Nurse Practitioner - Womens Health

Penn State Health • Hershey, PA

38d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an all outpatient position where the APP will be providing comprehensive care in both obstetrics and gynecology. Candidates should be comfortable managing a full spectrum of OB/GYN patients, performing basic gynecologic procedures such as IUD insertions/removals, Nexplanon insertions, and vulvar biopsies. Proficiency in reading non-stress tests (NSTs) and conducting basic obstetric ultrasounds?such as assessing fetal presentation and deepest vertical pocket (DVP)?is expected.
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an expert in pathophysiology, physical assessment and diagnosis, pharmacology and exercises authority in health promotion and disease management. The NP functions as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team and provides a wide range of patient services to a specific patient population across the continuum of health care. By utilizing the nursing process, scientific reasoning and critical problem solving, NPs practice within the scope of responsibilities and prescriptive authority defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and the Medical Staff Executive at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Requirements

• Master?s Degree in Nursing required.
• National certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse required.
• Current license to practice as CRNP by Pennsylvania Board of Nurse Examiners required.
• Two (2) years' work experience as a RN required.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• providing comprehensive care in both obstetrics and gynecology
• managing a full spectrum of OB/GYN patients
• performing basic gynecologic procedures such as IUD insertions/removals, Nexplanon insertions, and vulvar biopsies
• reading non-stress tests (NSTs)
• conducting basic obstetric ultrasounds such as assessing fetal presentation and deepest vertical pocket (DVP)
• functions as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team
• provides a wide range of patient services to a specific patient population across the continuum of health care
• practices within the scope of responsibilities and prescriptive authority defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and the Medical Staff Executive at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Benefits

• Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level