Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Opening in Petersburg, VA
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide health screening such as pap smears, pelvic exams, breast checks, STI screening.
- Counsel patients regarding birth control options and provide birth control including diaphragms and IUDs. Follow up as appropriate.
- Dispensing Mifepristone or Misoprostol under MD orders.
- Counsel, educate, and provide resources on women’s health issues.
- Provide treatment for gynecological problems such as infection, abnormal bleeding, or abnormal pap results.
- Identify non-gynecological medical problems and provide management or referral.
- Review and triage patient labs, in accordance with physician orders and protocols. Liaison with other health care providers concerning client management and referral.
- Return calls from established patients encountering problems or questions.
- Chart all findings accurately and clearly.
- Basic skills: manual blood pressure, temperature, pulse, finger stick, venipuncture, height, weight, injection, IVs, microscopy.
- Ultrasound, surgical set up or assistant, aftercare (recovery room) during surgical abortion
- Potential for laminaria insertion or provision of Mifepristone under physician delegation and supervision.
- Perform follow up visits for patients experiencing post-abortion problems
Requirements:
- Possess a VA state license as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Prescriptive authority preferred.
- Training in IUD insertion and Nexplanon a plus
- Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or relevant experience preferred.
Other Information:
- Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00
- Pay: 124,000 - 166,000
