Nurse Practitioner - Clinical Services

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and mission-driven public health team serving the diverse communities of Pima County. This role offers the chance to practice at the top of your license in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment that includes Family Planning, Teen Health, Mobile Health, STD/HIV services, Immunizations, Well Woman Health Check, and Medication Assisted Treatment programs. Providers in this position deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care while helping improve health outcomes across the community through innovative and accessible public health services. Ideal candidates are passionate about equitable healthcare access, thrive in fast-paced clinical settings, and enjoy working with diverse patient populations in both clinic and community settings.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and certification as a Nurse Practitioner by the State of Arizona in the particular specialty area as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND six months of clinical practice experience in a public health or community setting.
Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Arizona and certification as a Nurse Practitioner by the Arizona State Board of Nursing to practice in a clinical specialty areas.
Prescription and dispensing certification issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is required for certain positions within this category.

Nice To Haves

Minimum one (1) year experience providing reproductive healthcare services to male and female clients from adolescence through adulthood, including the delivery of birth control methods such as IUDs and implants, conducting sexual health screenings and evaluations, and providing treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Bilingual (English/Spanish), or multilingual including Spanish.
Experience addressing health disparities and promoting health equity.
Experience initiating medical assisted treatment for substance use.
Minimum one (1) year experience leading and implementing evidence-based clinical practices and collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals.

Responsibilities

Examines, evaluates, assesses, tests, and treats patients for infectious and STI-related diseases, and provides counseling, education, and information on safe sex practices and disease prevention.
Provides family planning advice and counseling to clients based on their reproduction intentions, contraceptive preferences, and medical eligibility, and dispenses contraception as appropriate including, but not limited to device/implant placement and removal, and emergency contraception.
Administers screening and diagnostic tests on patients for infectious and communicable diseases such as Covid-19 and monkeypox, interprets the results and educates on treatment and prevention of diseases.
Records clients’ health history, diagnoses, treatment plans, and medication in electronic health records.
Assists with development of clinical protocols, policies and procedures, and the implementation, evaluation, and quality assurance of the same.
Evaluates the efficacy of medications and treatments and adjusts as necessary according to patients' needs.
May act as preceptor for other nurse practitioners, medical students, interns and residents.
May supervise, assign and review the work of professional patient care services personnel.
May participate in outreach activities, as well as public health emergency events, exercises and training.