Doctorate preferred
Experience:
  • Experience in Developmental-Behavioral pediatrics/providing care to patients with neurodevelopmental conditions preferred
  • 1 year of nursing experience required
  • 3+ years pediatric experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
Licensure/ Certifications:
MA license to practice as Nurse Practitioner (certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner required)

About Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric hospital. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 on-staff members of the Institute of Medicine and 9 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The hospital is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Learn more about Boston Children's Hospital
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1869
* Ladders Estimates

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