will evaluate patients’ health status through diagnostic procedures and tests, provide therapeutic patient care under the direction of a physician, and in accordance with established policies and protocols.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Interview patients and compile patient medical histories to
assist in the determination of health status.
- Perform physical examinations of patients, noting normal and
abnormal findings.
- Obtain specimens from patients and run routine laboratory tests
and procedures, perform diagnostic tests, and order non-routine
laboratory tests or procedures as required.
- Analyze and evaluate patient history, physical examination
findings, and laboratory values, and make preliminary diagnoses of
patients for review by physicians.
- Develop care/treatment plans for patients according to
established protocols and procedures, confers and consults with
supervisory physicians and other professionals before implementing
treatment when needed.
- Perform procedures as required, such as biopsies, medical
injections, ED&C, excisions, while following sterile
techniques.
- Provide education and guidance to patients and family members
in maintaining good health and disease prevention.
- Attends regularly scheduled continuing education programs to
ensure current knowledge of procedures, health care plans, and
protocols.
- Facilitate communication between your team and other consulting
medical services. Request consultations with other departments, as
necessary.
- Acts as liaison with other medical services (social work,
rehabilitation medicine, etc.).
- Must maintain clinical documentation and respond to patient and
staff messaging in accordance with hospital/SOM bylaws.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in nursing.
- Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse
Practitioner.
- Must be licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of
Maryland.
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR
certification required.
- Must maintain current licensure and certification during the
duration of employment.
- Completion of the JHH credentialing process is required before
the start date.
Preferred Qualifications
- One year of experience in a Dermatology NP role.
- Prior Dermatology experience.
Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $152,900 Annually ($120,000
targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M - F; 8:30am - 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Der JHOPC Clinic
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.
The following additional provisions may apply depending on which
campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise
accordingly.
During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of
employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees
who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or
clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or
possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet
this requirement may result in termination of employment.
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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