Nurse Practitioner (DOM Gastroenterology)

Inside Higher Ed; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders. The role emphasizes collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on patient outcomes. Candidates must have a Master's Degree in Nursing, be licensed in Maryland, and have relevant CPR certification. This position offers a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR Certification required.
• Familiarity with regulations governing NPs in Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Establish joint practice with providers for patient care.
• Manage and triage complex patient care.
• Create detailed patient care plans and provide education.

Skills

Patient care

Collaboration

Communication

Clinical assessment

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse license

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Tools

EPIC

Basic office support software

Job description

Overview

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive and episodic care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at our ambulatory GI practices located at White Marsh and Bayview. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team to optimize team performance and patient outcomes and is responsible for providing comprehensive and age-appropriate care to both well and/or ill patients.

Responsibilities - Clinical

• Establishes joint practice with designated providers where follow-up patients are seen and cared for in tandem with the provider's clinic.
• Establishes a primary practice separate from a designated provider where urgent add-on patients (recently discharged, recently hospitalized, urgent medical issues appropriate for the clinic, new symptoms related to an existing problem) are triaged and reviewed.
• Helps manage and triage complex care for patients who have been seen in the practice.
• Reviews difficult cases with the physician and less complex cases independently.
• Reviews intake form and past medical records for appropriateness.
• Performs detailed patient interviews and physicals.
• Creates detailed patient care plans and provides patient education.
• Counsels and teaches patients and family members in regard to disease process and expected outcomes.
• Dictates/documents pertinent data into EPIC that is necessary in the care of the patient and communicates with collaborators and/or referring providers.
• Makes referrals to other specialists as indicated by the patient's condition.
• Reviews and interprets ordered test results. Releases results to patients via phone, MyChart message, or letter with explanations to patients.
• Provides telephonic or electronic MyChart message responses to patient questions and concerns that a Medical Office Coordinator or nurse cannot answer.
• Refills urgent prescriptions and/or tracks current prescriptions for patients receiving ongoing care.
• Assist with medication prior authorizations and appeals.
• Assist Medical Office Coordinators with procedure pre-authorizations as needed.

Responsibilities - Customer Service & Teamwork

• Warmly greets patients, visitors, and colleagues.
• Assists with answering phone calls related to patient care. Is courteous and pleasant in person and on the telephone with coworkers, patients, visitors, and supervisors. Utilizes proper telephone etiquette. Verbally expresses appreciation when ending a conversation with a caller.
• Handles and resolves patient complaints non-defensively and without blaming other employees. Seeks to satisfy a dissatisfied customer.
• Is generous in assisting and supporting others.

Responsibilities - Computer Knowledge

• Operates personal computer to access email, computerized scheduling, time reporting, and documentation databases, and other basic office support software.
• Successfully completes all necessary EPIC training courses and other applicable clinical software systems.
• Completes all required HIPAA and other specified online training courses.
• Other duties may be assigned by the employee's immediate clinical supervisor, Assistant Administrator for the Division, or a healthcare provider in order to ensure an efficient office that will assist the division in fulfilling its mission.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing; Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Must be licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR Certification.
• Familiarity with regulations and standards governing NPs in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
• Required to complete the JH Bayview credentialing process prior to start date.
• Must maintain licensure and certifications for the duration of employment.
• Additional experience may substitute for a Master's Degree, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate school clinical rotation in Gastroenterology.
• Recent medical/surgical experience with GI practice.