Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Opening in Oxon Hill, MD

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide health screening such as pap smears, pelvic exams, breast checks, STI screening.
• Counsel patients regarding birth control options and provide birth control including diaphragms and IUDs. Follow up as appropriate.
• Dispensing Mifepristone or Misoprostol under MD orders.
• Counsel, educate, and provide resources on women’s health issues.
• Provide treatment for gynecological problems such as infection, abnormal bleeding, or abnormal pap results.
• Identify non-gynecological medical problems and provide management or referral.
• Review and triage patient labs, in accordance with physician orders and protocols. Liaison with other health care providers concerning client management and referral.
• Return calls from established patients encountering problems or questions.
• Chart all findings accurately and clearly.
• Basic skills: manual blood pressure, temperature, pulse, finger stick, venipuncture, height, weight, injection, IVs, microscopy.
• Ultrasound, surgical set up or assistant, aftercare (recovery room) during surgical abortion
• Potential for laminaria insertion or provision of Mifepristone under physician delegation and supervision.
• Perform follow up visits for patients experiencing post-abortion problems

Requirements:

• Possess a VA state license as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Prescriptive authority preferred.
• Certification in colposcopy, training in IUD insertion, and Nexplanon a plus
• Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or relevant experience preferred.

Other Information:

• Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00
• Pay: 124,000 - 166,000