OBGYN / Womens Health / Nurse Practitioner

Position Summary—Nurse Practitioner-Women’s Health

The Nurse Practitioner works in conjunction with the Medical Director in implementing and maintaining quality care programs.

Schedule:

Flexible, may require some evening and weekends

• Elicits patient medical and social history, performs a review of systems, initiates lab and Radiological test and studies, provides health teaching and counseling, monitors and manages stabilized chronic conditions; additionally, may perform simple laboratory test such as wet mounts.
• Reviews chart findings and exercises of services in accordance with established Management, CPSP, State Office of Family Planning, and other medical standards and guidelines.
• With appropriate training, prescribes and dispenses packaged, pre-labeled medications under protocol and refers and follows up on patients in accordance with established protocols and procedures.
• Consults with other members of the health care team regarding individual needs of specific patients, provides support for recommended actions and refers patients to appropriate clinic and/or community resources.
• Supervises the LVN, Medical Assistant, Community Health Worker and other staff or personnel providing direct patient care and assumes responsibility for daily clinic management.
• Participates in case management meetings and staff meetings
• In concert with other members of the health care team provides patient and community education classes.
• Assists in the provision of in-service training of all clinical, volunteer and other personnel.
• Assists in data collection for evaluation and research purposes.
• Completes necessary billing forms.
• Participation in our Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) program and Women’s Health Meetings.
• Contributes to program planning, evaluation, report preparation and development of articles.
• Performs other tasks as required or as assigned by the Program Director and Medical Director.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with staff.
• Other duties as designated by the Medical Director or Executive Director.

• Intrauterine Device (IUD) placement Mirena
• Intrauterine Device (IUD) placement Paragard
• Removal of Intrauterine Device (IUD) (with strings showing)
• Pre-natal Ultrasound for gestational age

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Excellent Customer Service (Bedside Manners)
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Ability to work as a team player and work independently Reliable transportation
• Must be able to travel from facility to facility
• This position requires 10 % travel outside the local area.