Job Description

The Division of Hospital Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital is seeking Day time faculty and Nocturnists to join our division. We are a group of more than 50 faculty, 12-14 APP and 5-6 support staff embedded within the Department of Medicine. The group’s mission includes patient care, education, research, and clinical administration.

Hospitalist Program: Scope of Clinical Activities

The group’s current clinical activities include: Direct care services, a hospitalist-run Resident-covered general medical service (“Brancati Service” or the “Firms”), Consultative activities (Consult service), Comanagement services (Orthopedic Surgery Co-management and Oncology Solid Tumor Co-management), Medicine Progressive Care Unit (“MPC”), Flex hospitalist program, and Hopkins Access Line (HAL) coverage. The Hospitalist direct care service carries up to 90 inpatients at a time. Additional clinical services are currently being explored and may be deployed within the next year. The Division employs support staff (hospitalist administrators, advanced practice professionals, and medical office coordinators to expedite care, and medical office coordinators) and also employs moonlighters (faculty, residents and fellows) to support some clinical activities.

Nocturnist Coverage Models

The Division’s nocturnist coverage models are subject to change based on operational and clinical needs. Current nocturnist roles include the following and can be a mix of multiple roles:

• Floor Nocturnist: Provides cross-coverage and admissions for floor-level medicine patients.
• Float Nocturnist: Provides cross-coverage for floor-level medicine patients and admissions to floor, intermediate level of care (MPC), and Oncology services.
• CARL Nocturnist: Provides cross-coverage and admissions for a designated combination of post-procedure cardiac, general cardiology, renal transplant, and lung transplant patients.
• Intermediate Level of Care Nocturnist: Provides cross-coverage and admissions for intermediate level of care patients, as well as medicine consults and coverage of the transfer line.

Key Responsibilities for Nocturnists:

• Patient Care:
• Collaboration:
• Documentation and Compliance:
• Quality Improvement:
• Education and Mentorship:

1 Additional clinical service expectations:

1 Meet the productivity and performance expectations on each of the clinical services

2 Provide clinical feedback and administrative feedback to Hospitalist leadership team as needed

3 May be required to share administrator-on-call duties with other leaders in the group

Qualifications

• Education:
• Licensure:
• Certifications:

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand, walk, and move patients for prolonged periods.
• Ability to lift and carry medical equipment and supplies.
• Visual and hearing acuity sufficient to assess patient condition and communicate effectively.

Work Environment:

• The Hospitalist will work primarily in a hospital inpatient setting, with some potential for administrative duties.
• Shifts may include nights, weekends, and holidays depending on departmental needs.
• The role involves high-stress situations and a fast-paced environment, requiring quick decision-making and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. The University is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors or demographic characteristics that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

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Background Checks

After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification. When deciding whether a candidate’s conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being sought.

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine.

Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (for SOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those candidates who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.