Physician Assistant (Department of Dermatology)

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

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

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

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