Chronic Fatigue Clinic Practitioner

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Posted: 26-Mar-24

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Salary: Open

Categories:

Healthcare
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 113334-en_US

The Johns Hopkins Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Chronic Fatigue Clinic Practitoner ( an Adult Physician's Assistant) to join the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. The clinician will help with the management of adult patients in the Chronic Fatigue Clinic, which provides care for individuals with a variety of fatiguing conditions, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), long COVID, orthostatic intolerance, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

The mission of the Chronic Fatigue program is to provide outstanding clinical care to adolescents and adults with ME/CFS and related disorders, to perform research that improves our scientific and clinical understanding of these illnesses, and to educate medical professionals and the public about the conditions. The successful candidate's primary responsibilities will be to provide clinical care (including initial and follow-up evaluations, prescribing, patient education, letters, prescription refills, insurance prior authorizations, responding to e-mails, helping with academic and work accommodations) and contribute to the clinical research mission of the Clinic.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Clinical histories and physical examinations of adolescents and adults followed in the Clinic.
  
• Triage questions and refill requests on the electronic medical record portal.
• Study and clinical care questionnaire administration, medication reconciliation, and assess health needs of individuals and families.
• Help with research data acquisition.
• Help with maintaining records, writing reports, preparing letters for work and school.
• Sending prescription refills, completing insurance prior authorization.

Additional Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Skilled in the delivery of clinical health services to adolescents and adults.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients, parents, physicians and other health care professionals.
• Good organizational skills. Ability to maintain computerized and paper records and prepare reports.
• Strong interpersonal and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time.
• Finger dexterity for manipulating objects with the whole hand, for example using a keyboard.

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.
• Experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of acute care RN or PA work experience
• PA work experience with adults.
• No PA work experience required.
• Knowledge of EPIC.

 

 

Classified Title: Physician Assistant 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Chronic Fatigue Clinic Practitioner   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG  
Starting Salary Range: $86,500 - $151,400 Annually ($120,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Varies - standard 37.5 hrs per week 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ped Adolescent Medicine  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

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