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Clinical Nurse

Job Description

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Nurse to coordinate clinical activities and provide nursing case management services to patients across sub-specialties within the Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Counsels, supports, educates, and coordinates resources needed by patients with rheumatologic disease.
  • Provides primary nursing care to clinic patients. Primary nursing begins with the first encounter with the patient and continues throughout the course of care, to include: biologic injection education, co-management of Epic in basket and triaging of patient requests, independently managing prior-authorization requests, etc.
  • Independently assesses laboratory reports for abnormalities; communicates abnormalities to medical provider; implements intervention plans when clinically warranted in collaboration with provider.
  • Schedules nursing appointments for education on disease process, initiation and changing immunomodulatory/biological medications, self-care/self-management, self-injection.
  • Monitors and collaborates with organizations and payers to maintain continuity of care. This may include letters of medical necessity for accommodations, appeals for access to treatment, Family Medical Leave Act form completions, Social Security Disability forms and short/Long term disability forms.
  • Attends regularly scheduled Arthritis Center meetings and rheumatology educational conferences as requested.
  • Successfully manages fast-paced clinical environment with ability to negotiate frequent interruptions in planned work.
  • Regularly interfaces with patients and a multidisciplinary care team of providers and with clinic and research staff.
  • Provides phone triage during clinic hours.


Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Demonstrated problem solving skills.
  • Demonstrated ability for self-direction and initiation.
  • Demonstrated ability to function as a leader.
  • Extraordinary customer service skills.
  • Basic computer skills.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Individual must be a registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland or state where practicing.
  • Completion of the JHU credentialing process to include verification of CPR certification is required prior to start date.
  • Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or a related discipline.
  • Experience in the Johns Hopkins system.
  • Experience with EPIC.

 


 

Classified Title: Clinical Nurse 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/ME  
Starting Salary Range: $64,600 - $113,300 Annually ($82,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 30 hours 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Johns Hopkins Bayview 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM DOM Bay Rheumatology  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

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