Quality Care Starts At Clinicas!
This is an excellent opportunity to work for an organization that truly makes a difference in the community. Clinicas Del Camino Real, Inc. offers a highly competitive salary; excellent benefit package including full medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; generous holiday, vacation and sick leave.
BENEFITS:
This is an excellent opportunity to work for an organization that truly makes a difference in the community. Clinicas Del Camino Real, Inc. offers a highly competitive salary; excellent benefit package including full medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; generous holiday, vacation and sick leave.
JOB OBJECTIVE:
Under the supervision of a physician and following written guidelines of protocol, the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife provides obstetric and gynecological care to patients in a primary health care center setting. The Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife reports to the Chief Medical Officer. Interacts with a multi-cultural population of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, levels of education and ages.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife performs the following duties and responsibilities:
- Takes complete and accurate personal health histories symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.
- Performs screening physical examinations, including assessments and recommendations for further evaluation.
- Performs clinical procedures such as, but not limited to, gynecological exams, injections, immunizations, biopsies, IUD insertions, Nexplanon implants and removals, family planning, suturing, taking cultures, etc.
- Provide prenatal, intrapartum or postpartum care to patients.
- Screens laboratory and x-ray results bringing abnormalities to physician’s attention as needed.
- Diagnoses and treats, within limits of clinical competency, conditions requiring short or long-term managements and coordinates follow-up care of patients.
- Consults with or refers patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
- Identifies patients' educational needs and assists with appropriate instruction.
- Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources
- Performs other duties as assigned including participation in all safety programs which may include assignment to an emergency response team.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have a current unrestricted license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.
- Certified Nurse Midwife License to practice in the State of California strongly desired.
- Proficiency with use of computers and experience with use of electronic health records.
- Must be a team player, be detailed oriented, self-motivated.
