Nurse Practitioner Women's Health
Location: Lackland AFB, TX
Company: Decypher
Job Description Apply Now
Join Decypher and make a direct impact on the health and readiness of America’s service members, veterans, and their families. Since 2008 Decypher has offered healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued, and their work makes a meaningful impact. Decypher partners with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services, technology, and management solutions. Our mission is to provide and support quality care for our veterans, servicemembers and their families, across the United States.
Job Summary: The Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) provides comprehensive, outcome-based care to female patients (age 12 and older), including preventive services, reproductive and genitourinary health, routine and acute care, chronic disease management, immunizations, and Periodic Women’s Health Assessments in accordance with established clinical guidelines and MTF privileges. This role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, educates and mentors staff, promotes patient health and safety, and participates in quality improvement and continuing education initiatives.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Master's degree in nursing
- Certifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- License:
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse Practitioner
- Experience:
- Must have 2 years' experience in the specialty within the last 3 years
- Board Certification: Certified in the specialty as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or Family Health Nurse Certification with the National Certification Corporation (NCC)
U.S. Citizenship is required
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services in accordance
- with privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general 16 screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
- Women’s Health NP provides a full range of outcome-based services for diagnoses concerning the reproductive system and genitourinary system for female patients down to age 12.
- Technically direct and teach other staff, provide evidenced-based educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
- Diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician.
- Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
- Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit he patient/family and organization.
- Recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all patient encounters.
- Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement and safety.
- Perform Periodic Women Health Assessment
Work Environment & Schedule: Monday-Friday 0600-1830, not to exceed 40 hours in a week.
Physical requirements: May be required to lift 20-25 lbs independently, occasionally more with assistant. Position requires long periods of standing and/or sitting in an office setting.
Decypher is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce (M/F/D/V)