Nurse Practitioner/PA, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

• Working closely with the ARFID Director and members of the interdisciplinary team, which includes GI, Nutrition, Psychology, and Social Work. Approximately 50% (3 clinical sessions per week) of time will be spent in direct patient care of children and adolescents with ARFID disorders in our outreach clinics; and the remainder of the role will be focused on patient education, support of our ARFID patients for clinical needs, and support for patients participating in clinical studies.
• Functioning with a high level of independence in caring for children and young adults with ARFID.

Clinical responsibilities:

• Triaging newly referred cases and second opinions to ARFID; reviewing outside medical records; communicating with referring physicians and new patient families as needed to facilitate referral.
• Assessing and treating new and return patients in ambulatory setting, with collaboration of a physician.
• Acting as a liaison between the ARFID and inpatient team for hospitalized patients
• In collaboration with administrative staff, NP will act as primary communicator for clinical patient questions and phone calls; and assisting with prior authorizations and refill
• Providing comprehensive patient education for patients with new diagnoses as well as those starting new treatments.

Programmatic responsibilities

• Showing innovation and leadership in developing and recommending policies and procedures to improve the quality, family-centeredness and cost-effectiveness of patient care within ARFID program.
• Identifying patient educational needs and developing educational materials.
• Planning, organizing and overseeing policies and procedures designed to improve the patient/family experience.

To qualify, you must have...

• Graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Massachusetts NP or PA license.
• Strong physical assessment and diagnostic skills as well as patient education, and coordination of care skills.
• Ability to travel to outreach locations, as the NP will see patients at Longwood campus as well as our satellite locations including Waltham.
• Prior experience with pediatric gastroenterology patients, Psychology and/or Adolescent patients preferred
• Schedule: 24 hours, (3) 8 hour days.

The mission of the multidisciplinary ARFID program is to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with ARFID from around the world.

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, childcare 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.