Physician Assistant (DOM - Infectious Disease)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

8d•$100,000 - $152,900•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Physician Assistant who will provide specialized clinical care and harm reduction services primarily for people who use drugs (PWUD) in a mobile, integrated care van called Healthcare on The Spot. The provider's scope of service will include managing patients living with opioid use disorder, hepatitis C, and HIV, providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV, wound care, and sexually transmitted infections. Though the majority of clinical time will be spent on the mobile van, the provider may provide clinical services in other non-traditional settings like drop-in centers or alongside outreach teams, meeting people where they are in the community. Medical care will include obtaining a medical history, performing appropriate physical examinations, assessing patients' problems, and resolving identified problems by appropriate medical management.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree, Certification by the NCCPA or similar national certifying body.
Completion of a CAAHEP-certified Physician Assistant program.
Must be licensed as a PA in the State of Maryland or another state where practicing.
Current CPR certification.
Three years of experience in a related clinical area and obtained proficiency in the area of specialty.
Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Responsibilities

Provider examines and evaluates all new and returning patients and documents findings. This is to include, as needed: medical history, physical examination, written orders for medications, diagnostic tests, and review of results of bacteriologic and laboratory examinations.
Implements protocols for treatment, monitoring adverse effects, and recognizing that the condition of individual patients may occasionally require a medical decision to alter certain aspects of these protocols.
Completes all forms requiring the attention of a clinician, i.e., insurance, vocational rehabilitation, social services, automated information management input documents, and abstracts patient records as required.
Provides consultations, makes patient referrals, and arranges general hospitalization with appropriate medical care providers.
Participates in in-service training and supervises clinical training of approved students and physicians-in-training.
Participates in research activities authorized by JHU and BCHD.
Counsels patients, providing disease information about treatment, prevention, follow-up care, sex partner referral, and contraception as appropriate.
Performs related tasks as assigned.
Provides Emergency Services to the Department as needed.
Works with BCHD outreach and Disease Intervention Specialists to identify, locate,e and attempt to re-engage people who have been out of healthcare for HIV/HCV/STDs.
Maintain a current and valid license in accordance with the respective governing board.