Registered Nurse, PECAN (Cardiac) Program

@ Boston Children's Hospital
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Registered Nurse, PECAN (Cardiac) Program

Boston, MA
Posted 2 weeks ago

About the job

The PECAN Program provides specialized nutrition and care for children with congenital heart issues. We seek a full-time nurse to support program growth, patient care, coordination, and education in inpatient and outpatient settings at Boston and Waltham.

Requirements

  • BSN degree
  • 2+ years pediatric nursing experience
  • Knowledge of NG tube care
  • Strong communication skills
  • EPIC EMR and authorization knowledge

Qualifications

  • MA RN license
  • BLS and PALS certifications
  • Experience in pediatric cardiac care
  • Organizational skills
  • Teamwork orientation

Full job description

The PECAN Program is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary nutrition program within the Heart Center that provides individualized, highly specialized support for pediatric patients with congenital heart disease. The team is seeking a full-time nurse to support programmatic growth and care coordination for this special population.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Providing team–based care to patients with known congenital or acquired heart disease and arrhythmias, requiring cardiology and nutritional team interventions for growth and nutritional evaluation.
  • Supporting patient care in both Inpatient (Boston) and Outpatient Cardiology .
  • Attending clinic sessions to facilitate patient flow, complete nursing assessment, and provide patient and family education
  • Ensuring care coordination and timely follow-up by communicating with families, primary care providers, other specialists and community agencies
  • Providing discharge planning including patient and family education and coordination with the inpatient unit for transition to home care
  • Triaging phone calls from parents and outside providers as well as assisting with provider messages and care coordination.
  • Supporting, then transitioning to oversight of Outpatient “Cares for Kids” visits (Mass Health initiative)
  • Supporting, then transitioning to oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring within PECAN
  • Working 40 hours per week, working at Boston and Waltham satellite locations.
Minimum qualifications:
Education:
  • BSN degree
Experience:
  • At least 2 years of ambulatory or inpatient pediatric nursing experience preferred, with preference for pediatric cardiac care or GI experience.
  • Strong knowledge of NG tube placement and care
  • Strong written and verbal communication, organizational and collaboration skills
  • Preference for EPIC EMR and Prior Authorization experience
License/certification:
  • MA RN License.
  • BLS required, PALS required within 1 year.


The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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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