Description

We are seeking a Physician Assistant to join the Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology. This role will partner with faculty physicians to deliver Hopkins-quality, continuous care to patients with urologic diseases. Patients in the practice are drawn from local, national and international locales and often require coordination of multidisciplinary care. The Physician Assistant (PA) is an independent health care provider working cooperatively within a multi-disciplinary health team and is responsible for providing comprehensive care to patients. This position will assist with important NIH/POCRI funded clinical trials aiming to study transrectal versus trans perineal prostate biopsy. This will involve helping recruit, consent, and follow-up subjects as well as data processing and analysis.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for complex, standardized, patient care procedures, to include interviewing patients, taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, making tentative diagnosis, and prescribing appropriate treatments.
• Educates patients and or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health and intervene in acute or chronic illness.
• Prescribe and regulate medications per provider-Physician institutional agreements.
• Record and document health assessment data necessary to maintain, coordinate and/or expedite required services.
• Ensure patient and physician calls are returned in a timely manner and all patient interactions (phone, conversations, visits, etc) are documented appropriately.
• Function as liaison between the urology team and primary care providers, nurse case managers, inpatient personnel and health care professionals in other specialties.
• Triage phone calls, answer questions from patients including instructions, medications, refills, biopsies, test results and other aspects of clinical care.
• Call patients with results according to protocol.
• Acts in the role of mentors and/or consultant to nurses, physicians, students, and other health care professionals.
• Assume responsibility for own professional development and remains current in clinical practice by attending relevant continuing education, manage-operate independent clinic, provide intervention as needed and triage complex cases appropriately.
• Coordinate scheduling of complicated patient treatment.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for time management professional relationships and interpersonal interactions.
• Regularly attend all outpatient clinics.
• Assist physician with patient management in the clinic. Manage/operate independent clinics.
• Assess and/or manage follow- up plans specific to the patient's needs. Records and documents health assessment data necessary.
• Maintains, coordinates and expedites required services.
• Consistently requests consultations with appropriate departments when necessary.
• Works collaboratively and provides leadership to optimize team performance and patient outcomes.
• Design/develop research protocols, develop SOP and oversee study related activities for one or more studies.
• Adheres to JH Hospital policies and procedures.
• Adheres to Clinical Operations Group Service Standards.
• Performs other duties as required.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to function effectively and adapt to a dynamic and often changing work environment.
• Apply evidence-based decision making when assessing and treating patients.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Collaborate with other services, other units, and other departments.
• Ability to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment and respond quickly to changing priorities. Proven ability to multi-task, prioritize projects and adhere to deadlines.
• 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.
• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
• Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree; Certification by the NCCPA or similar national certifying body; Completion of a CAAHEP certified Physician Assistant program. Must be licensed as PA in State of Maryland or other state where practicing.
• Experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment. Completion of the JHH credentialing process is required prior to start date.
• 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.

Classified Title: Physician Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $152,900 Annually ($115,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am -5:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview
Department name: SOM Uro Adult Urology
Personnel area: School of Medicine

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. 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/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
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 Completing Studies
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.

Background Checks
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.

Diversity and Inclusion
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Equal Opportunity Employer

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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.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the 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.

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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