Planned Parenthood Keystone (PPKey) serves 37 counties in Pennsylvania, home to over half of Pennsylvania residents. We have offices in York, Allentown, Bensalem, Reading, Wilkes Barre, Harrisburg, and Lancaster. We operate 7 medical centers that serve over 30,000 patients annually and offer comprehensive sexuality education that reaches thousands of young adults.
Planned Parenthood Keystone is committed to being an organization that includes people from various backgrounds, skills, perspectives and experiences, and fully uses their talents to serve our communities. Planned Parenthood Keystone believes that drawing on the talents of all personnel helps to create an optimum, creative and inclusive workplace.
Planned Parenthood Keystone is looking for qualified Advanced Practice Clinicians (Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners) who are interested in joining our dedicated team of medical providers.
We are looking for a Part-Time, non-exempt Clinician to provide coverage at the Reading Center.
This position can be two or three days but those days must be Monday, Tuesday and/or Thursday. This position can be 17-26 hours depending on the number of days chosen by the candidate.
Our medical providers provide a variety of health services including family planning and birth control, cancer screenings, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, abortion-related care, pregnancy testing, and patient education.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Review and interpret medical histories
Perform physical examinations and interpret findings
Comply with state laws governing abortion services and mandatory reporting
Maintain patient and health center confidentiality
Serve as primary clinician in the health centers as needed
Provide relevant health instruction including family planning, all FDA approved birth control methods, STD prevention and treatment, HIV testing, abortion services, genetics, nutrition, sexual counseling, principles of health promotion maintenance and health center procedures
Provide factual, non-biased information to clients seeking abortion. Describe the difference between medication and surgical abortion. Provide support services during abortion services, as needed, trained, legally permitted, licensed, certified, and insured
In support of the Centralized Follow-Up Nurse, assist with follow-up of abnormal findings
Prescribe and provide treatments for specified medical conditions to all patient demographics
Provide prescriptions and/or services in colposcopy, loop electro surgery, prescriptions, abortion,
Provide all birth control methods, including Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs), as trained, legally permitted, licensed, certified, and insured
As appropriate provide colposcopy, loop electrosurgery, as trained, legally permitted, licensed, certified, and insured
Competently use the patient information system software in all of its applications on affiliate laptops for optimal center flow
Maintain accurate, legible, and succinct records
Work with center staff to provide follow-up for referrals, medical problems, lab tests, other services. Participate in scheduled clinician meetings
Maintain current license, professional certification, and CPR/ACLS/PALS certification, as appropriate
Work collaboratively with the health center team to meet patient needs as well as individual and center productivity levels and patient cycle times
Compliance with Throughput (TP) priorities, strategies and Team Centered Patient Care (TCPC) components
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, health care licensing, contracts, grant requirements, Family Health Council interactions, Planned Parenthood policies/procedures, medical protocols, security standards, and employee handbook guidelines
Participate in the quality/risk management process for medical protocols, regulatory agency compliance, HR policies, and workplace safety policies
Serve as technical consultant for in-house lab related activities
Serve as a clinical lead within the operations of the health center; including but not limited to providing clinical supervision to center staff as need and provide center staff with clinical updates and information
Accurately capture services provided in each visit and appropriately code by correlating procedure codes (CPT) with diagnosis codes (ICD-9, and its successors)
At the direction of the Director of Clinical Services & Lead Clinician, assist in the training and evaluation process for Advanced Practice Clinicians
Provide on-call services as needed
It is a professional expectation for all staff to meet the needs of the patient through services and access. It is important to staff share when services and access are compromised for a particular region or center. We expect every employee in medical services to reasonably accommodate those needs when asked. Administration will work with staff based on availability and coverage needs as best as possible
Ensure a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion of all persons
Ensure completion of required annual training
Adhere to all HIPAA and patient privacy regulations
Other Duties and Responsibilites:
Serve as an Ambassador for the organization to inspire support and connection with the mission and services provided by the affiliate
Assist with orientation/training of new staff and/or students
Establish contact with other community health providers
As assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Reliable means of transportation
Successful completion of accredited NP program
Active Pennsylvania medical license and current CPR certificate
Interest in providing caring and compassionate services to low income, diverse population
Experience in reproductive healthcare preferred.
Ability and interest in working independently, calmly, and efficiently
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
Ability to provide reproductive healthcare services to socioeconomically diverse populations with compassion
Ability to provide reproductive health care services with a non-judgmental, client-centered approach
Commitment to quality healthcare
VALUES & COMMITMENT:
Commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission and conviction to health equity and access to sexual and reproductive healthcare
Understanding of racism and commitment to racial & social justice
Awareness of multiple group identities and their dynamics, bringing a high level of self-awareness, empathy, and humility to interpersonal interactions; building of trust across diverse groups of people
Demonstrated ability to communicate and hear effectively across differences and reflect and act on feedback related to identity and equity with the aim to learn
Commitment to Planned Parenthood’s In This Together service ethos, workplace values, and service standards
SALARY & BENEFITS
Compensation for this position starts at $55.00
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
Life/AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability policy voluntary coverage options
Generous vacation, leave, and holiday benefits
PP Keystone values the recruitment of staff with diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. PP Keystone considers all applicants for employment irrespective of their membership in any particular EEO category and strongly encourages all persons to apply.
