Physician Assistant

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing many patient-oriented tasks such as interviewing patients, taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, making tentative diagnoses, prescribing appropriate treatments, and performing appropriate procedures.
• Educate patients/participants and/or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health, and intervene in acute or chronic illness.
• The Physician Assistant ensures patient, and physician calls are returned in a timely manner, and all patient interactions are documented appropriately in the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
• Function as a liaison between Pediatric Emergency Medicine, primary care providers, nurse case managers, inpatient personnel and health care professionals in other specialties.
• Triage pages, responding as needed, or forwarding a detailed message to the appropriate physician.
• Answer questions from patients regarding physician instructions, medications, prescription refills, and/or other aspects of clinical care.
• Retrieve diagnostic results, coordinate physician sign-off of results, and call patients with results according to clinic protocol.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development and remains current in clinical practice by attending relevant continuing education programs.
• Responsible and accountable for time management, professional relationships, and interpersonal interactions.
• Regularly attend all departmental meetings, assisting with an educational mission when necessary.
• Assesses and/or manages follow-up plans, specific to the age of the patient served.
• Regularly gives effective, complete, and accurate instructions regarding good health maintenance to include disease prevention and home health care according to department guidelines and under the supervision of a physician.
• Records and documents health assessment data necessary to maintain, coordinate and/or expedite required services.
• This position acts as a resource to health care staff and implements programs to improve the health status of patients/families, taking into consideration the developmental needs of the parents and families.
• Consistently requests consultations with appropriate departments when necessary.

This is a clinical operations position that will work in the Pediatrics ED. The shifts may vary because this is a 24/7 service, but it will remain a full-time position essential staff. Staff may work weekends, days, evenings, and night shifts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree; Certification by the NCCPA or similar national
• Must be licensed in State of Maryland or other state where practicing

• 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

• Certification similar national certifying body.
• Completion of Master’s Degree with additional clinical training.
• Current CPR certification required.

Classified Title: Physician Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $112,572 - $152,900 Annually ($125,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Su - Sa; times and days will vary
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Ped Emergency 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.

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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