Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Description Passion. Commitment. Purpose. Community.Find your calling at Health Services of North Texas.Our mission: Improving the quality of life for all North Texans through medical care, support services and advocacy. Our vision: A healthy community.We are currently in need of a full-time Women’s Health provider (APRN, WHNP, PA-C, etc.) that is seeking to maximize their clinical experience by providing exceptional patient care across a broad range of integrated healthcare solutions. We “close the gap” by leveraging our vast resources to enable continuity of care, with a focus on women’s health related care and conditions, including gynecology and prenatal, with a focus on establishing a medical home for comprehensive healthcare.Our healthcare providers operate at the very highest level of expertise as they provide comprehensive, team-based care in a fast-paced environment within a non-profit, community healthcare setting. Our providers love HSNT because we treat patients from all walks of life--regardless of socio-economic status--for a wide range of acute and chronic physical, mental, and social health conditions and in collaboration with a team of medical professionals.HSNT is seeking providers that are passionate about providing care, education, and resources in a community health setting to patients and families that have very limited options for their medical needs; and those providers that are ready to embrace the challenge of maximizing their already existing knowledge base and experience.A day in the life of our Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant may look like this:• Reviews initial intake, health history, and laboratory test results, performs physical examination, and designs treatment plans catered to patient’s health services to include a wide range of care to women, inclusive of prenatal and postnatal care. • Provides additional assessments and evaluation of drug therapies and treatment regimen during routine follow-up clinic visits, ensuring patients continue to receive effective, efficient primary health care. • Maintains open consulting relationship with the physician to ensure delivery of the most effective medical care. • Educates client on medication regimens and drug adherence. • Provides ongoing primary medical care to patients, including medical history, evaluation, appropriate treatment for women’s health-related care and/or other conditions according to Public Health Service Treatment Guidelines including American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and give referrals to specialists for needs that exceed the scope of primary care. • Maintain referral base of specialists to provide services for our patient base as needed. • Maintain patient records in compliance with HIPAA and agency standards. • Provide ongoing guidance and supervision of medical care of patients to other clinical providers. • Provide training and orientation for new clinical providers. • Adhere to all agency and clinic policies and procedures. • Participate in quality management studies. • May perform other duties as assigned by supervisorRequirementsWe ask our provider candidates to possess a minimum of:• Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. • Current Texas licensure as an APRN (WHNP, FNP, or other qualifying specialty) or Physician Assistant (PA-C). • Minimum two years of women's health post-licensure clinical experience required. • Demonstrated experience providing comprehensive women's health care, including gynecologic services, contraception management, well-woman exams, and prenatal/postnatal care. • Experience performing and managing IUD and Nexplanon insertions and removals. • Strong experience providing direct prenatal and postnatal care. • Strong communication skills and a professional, compassionate approach to patient care. • Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.Here at HSNT you’ll find an innovative, pioneering approach to tackling community health issues—we find it extremely rewarding and fulfilling and we think you will, too! We invite you to apply online at:https://healthservicesntx.org/career-opportunties We also invite you to visit our website providers and see what our patients have to say:www.healthntx.org. 2018 Winner: Best of Denton CountyFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and FTCA Deemed.A partner agency of United Way EOE