Clinical Nurse (Department of Dermatology)

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Works independently under the supervision of the physician to assess and treat phototherapy patients according to specific protocols and/or diseases.
• Communicates, consults and collaborates with other units/departments to assist in the comprehensive care of patients.
• Triages and answers patient calls, and calls in prescriptions under the direction of a physician order. Ensures patient and physician calls are returned in a timely manner, and all patient interactions are documented appropriately in EPIC or as specified.
• Answers questions from patients regarding physician instructions, medications, prescription refills, biopsy results, and/or other aspects of clinical care.
• Function as liaison between dermatologists, primary care providers, nurse case manager, inpatient personnel and health care professions in other specialties.
• Retrieves lab results, coordinates physician sign-off results, and calls patients with results according to clinical protocol.
• Provides crisis intervention as needed and triages complex cases; practices case management to ensure longitudinal care for patients and coordinates scheduling of complicated patient treatment courses within the divisions of Dermatology.
• Assists and/or oversees preparation of materials and solutions related to specimen preparation for skin biopsies.
• Assists physicians in the clinic and during minor surgery and procedures including but not limited to biopsies, injections, laser treatments, excisions, microdermabrasion, chemical peels and photodynamic light therapy and phototherapy in accordance with Maryland Board of Nursing guidelines.
• Assumes major role in patient and staff teaching both in groups and individually. With other team members, provides counseling and support to patients seeking medical, procedural and cosmetic services.
• Assists with providing training and/or competencies for staff.
• Maintains educational requirements relevant to this discipline to enhance self-development and improve the quality of patient care.
• Participates in ensuring a smooth operational clinic flow. Identifies barriers to service and creates solutions to ensure timely, safe, patient-centered care.
• Participates in ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission regulatory measure, lab certifications, and ambulatory site standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Individual must be a registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related discipline.
• Two years of clinical nursing experience within Dermatology.