"Nocturnist Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine)"

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

We are seeking a Nocturnist Critical Care Nurse Practitioner at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, working as an independent clinician within a team setting, providing ICU-level care to patients in the Neuro Critical Care Unit with a medical staff appointment at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, working 100% nights. The Nocturnist, consistent with the area of practice and privileges, will be responsible during the night shift for providing ICU-level care to Neuro patients.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive and/or episodic health assessments for critically ill adults in the Neuro Critical Care Unit.
• Records and documents assessment data necessary to maintain, coordinate, and/or expedite required services.
• Perform history and physical exams, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings Identify differential diagnosis.

Establishes a Plan of Care including

• Order appropriate lab, radiographic, and other studies.
• Appropriately interpret results of lab, radiographic, and other studies.
• Performs tests and procedures as indicated within the scope of practice.
• Establish a plan of care related to the patient’s identified problems, including medication and therapeutic procedures.
• Consult with other team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines as necessary.

Implements Plan of Care safely and effectively. This will include

• Prescribes and regulates medications and performs other related procedures within the Maryland Board of Nursing scope of practice for the Nurse Practitioner.
• Record patient visit/interaction in a concise, clear, logical, and timely manner.
• Arrange referrals to appropriate specialties when needed.
• Triage patient telephone calls, messages, and interactions appropriately.
• Tracks patient compliance with treatment plan.

Organizes workload to meet patient and organizational needs, including

• Utilize time management to see patients efficiently as identified by departmental goals.
• Maintain a consistent level of productivity. Identifies problems that impede overall functioning and initiates appropriate interventions.
• Work collaboratively with the health team members to facilitate smooth operations of the unit.

Communicates with healthcare team members to ensure patient and organizational needs are met. This will include

• Supervise the activities of team members as appropriate.
• Identify areas of weakness in operational systems and make recommendations for improvements.
• Communicate significant information in an organized, logical, and concise manner to co-workers.
• Provide constructive feedback as it relates to performance in an appropriate manner.
• Adheres to the confidentiality policy as outlined in the interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Manual.
• Make recommendations to Administrative leadership related to Clinic administrative operations.
• Analyzes research findings and current trends in the area of specialty and applies the information, as appropriate, to improve the management of patient care.

Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary team

• Supports the orientation of newly hired nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students.
• Supports the education of the interdisciplinary team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing; Registered Nurse license and Certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Must be licensed as NP in State of Maryland or other state where practicing.
• Current CPR certification by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross required

Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Nocturnist Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine)
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $120,000 - $152,900 Annually ($140,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Nocturnal 37.5 hours/week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview
Department name: SOM Ane Bay Bayview ICU
Personnel area: School of Medicine