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Job Req ID:  113741

Nurse Practitioner

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner, to work collaboratively as a member of an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) team to provide comprehensive care to patients on the Progressive Care Unit and the ambulatory setting for the Electrophysiology service. The APP will work collaboratively with physicians, fellows, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, social workers, physical, occupational and speech therapists, and consultant physicians within a multi-disciplinary team for the Department of Medicine.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for standardized, comprehensive care to patients with multiple medical conditions and post-operative patients.
  • Obtain history and perform physical examinations on patients newly admitted to the unit.
  • Follow-up pre and post-operative cardiology patients in the clinic.
  • Participate in daily rounds to report the progress of specific patients and help establish and implement care plans safely and effectively.
  • Orders and interprets laboratory tests, EKGs, radiographic exams, and other diagnostic studies.
  • Initiates or modifies routine, complex, and emergent medication regimens and therapies.
  • Perform device interrogations.
  • Communicate with healthcare team members to ensure patient and organizational needs are met.
  • Assist with coordinating the discharge of patients out of the hospital to various settings.
  • Educate patients and families regarding the nature of their clinical problems, prognoses, and options for continued care.
  • Regularly attends scheduled continuing education programs to ensure current knowledge of procedures, protocols, and clinical care issues.
  • Participate in hospital-wide and unit-based committees and meetings focusing on quality assurance and safety programs for the unit.


Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Must have advanced clinical skills and the ability to apply theoretical concepts as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team providing care to patients and their families.
  • Must have the ability to diagnose and implement a medical care plan for the short and long-term care of acute and chronic health conditions in the intensive care unit.
  • Be able to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to function effectively and adapt to a dynamic and often changing work environment.
  • Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Possess advanced interpersonal skills necessary to collaborate and communicate effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to enhance problem-solving in the best interest of the patient.
  • Provide detailed and comprehensive documentation of all patient care-related services as part of the hospital medical record.
  • Must have general computer knowledge and the ability to use computerized medical information systems.


Physical Requirements

  • Sitting in a seated position for extended periods.
  • Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
  • Finger dexterity is required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
  • Communication skills using the spoken word.
  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
  • Ability to move standard equipment through a hospital or clinical environment.


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.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Two years of clinical experience preferred.
  • IBHRE certification is desirable but not required.

 

 

Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG  
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $151,400 ($94,580 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 3 12.5 Hr Days/Week 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM DOM Cardiology 
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law:
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Accommodation Information
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Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

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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