Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health works in collaboration with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to provide medical care and treatment in women's clinic setting. Provides care to women from adolescence through menopause, with a focus on reproduction and gynecology. Being a Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians. Prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment. Additionally, Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health assesses patient condition and may provide treatment using specialized medical equipment. Works in outpatient settings, responding to high patient volumes in short-term spans and dealing with unpredictable situations and issues. Follows established guidelines and protocols. Requires a master's degree. Requires Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP). Requires Registered Nurse (RN). Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Summary of Position
The Midwife or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP), under the supervision of the physician, is responsible for assisting in the delivery of health care and patient care management. Under a physician’s supervision, the Midwife or WHNP is responsible for the delivery of a broad range of gynecological medical services, including taking medical histories, conducting physical examinations and pap smears, ordering diagnostic tests, administering treatments, contraception management such as intrauterine device removal and insertion, Nexplanon removal and insertion, patients, prescribing medications, assisting physicians, and counseling and educating patients. In addition, ability to precept interested APPs in the insertion and removal of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCS) is required. This position does not include prenatal care/obstetrics.
Minimum Qualifications
Proficient in Microsoft Office products and e-mail communication. Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with patients, providers and clinical staff. Demonstrated leadership, teaching, and evaluation skills.
· Experience: Previous medical office or FQHC experience preferred
· Additional skills required: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Knowledgeable about current standards, methods and procedures for the delivery of evidence based care. Efficient, organized and accurate.
· Additional skills preferred: Bilingual. Experience in public health preferred.
Education: Graduation from an accredited Master’s degree program as Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant.
Certification(s)/Licensure: Current State of North Carolina APP licensure/certification required. Current DEA certificate required. Board Certification if applicable. BLS and all applicable certifications required (must be obtained within 30 days of employment).
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
· Continuous walking, standing and moving about.
· Frequently bends, kneels and crouches.
· Repetitive movement of hands and fingers – typing and/or writing.
· Talk and hear.
· Possible exposure to hazardous fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, bodily fluids, etc.
Key Responsibilities
1. Engages in a patient-centered approach to providing care for patients and their families
2. Provides medical evaluation, treatment and consultation services to patients of the clinic. Responds to emergencies and answers medical questions.
3. Obtains and documents appropriate chief complaint, past medical, family and social history, review of systems, examination, medications and allergies, assessment and plan for each patient, providing patient education as needed.
4. Provides medical orders for prescription refills, administration of medications, ancillary testing, and/or referrals as needed to patients
5. Reviews ancillary test results in a timely manner and coordinates notification and follow-up to the patients.
6. Assists Clinical Supervising Physician regarding patient care by non-clinic agencies such as home health care, nursing home, or hospice.
7. Available to patients personally or through clinical staff to answer questions and relay information regarding their care.
8. Completion of all appropriate paperwork in a timely manner, including documentation to comply with insurance and reimbursement guidelines.
9. Educates patients and/or families as to the nature of disease, provides instruction on proper care, self-management and treatment, and works with patient to develop an individualized care plan.
10. Trains and supervises medical students, residents, APP students engaged in specialty activities and procedures, as necessary.
11. Participate in quality improvement activities by initiating or contributing to monitoring, measuring, analyzing, improving and/or controlling program goals, objectives and/or services.
12. Review peer charts when appropriate and give feedback to peer to support the delivery of evidence-based care, a culture of peer education and continual learning.
13. Complies with current incentive, regulatory and certification reporting requirements (such as Meaningful Use, PCMH, and UDS) as directed.
14. Directs the patient care activities of MA, nursing and support staff as required.
15. Perform other duties as assigned by his/her supervising physician, the Medical Director, and/or members of the CRCHC leadership team.
CRCHC Core Requirements
CRCHC provides comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to our patients regardless of ability to pay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide health care to all members of our community, including low income, indigent, and uninsured patients who may not otherwise be able to afford health care via traditional sources. We screen potential employees to first ensure alignment with our core requirements followed by the requisite position skills set. In doing so we need staff committed to this mission who do their best to live and work the characteristics of our core values as we strive to care for ever increasing members of the communities we serve.