Float Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse or Certified Nurse Midwife)

• Passionate about reproductive health care and justice.
• Believe sexual health is essential to every person’s overall health, well-being, and happiness.
• Excited about providing direct patient care in family planning and clinical abortion care.
• Firm believer in providing non-judgmental care to our transgender and gender-diverse patients.
• Experience working across a diverse service area.
• Excited about traveling and working with a variety of Teams.

• Full-time position working Monday through Friday and 1 Saturday per quarter.
• Hours vary upon location with some evening hours. You will work between 30 to 34 hours a week.
• Travel is required within North Carolina and South Carolina.

• License or certification for Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife with experience in reproductive health care.
• CPR certification, which must be maintained throughout employment.
• 2 to 5 years of relevant medical experience, preferably in family planning/gynecology.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to establish rapport with patients.
• Willing to learn new skills/techniques and apply them in the pursuit of quality patient care.

• Meet or exceed goals for four quadrants of the balanced scorecard including: clinical quality, patient satisfaction, work culture, and health center sustainability.
• Secure a complete health history, including obstetric, gynecologic, contraceptive, medical, surgical, sexual, family health, and psychosocial, and record findings accurately and succinctly.
• Perform physical examinations with special emphasis on the reproductive system, including breast examination, pelvic examination, cancer screening tests, diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other types of more specialized procedures such as endometrial biopsies and colposcopies, as may be indicated by medical protocols and clinical privileging.
• Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic studies as indicated and permitted by PPSAT medical protocols.
• Provide education and relevant health instruction for women and men in need of reproductive related services, including fertility control, infertility, sexually transmitted infections, family planning, nutrition, sexuality, and principles of health promotion and maintenance.
• Maintain current knowledge of medical practice in the reproductive health field.
• Prescribe, dispense, and administer appropriate contraceptives to clients in accordance with PPSAT policies and procedures.
• Apply current CPT and ICD-10 coding principles to all medical visits rendered, including selecting appropriate E&M codes when indicated.
• Participate in the PPSAT Quality & Risk Management Program. Conduct quality control tests, clinical proficiency tests, QM audits, and activities according to the annual PPSAT RQM Plan and balanced scorecard.
• Collaborate within PPSAT’s medical services department, with health center teams, workgroups, and other community agencies and resources, through joint planning and coordination of activities, in providing comprehensive care.
• Provide general health supervision, health maintenance, education, and counseling to patients.
• Provide general healthcare to transgendered or gender non-conforming patients, including gender transition treatments as indicated by medical protocols and clinical privileging.
• Recognize gynecological deviations from normal, formulate a diagnosis in collaboration with a physician, and provide education and management, or referrals when appropriate.
• Ensure that all abnormal medical complications are followed according to PPSAT Referral & Follow Up protocol.
• Function in compliance with all applicable state practice laws with respect to state of licensure, location of patient, and scope of practice. Practice under the supervision of appropriately licensed personnel when managing patients across state lines.
• Assume responsibilities of other medical staff as needed and when appropriate, as directed by the Health Center Manager. Assume leadership role in event of medical emergency.
• In centers providing abortion, provide client and physician support, including but not limited to lab testing, sonography, informed consent, POC evaluation, medication administration, recovery oversight and discharge for clients, post abortion follow-up communications, and office visits.
• Participate in the instruction and training of medical professionals and students with whom PPSAT has organizational agreements.

• You will cover all health centers in the state of North Carolina and South Carolina.
• You will be expected to follow all PPSAT travel-related policies.
• You will work up to 1 Saturday per quarter.
• When working at a health center that requires an overnight stay, PPSAT makes every effort to give a minimum of 3 weeks' notice. An overnight is any clinic 3 or more hours drive away.
• When covering a health center that is a day trip, PPSAT makes every effort to give a minimum of 1 week’s notice.

• Full benefits: medical, dental, and vision.
• Health Reimbursement Account.
• 403B Retirement Plan with matched contributions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Holiday Pay.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Continuing Medical Education tuition.
• Paid travel time.

For a century, Planned Parenthood has been one of the nation's leading providers of excellent, affordable health care for women, men, and young people, and the nation's largest provider of sex education. Planned Parenthood health centers provide contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and lifesavings cancer screenings. We serve women, men, and young people from every community and income level. Our work has staying power. We serve our communities with non-judgmental, compassionate care, no matter what their circumstances.