CO Nurse Practitioner
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Mar 4, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Nursing, Administrative, Student Affairs, Health Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Department of Surgery, Trauma Division is seeking anAcute Care 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.
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. Current CPR certification required. Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment. Completion of the JH Bayview credentialing process is required prior to start date. Previous ICU experience preferred.
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.
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.
This description is a general statement of required duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.
Classified
Title:Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range:ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range:Competitive; Commensurate
with experience
Employee Group:Full Time
Schedule:Monday - Friday; 4 days weekly with some
weekend rotations
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location:JH Bayview
Department Name:Surgery, General Surgery
Bayview
Personnel Area:Johns Hopkins Bayview Med
Ctr
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 atjhurecruitment@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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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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.
EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm
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