Nurse Practitioner; Urology

Responsibilities

• Perform complex, standardized patient care procedures: interviewing patients, taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, making tentative diagnoses, and prescribing appropriate treatments.
• Educate patients and/or their families 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 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 other health care professionals.
• Triage phone calls and answer patient questions—including instructions, medications, refills, biopsies, test results, and other aspects of clinical care—calling patients with results according to protocol.
• Act in the role of mentor and/or consultant to nurses, physicians, students, and other health care professionals.
• Assume responsibility for own professional development, remain 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 and manage/operate independent clinics.
• Assess and manage follow‑up plans specific to the patient’s needs.
• Consistently request consultations with appropriate departments when necessary.
• Work collaboratively and provide leadership to optimize team performance and patient outcomes.
• Design/develop research protocols, develop SOPs, and oversee study‑related activities for one or more studies.
• Adhere to JH Hospital policies and procedures and Clinical Operations Group Service Standards.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Apply critical thinking, problem‑solving skills, and evidence‑based decision making when assessing and treating patients.
• Maintain excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills with attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work as part of a team in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.

• Master’s Degree in Nursing;
  Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Licensed as NP in the State of Maryland or other state where practicing.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Must maintain current licensure and certification throughout employment.
• Completion of the JHH credentialing process required prior to start date.
• Prior experience working in Urology preferred.
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than 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.

Johns Hopkins University