Nurse Practitioner
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing and current licensure by State Board of Nursing as an RN
- Graduate from an Advanced Practice nursing program (clinical specialist, Master Degree Program or DNP) which is accredited and approved
- Registration by Arizona Board of Nursing as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
- National certification with a specialty board
- Current DEA certification
- 1-2 years clinical experience in OB/GYN preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Operates professionally under the highest level of accountability
- Practices autonomously and in conjunction with other professionals, including physicians as part of a healthcare team
- Uses critical thinking to analyze data and applies this to improve practice
- Incorporates and disseminates research findings to enhance practice and improve patient outcomes
- Practices ethically and uses this in decision making
- Provides culturally competent care
- Incorporates technology to optimize patient care
- Demonstrates competency with EMR systems
- Embraces leadership opportunities within the organization
- Joins professional associations, advocacy groups and other activities to improve healthcare
- Maintains a culture which fosters the organization's mission, vision and values
- Obtain pertinent medical history and conduct relevant physical examinations and records in EHR.
- Conducts examination of head, eye, ear, nose and throat; heart and lung examinations when necessary. Emphasis on the thyroid, breasts, abdomen and pelvis.
- Performs breast examinations and promotes breast awareness
- Performs PAP smears, evaluates the vulva, vagina, cervix and uterus for pathology.
- Evaluates the uterine corpus and adnexae and performs and evaluates rectal exams if warranted.
- Assesses patient complaints, recognizes normal and abnormal medical findings.
- Remains familiar and up to date with family cancer screening and counseling.
- Perform procedures including but not limited to: biopsy of endometrial or vulvar tissue, and insertion or removal of IUDs.
- Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures and synthesizes data to determine tentative diagnosis and therapeutic plan, exercising independent judgment.
- Recognizes associated GYN and non-GYN diseases, common OB complaints and consults with physician when appropriate.
- Monitor and treat patients during pregnancy including prenatal advising up to delivery and postnatal care.
- Assesses patients for possible STI's and initiates appropriate lab studies. May prepare wet slides, evaluating such microscopically for various agents causing vaginitis and initiates appropriate treatment.
- Prescribe and manage medication therapy for patients.
- Educates patients on contraceptive methods.
- Makes appropriate referrals to lab, imaging or social agencies.
- Provides services to patients and assists the physicians with their patients in all locations as needed. Triage patients within the practice and over the phone, makes decisions and judgments for all patients as needed.
- Supports and motivates patient care. Assures relevant treatment and therapeutic plans and utilizes other health and medical resources to coordinate these plans.
- Provides continued follow up and coordinated care for patients.
- Works with all providers to maintain patient flow during times of need in order to accommodate our patients and eliminate the need for reschedules.
- Continue to educate MA's regarding quality patient care according to the practice guidelines set by SWCWC.
- Assumes leadership responsibilities within SWCWC.
- Promotes cooperation amongst the staff of SWCWC.
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