Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Advanced Clinical Provider)

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest; Helena, Northern (MT, KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Planned Parenthood of Montana seeks an Advanced Clinical Provider under the medical supervision of the Chief Medical Director and daily supervision by the Health Care Center Manager. This role will be the primary provider of medical services and lead in initiation and maintenance of patients in the family planning regimen.

Within PP Montana Medical Standards and Guidelines, you will educate patients on contraception and abortion, perform exams and related procedures, prescribe FDA‑approved birth

Qualifications

• Licensure or certification of an accredited Advanced Practice Clinician program.
• Current Montana NP, PA, or other APRN license.
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant training and experience in reproductive healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Patient exams and history review; perform screenings and contraception-related procedures.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients per PP Montana MS&G s.
• Prescribe FDA-approved birth control methods (incl. IUS, implants) and manage medications.
• Interpret labs and provide referrals as needed.

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (Montana)

Physician Assistant license

Advanced Practice Clinician license

DEA certificate

CPR certificate

Job description

Mission

Planned Parenthood of Montana leads by providing, promoting, and protecting sexual and reproductive health care and education for all Montanans.

Job Summary

Under the medical supervision of the Chief Medical Director (CMO) and day-to-day supervision by the Health Care Center Manager, the Advanced Clinical Provider will function as the primary provider of medical services. The Advanced Clinical Provider will carry full responsibility for the initiation and maintenance of patients in the family planning regimen as well as provide leadership in all aspects of comprehensive clinical services.

Each Provider functions within the approved guidelines established by the CMO and as outlined in the Planned Parenthood of Montana (PPMT) Medical Standards and Guidelines (MS&Gs).

Advanced Clinical Providers are advocates in implementing our mission to “empower all people to make private reproductive health care decisions by providing quality health care, medically accurate education, and advocacy for individual rights".

PPMT is offering competitive compensation ($104,000 to $124,800 annually) and exceptional benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts, and Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care. PPMT pays 100% of the premium for employee Medical! We also offer a 401k Plan with up to 4% employer match of gross pay when the employee contributes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure or certification of accredited Advanced Practice Clinician program
• Current Montana Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or other Advanced Practice Clinician license
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant training and subsequent experience in reproductive healthcare.
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certificate with prescriptive authority.
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Exams
• Review and interpret the medical, surgical, family, and social history of patients.
• Perform appropriate medical screening procedures for male and female patient examinations. This includes speculum examination, bimanual examination obtaining of materials for Sexual Transmitted Disease (STD) investigation, cytological smears (and other specimens as indicated), and other types of more specialized screening procedures as may be indicated by PPMT’s health care center medical policy.
• Examine patients for proper use of contraceptives. For female patients that includes insertion of the diaphragm, cervical cap, or presence of intrauterine system (IUS).

• Patient Diagnostics and Treatment
• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients per PPMT MS&Gs.
• Prescribe all Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved methods of birth control. This includes, but is not limited to: diaphragm and cervical cap fitting, IUS insertions and removals, Implanon insertions and removals, and dispensing contraceptive supplies and medications.
• Interpret laboratory data and order appropriate additional laboratory investigations as indicated.
• Provide patient referrals as needed.
• Refer patients with abnormal conditions or other medical problems found on the examination to the supervising physician, when not covered by standing orders.
• Prescribe and administer medication abortion per license.
• Prescribe emergency contraception.
• Interpret prepared instructions to patients and provide clarification and reinforcement of physician instructions for patients.

• Education
• Provide education on all FDA-approved birth control methods to patients and handle patient questions and problems relating to these methods in a factual, unbiased manner.
• Provide medically accurate education and counsel on abortion in a factual, unbiased manner.
• Participate in PPMT in-service educational activities.
• Carry out the group and individual teaching demonstrations as needed.
• Clinical Team Effectiveness
• Participate in a team-centered approach to patient care, being cognizant of and responsive to the needs of the patients and the entire clinical team.
• Understand and work together as a team member to reach PPMT productivity goals of 4 clients per hour per provider.
• Assist with training of health care center staff in health care center operations, workflow, environmental maintenance and health education.
• Participate in health care center staff meetings.
• Provide On-Call coverage per rotating schedule.

• Clinical Operations
• Maintain and monitor the quality of patient records; ensure inclusion of all appropriate findings, recommendations and charges.
• Identify process improvements for the overall functioning and workflow of the health care center and make suggestions to the Health Care Center Manager, Director of Clinical Excellence, and Chief Medical Officer.
• Maintain emergency response supplies and materials.

• Compliance
• Ensures that all Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), PPMT, federal, state, and any other regulatory agency medical practices and protocols are interpreted, implemented, and managed by all health care center staff.
• Ensure compliance with all Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), National Abortion Federation (NAF), and PPMT policies and standard operating procedures. (Including but not limited to MS&Gs, customer standards, quality assurance, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), personnel, fiscal, risk management, safety, security, pharmacy, and Payment Card Industry (PCI)).
• Participate in the Quality Risk Management Program by completing occurrence reports.
• Complies with all mandatory reporting requirements.
• Patients shall not be subject to coercion in the use of any particular method of Family Planning.
• Staff may be subject to prosecution if they coerce or they try to coerce any person to undergo abortion or sterilization procedures.

BENEFITS

$104,000 - $124,800 a year

HEALTH: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts, and Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care all which start the 1st of the month following the hire date. PPMT pays 100% of the employee premium for health insurance!

401k: Retirement Plan with up to 4% employer match of gross pay when the employee contributes. Employees who participate are immediately vested.

INCOME PROTECTION: Basic Life & AD&D with salary coverage starts within 90 days of employment that PPMT pays for. Supplemental Life & AD&D offered. Long-Term and Short-Term Disability is 66.66% of earnings and PPMT pays this benefit.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Planned Parenthood of Montana does not discriminate against or allow harassment of any individual based on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, reproductive health decisions, military service, other non-merit based factors, any other characteristic protected by applicable law, or retaliation.

Planned Parenthood of Montana is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity, inclusion, respect, integrity, customer focus, and innovation.