What are the responsibilities and job description for the Women Health Nurse Practitioner position at Park West Health System,Inc.?
Description
Job Title: Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
Job Responsibilities
Required Education:
Job Title: Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
Job Responsibilities
- Department Lead for Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Participation as integral member of a multidisciplinary team for perinatal program
- Collaboration with assigned physician for supervision and consultation
- Participation in peer-review, quality improvement measures and program improvement
- Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial, functional, and developmental assessment.
- Order and interpret lab results and other diagnostic studies.
- Develop differential diagnoses.
- Develop/order therapeutic plan of care.
- Maintain patient records per organization policy.
- Evaluate patient’s response to plan of care and modify as needed.
- Provide patient/family counseling and education.
- Arrange for patient referrals/consultations.
- Care of the obstetrical patient, including high-risk Ob patients
- Contraceptive care
- STD screening and follow up.
- Pregnancy testing and care before, during and after pregnancy
- Evaluation and treatment of common infections
- Care before and after menopause
Required Education:
- Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree with specialized training as a CNM (preferred) or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, whose focus is in Obstetrics and Gynecology across the lifespan.
- Graduation from an accredited MSN or DNP program.
- Licensed and approved to practice in Maryland as a RN and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
- Prescriptive authority.
- Five years of clinical experience preferred. Candidates with three to four years of experience will be considered based on qualifications of candidate and strength of references. Will take into consideration if candidate has worked in private practice, hospital-based, ambulatory care, urgent care, or acute care setting as CNM or WHNP.