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Registered Nurse, Infusion and Day Treatment (IDT) Program

Boston Children's Hospital

  • Boston, MA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    The program emphasizes a safe, secure, and family-centered environment, fostering strong, ongoing relationships between patients, families, and a dedicated healthcare team. Work a schedule (36 hours/week) with a mix of 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts, including rotating days/evenings and every third weekend.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBoston, MA

    Description

    Department Summary:
    The Infusion and Day Treatment Program is a specialized outpatient care initiative serving patients from infancy through adulthood. It offers an alternative to inpatient hospitalization for individuals requiring infusion therapies and innovative medical day treatments. The program emphasizes a safe, secure, and family-centered environment, fostering strong, ongoing relationships between patients, families, and a dedicated healthcare team.

    Common Therapies Provided:
    • Blood and blood product transfusions
    • Emerging  therapies, complex infusion therapies, and gene therapies 
    • Metabolic enzyme replacement
    • Food and drug allergy challenges and desensitization
    • Management of outpatient PICC line complications
    • Diagnostic endocrine testing
    • Outpatient  new onset diabetes program
    • Outpatient sickle cell fever and pain programs

    Key Responsibilities:
    • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care
    • Administer infusions, provide day treatments, and offer clinical support in an outpatient setting
    • Work a schedule (36 hours/week) with a mix of 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts, including rotating days/evenings and every third weekend

    Minimum Qualifications
    Education:
    • A Bachelor's degree in nursing.

    Experience:
    • Minimum of 2 years of RN experience; pediatric experience preferred
    • Infusion experience and IV skills preferred.

    Licensure/ Certifications:
    • Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)

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