Career Center
Posted: 03-May-23
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 108879-en_US
We are seeking a Sr. Nurse Practitioner who will be involved in work of their clinical sub-specialty, involving a greater level of managing complex patients through advanced decision making, greater level of independence in assessments and procedures. The Sr. NP is considered a resource within their disease group.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Patient Care
- Provides expert level comprehensive, age appropriate, and episodic care to complex patients within the sub-specialty as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
- Interprets data, makes diagnoses and orders appropriate intervention.
- Obtains patient history; Performs patient care and physical examinations;
- Prepares patient summaries; Develops care/treatment plan; Attends out-patient clinics and assists with patient management.
- Develops care/treatment plan.
- Provides information to staff regarding patient's care plan and condition.
- Consistently develops effective care/treatment plan for assigned patients according to established protocols and procedures.
- Regularly confers and consults with appropriate supervisory physician and/or other pertinent professionals before implementing treatment plan.
- Consistently structures all patient care plans to meet educational, physical and social needs appropriate to the patient's age.
- Consistently provides relevant patient care information to the appropriate staff member according to department guidelines.
- Provides education to patient and family members regarding diagnosis, complications, treatment and medications in order to provide them with continuous information.
- Routine laboratory procedures such as cultures, smears, venipuncture, electrocardiograms.
- Performs advanced oncology related procedures such as bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, skin biopsy, lumbar puncture, bone marrow harvest, and other procedures as necessary, including paracentesis and thoracentesis as called upon within the scope of practice.
Provides Emergency Care
- Maintains CPR certification.
- Maintains airway, breathing, circulation.
- Starts and provides basic CPR.
- Orders and administers anti-anaphylactic and supportive medications.
Prescribes Drugs
- Is credentialed as an independent writer of chemotherapy orders. Independently writes and signs chemotherapy orders consistent with JHH policy and with their scope of practice.
- Prescribes medications, including oral, parenteral, intramuscular, or subcutaneous drugs.
- Prescribes Schedule 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4,5 drugs under the guidelines of the Maryland Nurse Practice Act and the DEA.
Research Coordination
- Will identify patients' eligibility for IRB approved clinical research studies.
- Will work with specific protocols to ensure that all protocol driven tests, examinations, and procedures are ordered, performed and evaluated and data is retrieved, entered on appropriate forms.
- Coordinates scheduling, orders appropriate tests, evaluates results, records data, performs patient evaluations and participates in care of patients on specific protocols regarding specific disease entities and treatment.
- Works in collaboration with the Principal Investigators of specific protocols to ensure the completeness of protocol requirements.
Educational Responsibilities
- Precepts new APPs and/or available to shadowing/teaching experiences of new staff and students.
- Develops expertise and expands knowledge in specific areas and shares that knowledge and expertise with colleagues as consultant in planning care for patients. Participates in rounds and meetings for consultation.
- Supervises and evaluates student/patient interactions in an academic setting.
- Assumes responsibility for patient care as provided by the student.
- Provides feedback for improvement within disease group.
- Adds value to disease group by initiating concepts for the group to function more effectively and efficiently.
- Is an EPIC Super User and EPIC resource for the disease group.
Fiscal Responsibility
- Assumes fiscal responsibility with working knowledge of evidence based medical model.
- Effectively uses resources of the patient and the institution.
- Is aware of and adheres to specific insurances while organizing and optimizing individualized care based on the disease state and restraints imposed by the HMO or insurances.
- Utilizes referrals to Home Health in order to provide optimum care in the appropriate setting.
- Has knowledge of and utilizes all available resources.
Referrals
- Establishes referral network.
- Collaborates with referring departments to ensure optimal patient experience throughout care continuum and among all multi-disciplinary team members.
- Works in collaboration with the physician.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Nursing;
- Registered Nurse License and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner. Must be licensed as NP in State of Maryland or other state where practicing.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in related clinical area and obtained proficiency in area of specialty.
- Residency or fellowship programs in area of specialization may substitute for some experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five years related experience preferred.
**Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR certification required. Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment. Completion of the JHH credentialing process is required prior to start date**
Physical Requirements:
Sitting, standing and walking for extended period. Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction. Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s). Ability to move standard equipment through a hospital or clinical environment.
Classified Title: Sr. Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,00 - $116,600 - $148,390 (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Onc Cancer Immunology/GI Clinical Re
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
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