As the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner for Swope Health's Central location, you will be a part of a team that delivers quality care to the people who need it the most. Our Women's Health Nurse Practitioners provide general healthcare assessments, treatment, and follow-up commensurate with clinical skills and comply with clinical guidelines, administrative policies/procedures of our organization, the licensing state, and accrediting/funding agencies. If you have a passion for working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible every day, this role is for you.
Primary Responsibilities: - Obtain a health, psychosocial and obstetric/gynecologic; history and record findings in a systematic, accurate, legible and succinct form.
- Perform a physical examination with specific emphasis on evaluation of the breasts, abdomen and pelvis (including speculum), bimanual, and rectal examinations.
- Order/perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
- Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education and counseling.
- Provide periodic health supervision of normal, non-pregnant and asymptomatic female adolescents and adults.
- Provide clinical management of women having minor gynecologic illnesses.
- Provide assessment, education and management for family planning.
- Provide ambulatory prenatal care for women with uncomplicated pregnancies with attention to both maternal and fetal health.
- Provide general health education and counseling, with emphasis on physical and psychosocial dimensions of nutrition, adolescence, sexuality, childbearing parenting, climacteric and family life.
- Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
- Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies/procedures and/or third party payers.
Successful Candidates will have:- Active License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri and the State of Kansas.
- Master of Science in Nursing Degree (specialized in Women's Healthcare required)
- Completion of a recognized Nurse Practitioner program in a university setting
- 3-5 years of Labor and Delivery experience (preferred)
- Licensed Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
Swope Health Services supports its team members with:- Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
- Nine (9) annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day
