Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner who works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team and is responsible for providing comprehensive and age appropriate care to both well and/or ill patients. This role educates patients and/or intervenes in acute or chronic illness. This individual practices within the guidelines of the unit department, and institution and approved by the State of Maryland. 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Uses advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge to identify acute and/or chronic health problems through a comprehensive, age appropriate assessment of patients/families.
• Sees and evaluates patients with a wide array of medical problems, including substance use disorders.
• Able to see patients in person and virtually.
• Effectively uses resources. Prioritizes and organizes work to meet the changing priorities of the functional unit and/or cost center.
• Authority for coordinating and making decisions regarding patient care. Interoperates results and communicates the results to patients. 
• Coordinates ongoing care.
• Provides guidance and direction to other unit staff where applicable.
• Analyzes research findings and current trends in area of specialty and applies, as appropriate, to improve the management of patient care. 
• Participates in the research process.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

Education

•  Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant Program

Or

• Master's Degree from an accredited School of Nursing.

•  Completion of accredited NP program in area of specialty.

Work Experience

• Three years of related clinical Advanced Practice Provider experience.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Advanced clinical skills in specialty area or equivalent.
• Advanced research knowledge, including interpretation, utilization, and conduct.
• General computer knowledge and capability to use computer.
• Ability to incorporate into practice theoretical concepts and advanced clinical skills with patients, families, and interdisciplinary health care team members.
• Analytical ability necessary to diagnose patients and to develop and implement plans of action for long and short term management of acute and chronic health.
• Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with all members of the  interdisciplinary health care team to enhance collaboration and problem-solving.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in order to provide information to patients and health care personnel.
• Ability to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment.

Required Licensure/Certification:

• Current Physician Assistant or Registered nurse licensure in the state of Maryland and Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner by the State of Maryland.

Tools & Equipment

• Able to operate patient care equipment, computers, and general office equipment.

Physical Requirements:

• Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous material, aggressive patients, pharmacological agents, with little likelihood of harm if established health precautions are followed.
• Work requires standing and/or walking for extended periods of time.
• Work requires positioning, assisting, and/or providing emergency restraining of aggressive patients and patients experiencing loss of control; and transporting patients and/or equipment from one location to another with little likelihood for injury if proper body mechanics and procedures are followed.

Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG 
Starting Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: variable Monday to Friday 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM DOM General Internal Medicine 
Personnel area: School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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