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Johns Hopkins University CO Nurse Practitioner in Columbia, Maryland
The Department of Johns Hopkins of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine is seeking a CO Nurse Practitioner at the Howard County Medical Center and the Columbia Musculoskeletal Center to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment to evaluate and manage adult patients with acute and chronic pain complaints by established policies.
The Pain Division of ACCM serves patients in outpatient and inpatient settings across multiple JHM locations. This position will act as the primary provider of patient consults, and follow-ups, and will round on patients daily during the daytime hours Monday through Friday.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Conducts comprehensive and/or episodic health assessments of patients with acute and chronic pain.
Records and documents assessment data necessary to maintain, coordinate, and/or expedite required services.
Perform history and physical exams, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings; identify differential diagnoses.
Establishes a Plan of Care Including
Order appropriate lab, radiographic and other studies.
Appropriately interpret results of lab, radiographic, and other studies.
Performs tests and procedures as indicated within the scope of practice.
Establish a plan of care related to patients' identified problems, including medication and therapeutic procedures.
Consult with other team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines as necessary.
Implements Plan of Care safely & effectively
Prescribe and regulate medications and performs other related procedures per Nurse Practitioner-Physician written agreement.
Record patient visits/interactions in a concise clear logical and timely manner.
Arrange referrals to appropriate specialties when needed.
Triage and respond to patient telephone calls, messages, prior authorizations, and interactions appropriately.
Tracks patient compliance with a treatment plan.
Organizes workload to meet patient and organizational needs including,
Utilize time management to see patients efficiently as identified by departmental goals.
Maintain a consistent level of productivity. Identifies problems that impede overall functioning and initiates appropriate interventions.
Work collaboratively with the health team members to facilitate smooth operations of the unit.
Communicates with Healthcare Team Members to assure patient and organizational needs are met. This will include,
Supervise activities of team members as appropriate.
Identify areas of weakness in operational systems and makes recommendations for improvements.
Communicate significant information in an organized, logical, and concise manner to co-workers.
Provide constructive feedback as it relates to performance in an appropriate manner.
Adheres to the confidentiality policy as outlined in the interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Manual.
Make recommendations to Administrative leadership related to Clinic administrative operations.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's Degree in Nursing, Registered Nurse license and Certified as a nurse Practitioner.
Must be licensed as NP in the State of Maryland or another state where practicing.
Additional experience may substitute for a master's degree, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
Some prior experience in chronic or acute pain service preferred.
Will consider new NP graduate with at least two years RN inpatient setting experience.
Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner
Job Posting Title (Working Title): CO Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $148,390 ($109,000 budgeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday – Friday
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: JH at Howard County Hospital
Department name: 10002731-SOM Ane Pain
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.