Locum Acute Care NP Assignment - Boston, MA area
Job Description
Children's Hospital seeking a Locum Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
--Start date: 08/04/2026
--Contract length: 3 months with option to extend
--3x12 hour shifts per week
--No call
--Weekends primarily needed; 7a-7:30p or 7p-7:30a; night shift is highest need. 2-3 blocked shifts per week. Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday night schedule is preferred, or just Saturday and Sunday.
--Support staff: attending MD, charge APRN during days, 4 APRN Monday-Saturday, 3 on Sundays
--Department Description: anesthesia department, pain division
--Patient Volume: 10-12
--Patient Age Group: pediatrics
--EMR: EPIC
--No procedures for locums - provider will work in inpatient pain service. They take care of patients after surgery who have pain (cancer pain, sickle cell, etc).
--A lot of patients (approx. half) are critically ill or weaning from sedatives. They also take care of patients on PCAs and epidurals.
--Required: Must be Certified Peds NP or peds acute care NP with experience, MA license, DEA/CSR, PALS, minimum 2 years experience
--MMR and Varicella are required; COVID and Flu are required but allowed to have medical or religious exemptions.
Job ID 3223