CO Nurse Practitioner
The Department of Surgery, Trauma Division is seeking an Acute Care CO Nurse Practitioner to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team and is responsible for providing comprehensive care, including preoperative and postoperative care to patients being evaluated for Trauma. AP provides patient education as well as routine history and physical assessments and evaluation of lab tests.
This individual will assist with inpatient (on the Surgical Floor), outpatient care (in the Surgery Clinic) and work with the Trauma Surgery team; order appropriate treatments and medications; strive for quality patient care and safety initiatives; and complete all necessary documentation and billing information as appropriate and meet compliance guidelines. The AP is responsible for providing comprehensive and age-appropriate care to both well and/or ill patients.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Patient Care
- Provides comprehensive, age appropriate, and episodic care to patients as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
- Obtains patient history; Performs patient care and physical or tertiary examinations; Prepares patient summaries
- Develops treatment plan for discharge.
- Provides information to staff regarding patient's care plan and condition.
- Responds and handles telephone calls related to trauma patients.
- Completes patient requested documents (FMLA).
- Consistently develops effective treatment plans for assigned patients according to established protocols and procedures.
- Regularly confers and consults with Surgeons 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 clinical guidelines.
- Provides education to patient and family members regarding diagnosis, complications, treatment and medications in order to provide them with continuous information.
Refers
- Works in collaboration with the physician and realizes and is able to detect those deviations from normalcy or from established protocols which require consultation and/or referral to appropriate specialty areas including physicians, nutrition, psycho-social, and other resources.
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.
- Additional experience may substitute for Master's Degree, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
**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: Nurse Practitioner
Job Posting Title (Working Title): CO Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $102,000 - $152,900 ($140,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Sur Bay Gen Surgery BMC
Personnel area: School of Medicine