Clinical Nurse (DOM Infectious Diseases) - #Staff

We are seeking a **Clinical Nurse** who will support the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program across Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, including providing support and, on occasion, training to patients on antibiotic use and follow-up. The Clinical Nurse will assist OPAT team members with contacting nursing facilities, infusion pharmacies/suites, and hemodialysis centers to request weekly safety labs. They will also consult with treating providers and OPAT pharmacists as well as provide facilities and infusion pharmacies with treatment changes.

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The Clinical Nurse will provide support and coordinate outpatient start of care by requesting benefits checks and discussing out-of-pocket costs with patients, arranging central line placement within and outside of JHHS when needed, providing home infusion and laboratory orders, and arranging skilled nursing services when not delegable to the infusion pharmacy of record.