Boston Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Nurse Practitioner to join our Level 1 trauma center inpatient team. This role will collaborate closely with a team of 11 surgeons, 8 advanced practice providers, and the Boston University residency training program. The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for performing patient rounds, placing orders, documenting daily notes and discharge summaries, and actively participating in multidisciplinary rounds. The position includes weekend shifts but does not require night, holiday, or on-call coverage.
A licensed and credentialed Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up under the direction of 1 or more physicians in the hospital setting. The NP performs age and specialty appropriate physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines. As an expert professional, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process, supervision of clinical practice, research involvement, consultative services, inter and intradepartmental liaison, education, leadership and patient care management across the health care continuum from preventative, acute care through discharge.
Position: Nurse Practitioner-MNA
Department: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery