Per Diem - Clinical Assistant, M/SICU

Job description

Status Part-Time Standard Hours per Week: 1 Job Posting Category: Nursing: Job Posting Description: Position Summary/ Department Summary: The Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) cares for critically ill children, from newborns to college-age youth. We provide critical care services after major surgery and for virtually all hospital programs and all childhood conditions, with the exception of severely burned patients and children with cardiac disease. The Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Boston Children's is one of the highest-volume pediatric intensive care units in the United States. We have 40 state-of-the-art pediatric beds and care for more than 2,000 critically ill children annually. Our MSICU serves as one of the largest extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) centers in the U.S., treating about 60 children annually. We also house the first hospital-based simulator suite in a Boston teaching hospital, enhancing our clinicians’ training and preparedness for medical emergencies. Key Responsibilities: Minimum Qualifications Education: A HS Diploma or equivalent. Experience: - Under the supervision of the registered nurse the Clinical Assistant will help provid...