Registered Nurse, PECAN (Cardiac) Program

The PECAN Program is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary nutrition program within the Heart Center that provides individualized, highly specialized support for pediatric patients with congenital heart disease. Key Responsibilities: Providing team–based care to patients with known congenital or acquired heart disease and arrhythmias, requiring cardiology and nutritional team interventions for growth and nutritional evaluation.

The PECAN Program is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary nutrition program within the Heart Center that provides individualized, highly specialized support for pediatric patients with congenital heart disease. The team is seeking a full-time nurse to support programmatic growth and care coordination for this special population.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing team–based care to patients with known congenital or acquired heart disease and arrhythmias, requiring cardiology and nutritional team interventions for growth and nutritional evaluation.
• Supporting patient care in both Inpatient (Boston) and Outpatient Cardiology . 
• Attending clinic sessions to facilitate patient flow, complete nursing assessment, and provide patient and family education
• Ensuring care coordination and timely follow-up by communicating with families, primary care providers, other specialists and community agencies
• Providing discharge planning including patient and family education and coordination with the inpatient unit for transition to home care
• Triaging phone calls from parents and outside providers as well as assisting with provider messages and care coordination.
• Supporting, then transitioning to oversight of Outpatient “Cares for Kids” visits (Mass Health initiative)
• Supporting, then transitioning to oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring within PECAN
• Working 40 hours per week, working at Boston and Waltham satellite locations.

Minimum qualifications:
Education:

• BSN degree

Experience:

• At least 2 years of ambulatory or inpatient pediatric nursing experience preferred, with preference for pediatric cardiac care or GI experience. 
• Strong knowledge of NG tube placement and care
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational and collaboration skills
• Preference for EPIC EMR and Prior Authorization experience

License/certification:

• MA RN License.
• BLS required, PALS required within 1 year.