Clinical Nurse (SOM DOM Bay Rheumatology)

Clinical Nurse

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Nurse who will coordinate and provide the various clinical activities and nursing case management services to patients across sub-specialties within the Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Counsel, support, educate, and coordinate resources needed by patients with rheumatologic disease.
• Provide primary nursing care to clinic patients. Primary nursing begins with the first encounter with the patient and continues throughout the course of care, to include: biologic injection education, co-management of Epic in basket and triaging of patient requests, independently managing prior-authorization requests, etc.
• Independently assess laboratory reports for abnormalities; communicate abnormalities to medical provider; implement intervention plans when clinically warranted in collaboration with provider.
• Schedule nursing appointments for education on disease process, initiation and changing immunomodulatory/biological medications, self-care/self-management, self-injection.
• Monitor and collaborate with organizations and payers to maintain continuity of care. This may include letters of medical necessity for accommodations, appeals for access to treatment, Family Medical Leave form completions, Social Security Disability forms and short/long term disability forms.
• Attend regularly scheduled Arthritis Center meetings and rheumatology educational conferences as requested.
• Manage fast-paced clinical environment with ability to negotiate frequent interruptions in planned work.
• Regularly interface with patients and a multidisciplinary care team of providers and with clinic and research staff.
• Provide phone triage during clinic hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Individual must be a registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland.
• Completion of the JHU credentialing process to include verification of CPR certification is required prior to start date.
• Must maintain current licensure and certification during 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or a related field.
• Experience in the Johns Hopkins system.
• Experience with EPIC.

Classified Title: Clinical Nurse Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/ME Starting Salary Range: $66,215 - $116,130 Annually ($85,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: M - F 8:30a - 5p FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Hybrid/Johns Hopkins Bayview Department name: SOM DOM Bay Rheumatology Personnel area: School of Medicine