Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Passion. Commitment. Purpose. Community. Find your calling at Health Services of North Texas.

Our mission: Improving the quality of life for all North Texans through medical care, support services and advocacy. Our vision: A healthy community.

We are currently in need of a full-time Women's Health (APRN or PA-C) that is seeking to maximize their clinical experience by providing exceptional patient care across a broad range of integrated healthcare solutions. We "close the gap" by leveraging our vast resources to enable continuity of care, with a focus on women's health related care and conditions, including gynecology and prenatal, with a focus on establishing a medical home for comprehensive healthcare.

Our healthcare providers operate at the very highest level of expertise as they provide comprehensive, team-based care in a fast-paced environment within a non-profit, community healthcare setting. Our providers love HSNT because we treat patients from all walks of life-regardless of socio-economic status-for a wide range of acute and chronic physical, mental, and social health conditions and in collaboration with a team of medical professionals.

HSNT is seeking providers that are passionate about providing care, education, and resources in a community health setting to patients and families that have very limited options for their medical needs; and those providers that are ready to embrace the challenge of maximizing their already existing knowledge base and experience.

A day in the life of our Women's Health Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant may look like this:

• Reviews initial intake, health history, and laboratory test results, performs physical examination, and designs treatment plans catered to patient's health services to include a wide range of care to women.
• Provides additional assessments and evaluation of drug therapies and treatment regimen during routine follow-up clinic visits, ensuring patients continue to receive effective, efficient primary health care.
• Maintains open consulting relationship with the physician to ensure delivery of the most effective medical care.
• Educates client on medication regimens and drug adherence.
• Provides ongoing primary medical care to patients, including medical history, evaluation, appropriate treatment for women's health-related care and/or other conditions according to Public Health Service Treatment Guidelines including American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and give referrals to specialists for needs that exceed the scope of primary care.
• Maintain referral base of specialists to provide services for our patient base as needed.
• Maintain patient records in compliance with HIPAA and agency standards.
• Provide ongoing guidance and supervision of medical care of patients to other clinical providers.
• Provide training and orientation for new clinical providers.
• Adhere to all agency and clinic policies and procedures.
• Participate in quality management studies.
• May perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Familiarity and comprehension of medical terminology.
• Must have proven skills in working independently, self-motivated, goal oriented, strong initiative, and be a self-starter.
• Ability to organize and prioritize.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) a plus.
• Proficiency with data entry (including familiarity with electronic health record systems).
• Strongly developed attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt easily to changing environments.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with people and work under pressure.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to relate to individuals from a variety of racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural/socioeconomic backgrounds, including various sexual orientations.
• Must be willing to work at any HSNT location, other than assigned site and be agreeable to work weekends, as responsibilities may dictate.
• Possess a strong community health/public health orientation.
• Strong knowledge of community resources.
• Strong problem solver with demonstrated analytical skills.
• Ability to travel to all HSNT Medical Centers.

We ask our provider candidates to possess a minimum of:

• Education: Master level nursing degree
• Bilingual English / Spanish strongly preferred
• Licensed Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the State of Texas
• Working knowledge of comprehensive health care issues in women's health
• Previous women's health care experience with knowledge of ENB, and IUD and Nexplanon implantations and removals.
• Strong communication skills and professional, compassionate approach in practicing medicine.
• Ability to relate to individuals from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including various sexual orientations.

Work Environment:

• The activity for this position requires the employee to work in-person onsite in a clinical setting.
• May be required to work alternative schedules.
• Must be able to move, transport, position, and lift up to 15 pounds as needed.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position such as standing or sitting for up to 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to walk, move, and/or traverse as needed.
• Must possess the ability to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information fluently and frequently.
• Must possess the ability to retain information.
• Must be able to observe, assess, recognize, identify, determine, and perceive at all times.
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery at any given time.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to successfully complete a motor vehicle background report prior to hire date, and during employment as needed.

Here at HSNT you'll find an innovative, pioneering approach to tackling community health issues-we find it extremely rewarding and fulfilling and we think you will, too! We invite you to apply online at:



We also invite you to visit our website providers and see what our patients have to say: www.healthntx.org .

2018 Winner: Best of Denton County Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and FTCA Deemed. A partner agency of United Way EOE
Disclaimers:

• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• This job description is subject to change at any time.

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