Description

The School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Unit is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) to join the Blalock Taussig Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology. The PA will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team and would be responsible for providing comprehensive care to children with congenital and acquired heart disease in the acute care setting.

The Pediatric Cardiology Unit (PCU) is a designated space within the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Children's Center to care for pediatric cardiology, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac surgery patients. The PCU team provides multidisciplinary care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents and young adults with cardiac intensive care step down and acute care needs. The PCU PA is expected to independently manage patients while working collaboratively with pediatric cardiology fellows and attending physicians.

As a birthplace of pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, the Johns Hopkins Hospital has a rich history of surgical intervention and innovation for patients with congenital heart disease. The Heart Center has been rapidly expanding and evolving over the past few years, including the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. The PCU team works closely with cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac critical care, and cardiac anesthesia to provide a team-based approach to patient care in all locations of the Heart Center. Additionally, the PCU PA works closely with the physicians and other PAs in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and outpatient Pediatric Cardiology Clinic to support transitions in care throughout the hospital system. Thus, the ability to work collaboratively across a variety of disciplines and patient care spaces is integral to the PCU PA role.

As part of the PCU PA group, opportunities for professional development include, but are not limited to research, publication, quality improvement, multidisciplinary and/or interdepartmental collaborative efforts are available. Johns Hopkins University benefits incorporate funds to support annual conference attendance, continuing education, and more. Mentorship from senior Physician Assistants and faculty is foundational to our standing as an academic center focused on advancing the care of pediatric heart disease. The ability to work effectively with faculty and multi-disciplinary teams is particularly important.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Conducting comprehensive and/or episodic health assessments. Records and documents assessment necessary to maintain, coordinate, and/or expedite required services including

• Obtaining history and conducting physical exams, discriminating between normal & abnormal findings
• Identify differential diagnosis.

Working with a strong focus on quality and patient satisfaction, the PA will establish and implement Cardiology Care including

• Ordering appropriate lab, radiographic and other studies.
• Appropriately interpreting results of lab, radiographic and other studies.
• Performing tests and procedures as indicated within scope of practice.
• Establishing a plan of care related to patient's identified problems (medication / therapeutic procedures).
• Consult with other team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines as necessary.

Implements Plan of Care in safe and effective manner. This will include

• Prescribe and regulate medications and performs other related procedures within Maryland Board of Nursing scope of practice for the PA.
• Record patient visit/interaction in concise clear logical and timely manner.
• Arrange referrals to appropriate specialties when needed.
• Triage patient telephone calls, messages, and interactions appropriately.
• Tracks patient compliance with treatment plan.

Organizes workload to meet patient and organizational needs including

• Utilize time management to see patients in an efficient manner as identified by departmental goals.
• Maintain consistent level of productivity. Identifies problems that impede overall functioning and initiates appropriate interventions.
• Work collaboratively with the health team members to facilitate smooth operations of the unit.

Communicates with healthcare team members to assure patient and organizational needs are met. This will include

• Supervise activities of team members as appropriate.
• Identify areas of weakness in operational systems making recommendations for improvements.
• Communicate significant information in an organized, logical, and concise manner to co-workers.
• Provide constructive feedback as it relates to performance in an appropriate manner.
• Adheres to the confidentiality policy as outlined in the interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Manual.
• Make recommendations to administrative leadership related to clinical and administrative operations.

• Analyzes research findings and current trends in pediatric cardiac critical care and applies the information, as appropriate, to improve the management of patient care.

Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary team.

• Supports the orientation of newly hired PAs.
• Supports the education of the interdisciplinary team.

Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to assure organizational goals are met.

• Supports quality and safety initiatives.
• Supports the institutions Core Values.

Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications

• Current CPR and PALS certification and completion of the JHH credentialing process is required prior to start.

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.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant PA experience within cardiac surgery, cardiac critical care or pediatric cardiology.

Classified Title: Physician Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $152,900 Annually ($120,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.) Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: : variable 12hr shifts, 7 days a week, 37.5hr/wk
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Ped Cardiology
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.

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