Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Epilepsy

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Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Epilepsy, Department of Neurology,

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (BU-CASM)

The Nurse Practitioner (NP)/Physician Assistant (PA-C) will partner with and perform clinical duties under the general supervision of the Division Chief of Epilepsy. The candidate will be responsible for providing outpatient clinical care and some inpatient care in support of epilepsy patients and those with seizure-related disorders.

The Department of Neurology at Boston Medical Center is a full-service clinical and academic program that provides advanced treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders of the brain, nervous system, peripheral nerves, spinal cord, and related muscle and blood vessels. Our team includes highly experienced physicians and nurse practitioners who subspecialize in all major areas of neurology. We have multidisciplinary programs in neuro-critical care, neuro-oncology, infectious disease, and cerebrovascular disease that provide our patients with a broad spectrum of treatment options. Boston Medical Center is committed to ensuring all patients have access to the highest quality healthcare, regardless of background or financial means. We work with our colleagues to provide all patients with outstanding care in a truly compassionate environment.

Schedule:  This role will be structured as a 4-day per week, 10-hr per day position, although alternate arrangements for a full-time role could be considered.  Responsibilities will include both shared clinics with neurology physicians and clinics and inpatient care where the candidate will function as an independent practitioner.

General Responsibilities:

• Obtaining complete medical history and performing a physical examination.
• Ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and imaging studies.
• Formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Evaluating outcomes of patient care and making necessary revisions in care plan.
• Setting priorities for appropriate and efficient management of patient care that reflect cost-effective management of time, available human resources, supplies, and equipment.
• Performing physical examinations within prescribed guidelines and appropriate to patient needs.
• Recording pertinent patient care findings in the medical record.
• Maintaining an interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information with appropriate providers within neurology and other departments at Boston Medical Center
• Seeking and providing consultative and support services as required in the inpatient setting.
• Assisting in coordinating care for complex patient care situations in collaboration with all Division of Epileptology team members, acting on availability and awareness of community resources and assisting staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them.
• Supporting epileptologists with care management utilizing the full capacity of licensed skills.
• Prescribing and/or dispensing medication.
• May be involved with a patient's medical care in any role which the attending physician deems proper and consistent with applicable law, hospital regulations, delineation of privileges, and the Nurse Practitioner's or Physician Assistant’s training, knowledge, skill, and experience.

Requisite Skills:

• Expert clinical judgment and ability to be self-directive and demonstrate initiative in an expanded role.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with the various members of the health care team, patients, and families in a supportive clinical care environment.
• Computer proficiency, inclusive of the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data/information required.
• Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with the practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
• Full command (verbal and written) of the English language.
• Commitment to caring for a diverse population of patients.

Job Requirements:

Qualified Nurse Practitioner (NP):

• Hold master’s degree in nursing
• Have a current license to practice as a registered nurse practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with APRN authorization by the Board of Registration in Nursing
• Be registered with the ANCC or other accrediting organization for Nurse Practitioners

Qualified Physician Assistant (PA-C):

• Hold at least a bachelor’s degree and must be a graduate of a PA Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) or its predecessor
• Be eligible for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA) PANCE and eligible for PA licensure in the State of Massachusetts

Documentation of the Massachusetts PA license and initial NCCPA certification is required upon hire

NP/PA-C must have the following:

• Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
• A Federal DEA Controlled Substance Registration
• Current BLS Certification.
• Clinical experience in a neurology setting or with a neurological patient population is preferred.

Location:  Boston

Compensation:  Boston University School of Medicine offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. 

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (BUCASM) offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience.  We continue to evaluate our compensation plan to remain one of the most competitive in salary and benefits.  Our staff receive a highly competitive salary and generous benefits that include paid vacation, sick time, parental leave, educational leave, bereavement leave, and CME expenses. Faculty members and their dependents qualify for 90% reduced tuition at Boston University, ranked among the top 50 universities in the US.

Salary range: $80,2000 to $269,851 

Apply:   If interested in this employment opportunity, please send your resume/CV and cover letter, via this job post or directly to: karin.laping@bmc.org

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and the departmental budget. The above hiring range represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

About Us:  Boston Medical Center proudly serves a diverse population in Boston and boasts a world-class academic medical center in Boston University School of Medicine, with a commitment to caring for all patients, including the underserved.   BMC is a 514-bed academic medical center located in Boston’s historic South End. The largest safety-net hospital in New England, BMC provides consistently excellent and accessible health care to all. BMC is the primary teaching affiliate of BU-CASM, a highly ranked medical school dedicated to urban and international health and a recognized leader in groundbreaking medical research.

Boston Medical Center is the academic teaching hospital for Boston University School of Medicine. Boston Medical Center is the academic teaching hospital for Boston University School of Medicine.

Boston is an exciting place to live with everything a major world city can offer.  The “smallest big city” in the US, enjoy watching the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox, then hop a flight to Paris at Logan International Airport, just 10 minutes from downtown. Boston is also the nation’s healthcare hub and offers dramatic opportunities for innovation and academic advancement in the healthcare industry. Bostonians enjoy surrounding parks, beaches, and forest preserves by day, and local breweries, eclectic restaurants, historic theaters, and world-class music and arts by night, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Boston Ballet. With the most Colleges and Universities in the country, Boston feels young, cutting edge, and highly academic. 

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Boston Medical Center and Boston University equal opportunity employers, committed to a common mission of improving the health of Boston’s residents while adhering to the highest standards of academic medicine. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Boston University conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions.  The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after the execution of an offer letter.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, experience, education, lice