🧠Locum Nurse Practitioner Neurosurgery | Boston, MA
Updated 10/25/26
02114, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery-Neurosurgery
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
Other
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
We are seeking a Locum Nurse Practitioner specializing in Neurosurgery to provide pediatric inpatient neurosurgical care in Boston, MA.
The position offers a structured daytime schedule with 3 thirteen hour shifts per week for 2 weeks each month. There are no night shifts, no holidays & no call requirements.
The NP will work alongside residents & the pediatric neurosurgery team, focusing entirely on patient care. APPs do not participate in the operating room.
Job Responsibilities
• Evaluate pediatric neurosurgery patients
• See patients requiring clinical evaluation
• Review & enter patient orders
• Manage inpatient clinical needs
• Coordinate patient discharges
• Monitor patient progress & treatment plans
• Collaborate with residents, physicians & the multidisciplinary care team
• Provide direct patient care in the inpatient neurosurgery setting
• Remove Hemovac & JP drains when clinically appropriate
Qualifications
• Board Certified in Neurosurgery
• Minimum 1 year of neurosurgery experience required
• Active Massachusetts medical license required
• Massachusetts licensing must be in hand
• Epic EMR experience required
• Pediatric inpatient neurosurgery experience preferred
• Ability to manage pediatric neurosurgical patients independently
• Ability to perform or assist with drain removal preferred
Working Hours
• 6:00 AM–7:00 PM
• Coverage required for 2 weeks per month
• Day shifts only
• No night shifts
• No holiday shifts
• No call requirements
• No OR responsibilities for APPs
• 8 hours of initial orientation
Skills
• Neurosurgical patient assessment
• Inpatient rounding
• Clinical order management
• Patient discharge planning
• Hemovac drain removal
• JP drain removal
• Pediatric patient care
• Epic EMR proficiency
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Clinical decision making
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