Temporary (6 month) APRN -Allergy/Research

Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: November 19, 2024

Job Description:

This Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for:

• Various studies of new therapies for food allergy and atopic dermatitis (AD) including oral and epicutaneous immunotherapy, fecal transplantation and systemic therapies for AD. Specific responsibilities will include
• Recruiting patients
• Coordinating patient visits, completing paperwork
• Perform physical exams during research visits
• Conducting food challenges, desensitizations, updosings and fecal transplantations.
• Point person for patient calls with concerns or reactions
• Active member of food allergy research group
• Seeing patients in allergy clinic 2 - day sessions weekly
• Both food allergy and general allergy patients
• Some sessions may be in a satellite location
• Conduct food challenges on Fegan 6 and in the Center for Translational research
• Serving as a liaison to CTSU for food allergy and atopic dermatitis studies
  To qualify, you must have:
  • A Master's in Nursing and FNP or PNP Certification
  • Massachusetts APRN, DEA, and MCSR licenses
  • Pediatric NP experience or Boston Children's Hospital RN experience preferred
  • Superb communication skills, flexibility and demonstrated ability to work as a team
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and meticulous follow-through
  • Strong written and verbal skills
  • The ability to work 40 hours a week- this position is temporary for 6 months and is not benefits eligible.
    
    Keywords:
    Nurse Practitioner, Allergy Research, Food Allergy, Atopic Dermatitis, Clinical Trials, Patient Care, Medical Research, Pediatric Nursing, Immunotherapy, Healthcare
    

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