Job Opening: Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Provides coordinated, comprehensive and continuous primary medical services to patients in conformance with the standing orders of the Vice President, Medical Affairs/Medical Director.

Duties include:

• Obtains and/or reviews/evaluates a patient’s medical and psychosocial history.
• Performs complete comprehensive physical examination.
• Performs screening procedures including Pap Smears, GC cultures, Chlamydia tests and Wet preps.
• Facilitates related services for health center patients as appropriate with respect to their confidentiality and privacy.
• Performs routine interim physical examinations on patients that are risk specific, and as outlined in the agency’s Medical Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Evaluates individual patients and prescribes appropriate medications, treatments, referrals as indicated in the Policies & Procedures Manual and/or is consistent with current standards of care.
• Provides continuous care to patients and management of common and important clinical problems encountered in a primary care setting.
• Consults with physician(s) regarding problems not encountered in the standing orders (Policies & Procedures Manual) or as necessary.
• Makes referrals to appropriate sources/consultants for medical and/or social problems.
• Participates in patient education and counseling services, especially about family planning, STD’S/HIV, preventive health and nutrition.

Location: Community League & LIC

Qualifications: • Current NYS license as Nurse Practitioner • One to three years experience as Nurse Practitioner, preferably in a family practice clinic setting. • Strong interpersonal skills • Interest in and conviction of purpose and aims for all programs in the Agency • Respect for the rights of individuals to make their own decisions about family planning, etc. • Ability to communicate easily and display a cordial manner towards individuals from a variety of socio-economic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Salary: DOE

Benefits: Very competitive. Click here for benefits details.