CO Sr. Physician Assistant

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first researchuniversity and home to nine world-class academic divisions workingtogether as one university.

We are seeking a Sr Physician Assistant who willwork with attending physicians, residents, nurses, respiratorytherapists, and others to provide patient care in various intensivecare units, including surgical, burn, and neuro.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Works independently with supervision and medical direction byCritical Care Attending Physicians.
• Coordinates patient care provided by a multi-disciplinary teamof specialty care practitioners.
• Obtains medical histories and perform physicalexaminations.
• Orders and interprets laboratory tests, X-rays, and otherdiagnostic studies.
• Interprets information from invasive and non-invasivemonitors.
• Initiates or modifies routine, complex, and emergent medicationregimens and therapies.

• Performs emergent, urgent, and routine procedures, ifcredentialed to do so.

• Inserts peripheral and central venous catheters.
• Inserts pulmonary artery catheters.
• Inserts temporary transvenous cardiac pacemakers.
• Inserts chest tubes or performs a thoracentesis.
• Performs conscious IV sedation.
• Inserts peripheral arterial catheters.
• Controls external hemorrhage.
• Inserts Oral or Naso-gastric tubes.
• Inserts urinary drainage catheters (Foley catheter).
• Performs cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR/ACLS).
• Performs electrical cardioversion. Assists with trachealintubation, cricothyroidotomy, tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, andpercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for organizing timeand workload to meet patient, staff, and department need.
• Serves as an educational and clinical resource to nursing andmulti-disciplinary staff as well as to patients and theirfamilies.

Applicants must have advanced clinical skills andhave demonstrated the ability to apply theoretical concepts as partof a multi-disciplinary health care team providing care to patientsand theirfamilies. Applicants must have the ability to diagnosepatients and to implement a medical care plan for the long andshort-term care of acute and chronic health conditions in theintensive care unit. Position requires the ability to

• Apply critical-thinking and problem solving skills to functioneffectively and adapt to a dynamic and often changing workenvironment.
• Apply evidence-based decision-making when assessing andtreating patients.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Collaborate with other services, other units, and otherdepartments.
• Function with minimal supervision within the scope of theirpractice as part of the critical care teamo Teach and mentor juniorstaff and rotating house-staff.
• Teach and mentor junior staff and rotating house-staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree; Certification by the NCCPA or similarnational certifying body.

• Minimum of 3 years experience in related clinical area andobtained proficiency in area of specialty.
• Five years related experience preferred.
• Residency or fellowship programs in area of specialization maysubstitute for some experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience tothe extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Sr. Physician Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $112,572 - $152,900 Annually ($139,411targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Varies
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview
Department name: SOM Ane Bay Bayview ICU
Personnel area: School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to apre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at For TTYusers, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on whichcampus you will work. Your recruiter will adviseaccordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition ofemployment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employeeswho provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care orclinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination orpossess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meetthis requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas,laboratories, working with research subjects, or involvingcommunity contact requires documentation of immune status againstRubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella(chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received theTdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may includedocumentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicellavaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratorytesting. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases areordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except forthose employees who provide results of blood tests or immunizationdocumentation from their own health care providers. Anyvaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no costin our Occupational Health office.

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