Nurse Practitioner (Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Nurse Practitioner

The Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide clinical care, including evaluation, long-term management, and comprehensive care of patients in the Allergy/Immunology Clinic and the Primary Immunodeficiency Center. This includes history and physical exam; performing and interpreting diagnostic tests; reviewing records prior and after the clinic visit; coordination of care; making referrals as indicated; monitoring patients while on therapy.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the evaluation and management of patients in the clinic and hospital setting with penicillin or other drug allergies, including allergy skin testing. Work on becoming an essential member of a drug allergy screening program.
• Assist in the evaluation and management of patients with allergic disorders.
• Assist in building and monitoring patient's databases, including patient serum samples, data collection, electronic databases, pre- and post-visit materials.
• Receives and triages clinically related phone calls, intervenes appropriately with modifications to doctors and patients as needed.
• Perform procedures in the Allergy clinic, such as allergy skin testing, allergy immunotherapy, pulmonary function testing.
• Assist with evaluation and management of inpatient consults in Allergy/Immunology when required
• With a strong focus on quality and patient satisfaction, lead and participate in patient safety and quality improvement interventions, protocol and policy development, education of other providers in best practices for management of Allergy/Immunology conditions.
• Document clinic notes and other pertinent data that are necessary in the care of the patient. Provide information and communicate as needed with referring physicians.
• Coordinate and act as a sub-investigator in clinical trials. This includes preparing and submitting forms to the IRB, enrolling patients into studies by completing health assessment and physical examinations, reviewing lab work and diagnostic tests and making changes as indicated by lab results while following the protocol. This also includes potentially discontinuing a patient on a study for reasons of non-compliance or other issues.
• Attend clinic meetings and other meetings with division, clinical and program leadership.
• Performs phlebotomy as necessary and obtains blood specimens for blood tests.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability for self-direction and initiation required. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team required. Demonstrated customer service skills required. Must be able to prioritize responsibilities and work in a fast-paced environment. Strong oral and written communication skills required.
• Is courteous and pleasant in person and on the telephone with coworkers, patients, visitors, and supervisors. Utilizes proper telephone etiquette. Warmly greets patients and visitors. Verbally expresses appreciation when ending a conversation with a caller. Handles and resolves patient complaints non-defensively and without blame to other employees. Seeks to satisfy a dissatisfied customer.
• Is generous in assisting and supporting others. Sensitive to the interrelationship of both people and functions within the department. Responsible for helping with the clinical and divisional materials and newsletters.
• Operates personal computer to access email, computerized scheduling and documentation databases, and other basic office support software.
• Successfully completes all necessary training courses and other applicable clinical and research software systems. Completes all required HIPAA and other clinical and research specified online training courses.

• 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.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR certification.
• Must maintain current licensure and certification during the duration of employment.
• 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.