Boston Children's Hospital

Registered Nurse, C.A.R.E.S. Program/Transplant

Boston Children's Hospital • $75K — $95K *
Boston, MA 02115In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's of Science in Nursing Degree
  • 3-5 years of acute care RN experience
  • Pediatric and transplant experience preferred
  • Current MA RN License
  • BLS certification

Responsibilities

  • Implement the CARES for Kids Program in the Pediatric Transplant Center
  • Enroll eligible transplant patients and ensure compliance with program requirements
  • Conduct staff education and development for the CARES program
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for comprehensive pediatric care
  • Prepare for clinic sessions and provide patient/family education
  • Support phone triage and longitudinal care coordination
  • Provide cross coverage for RN needs across all PTC programs

Benefits

  • 40-hour work week with four 10-hour days
  • Opportunity to work in a specialized pediatric transplant setting
  • Collaboration with a diverse, multidisciplinary healthcare team
  • Focused on improving care for children with complex medical needs
  • Potential for professional development in program leadership
Full Job Description
Job Posting Description

Department/Position Summary:
CARES for Kids is a MassHealth program to support clinics that care for children with medical complexity. This program will be available for solid organ transplant patients in the Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) who are MassHealth members under 21 years old who meet the medical necessity criteria. This RN will be responsible for leading the development, implementation and oversight of the coordination for Boston Children's Hospital CARES for Kids Program within the PTC. The RN will serve as the clinical expert and strategic resource to get eligible transplant patients enrolled in the program, work with the centralized CARES program at BCH and coordinate with patients and families.

Key responsibilities:
  • Implementing, overseeing, enrolling, documenting and coordinating the CARES for Kids Program for the PTC
  • Partnering with the BCH centralized CARES for Kids staff to support, enroll and be compliant with the program's requirements.
  • Providing staff education and development programs for the CARES program
  • Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary team of MDs, NPs, RNs, Administrative, Social Work, Pharmacy and Registered Dietician colleagues to provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients with lung failure and those pre and post lung transplant.
  • Pre-clinic preparation, clinic session support, phone triage, patient/family education and longitudinal care coordination in the lung transplant program.
  • Provide cross coverage RN needs across all PTC programs
  • Working 40 hours per week Monday through Friday, four 10 hour days.

Minimum qualifications:
Education:
  • Bachelor's of Science Nursing Degree.
Experience:
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of acute care RN experience; pediatric and transplant experience preferred.
License/certification:
  • A current MA RN License
  • BLS certification

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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