Nurse Practitioner

The Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and under the direction, supervision and responsibility of a physician, and in accordance with established policies. See patients independently at the Johns Hopkins Dermatology clinic in Howard County. Will be expected to be able to identify between normal and abnormal findings in the history and physical. Compile a comprehensive differential diagnosis, assess severity of illness and establish plans for an evaluation and management. Will evaluate patient's health status through diagnostic procedures and tests, provide therapeutic patient care under the direction of a physician and in accordance with established policies and protocols.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Interview patients and compile patient medical histories to assist in determination of health status.
• Perform physical examinations of patients, noting normal and abnormal findings.
• Obtain specimens from patients and run routine laboratory tests and procedures; performs diagnostic tests, orders non-routine laboratory tests or procedures as required.
• Analyze and evaluates patient history, physical examination findings and laboratory values, and makes preliminary diagnosis of patients for review by physician.
• Develop care/treatment plan for patient according to established protocols and procedures; confers and consults with supervisory physician and other professionals before implementing treatment when needed
• Perform procedures as required such as biopsies, medical injections, ED&C, excisions while following sterile techniques.
• Provide education and guidance to patients and family members in maintaining good health and disease prevention.
• Attends regularly scheduled continuing education programs to ensure current knowledge of procedures, health care plans and protocols.
• Facilitate communication between own team and other consulting medical services.
• Requests consultations with other departments, as necessary.
• Acts as liaison with other medical services (social work, rehabilitation medicine, etc.).
• Must maintain clinical documentation and response to patient and staff messaging in accordance with hospital/SOM bylaws.

• Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Must be licensed as an 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.

• A minimum of one-year experience in a Dermatology NP role.

Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $151,400 ($120,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M - F; 8:30am - 5:00pm
Exempt Status:Exempt
Location:JH at Columbia Center
Department name: Dermatology Howard County
Personnel area: School of Medicine