Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is seeking a Clinical Nurse who will work with a team of physicians, APPs, trainees, nurses and administrative clinical support staff to provide care to patients.
This position requires the ability to communicate with patients and other members of the care teams to coordinate care and ensure the highest quality of clinical care delivery. The Clinical Nurse will primarily support clinical programs located at the Greenspring Campus, including Sarcoidosis and Interstitial Lung Diseases, as well as general pulmonology.
Specific duties & responsibilities
- Responsible for making decisions regarding patient care, within scope.
- Serves as a caring, dedicated patient advocate.
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability with patients, family members, providers and support personnel regarding patient care and or clinic operations.
- Within scope, exercises independent, professional judgement and decision-making on a consistent basis
- Adapts to changes in technology, software, policies and practices.
- Assists with Epic In Basket management (results, advice requests, prescription refills, authorizations).
- Triages clinical patient calls at the request of physicians, nurse practitioners, or medical office coordinator.
- Assist physicians and nurse practitioners in contacting patients with test results, as directed
- Pends orders for signature as appropriate and requested.
- Assists with prior authorization requests.
- Attends outpatient clinics to assist with prescription refills, laboratory testing, patient education, and coordination of care.
- Works closely with Clinical Operations Leaders for continuous quality and process improvement.
- May assist with clinical research studies.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Maryland or 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
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or related discipline preferred.
- ACLS certified.
Classified Title: Clinical Nurse
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/ME
Starting Salary Range: $66,215 - $116,130 Annually ($85,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: JH at Greenspring Station
Department name: SOM DOM Pulmonary
Personnel area: School of Medicine
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
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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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