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Physician Assistant (Department of Dermatology) - #Staff

Johns Hopkins University

Lutherville Timonium, MDFull-time$100–153K/yrPosted 6mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$100–153K/yr
Location
Lutherville Timonium, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Certification By The NCCPALicensed As PA In State Of MarylandBachelor's degree

Job overview

Johns Hopkins University is hiring a Physician Assistant (Department of Dermatology) - #Staff. The Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology is seeking a Physician Assistant to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team under the direction, supervision, and responsibility of a physician. This role involves seeing patients independently, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings, compiling differential diagnoses, assessing illness severity, and establishing evaluation and management plans. The Physician Assistant will evaluate health status through diagnostic procedures and tests, and provide therapeutic patient care.

Key focus areas include Interview patients and compile patient medical histories., Perform physical examinations of patients, noting findings., and Obtain specimens and run routine laboratory tests and procedures..

Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree, NCCPA Certification, and Physician Assistant Program Completion. Important skills include Discriminate Between Normal And Abnormal Findings, Compile Comprehensive Differential Diagnosis, Assess Severity Of Illness, Establish Plans For Evaluation And Management, Evaluate Patient Health Status, and Provide Therapeutic Patient Care.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Discriminate Between Normal and Abnormal FindingsCompile Comprehensive Differential DiagnosisAssess Severity of IllnessEstablish Plans for Evaluation and ManagementEvaluate Patient Health StatusProvide Therapeutic Patient CareInterview PatientsCompile Patient Medical HistoriesPerform Physical ExaminationsObtain SpecimensRun Routine Laboratory Tests and ProceduresPerform Diagnostic TestsOrder Non-Routine Laboratory Tests or ProceduresAnalyze and Evaluate Patient HistoryAnalyze and Evaluate Physical Examination FindingsAnalyze and Evaluate Laboratory ValuesMake Preliminary DiagnosisDevelop Care/Treatment PlanConfer and Consult With Supervisory PhysiciansConfer and Consult With Other ProfessionalsPerform BiopsiesPerform Medical InjectionsPerform ED&CPerform ExcisionsFollow Sterile TechniquesProvide Education and Guidance to PatientsMaintain Good Health and Disease PreventionFacilitate CommunicationRequest ConsultationsAct as LiaisonMaintain Clinical DocumentationRespond to Patient and Staff Messaging

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeCertification by the NCCPACompletion of a CAAHEP Certified Physician Assistant ProgramLicensed as PA in State of Maryland1 Year Dermatology PA Experience

Full job description

The Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology is seeking a Physician Assistant to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and under the direction, supervision and responsibility of a physician. The Physician Assistant will see patients independently at the Johns Hopkins Dermatology clinic at GSS. The Physician Assistant will be expected to be able to discriminate between normal and abnormal findings in the history and physical, compile a comprehensive differential diagnosis, assess severity of illness and establish plans for an evaluation and management. You will evaluate patients’ health status through diagnostic procedures and tests, provide therapeutic patient care under the direction of a physician and in accordance with established policies and protocols.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Interview patients and compile patient medical histories to assist in determination of health status.

  • Perform physical examinations of patients, noting normal and abnormal findings.

  • Obtain specimens from patients and run routine laboratory tests and procedures; perform diagnostic tests, orders non-routine laboratory tests or procedures as required.

  • Analyze and evaluate patient history, physical examination findings and laboratory values, and makes preliminary diagnosis of patients for review by physicians.

  • Develop care/treatment plan for patients according to established protocols and procedures; confers and consults with supervisory physicians and other professionals before implementing treatment when needed.

  • Perform procedures as required such as biopsies, medical injections, ED&C, and excisions while following sterile techniques.

  • Provide education and guidance to patients and family members in maintaining good health and disease prevention.

  • Attends regularly scheduled continuing education programs to ensure current knowledge of procedures, health care plans and protocols.

  • Facilitate communication between your own team and other consulting medical services.

  • Requests consultations with other departments, as necessary. Acts as liaison with other medical services (social work, rehabilitation medicine, etc.).

  • Must maintain clinical documentation and response to patient and staff messaging in accordance with hospital/SOM bylaws.

  • Additional duties as assigned.

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

  • One-year experience as a Dermatology PA.

Classified Title: Physician Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG

Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $152,900 Annually ($140,000 targeted Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M - F; 8:30am - 5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: JH at Timonium

Department name: SOM Der Cosmetic Center

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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