Nurse Practitioner, Bureau of Public Health Clinics
About The Position
The Bureau of Public Health Clinics (BPHC) seeks a Nurse Practitioner for its Abortion Access Initiative. BPHC works to improve the sexual health of New Yorkers through direct clinic services and a telemedicine hotline. The Nurse Practitioner will work at one of the Bureau’s eight sexual health clinics and report to the City Medical Specialist in charge of the unit. The role provides sexual and reproductive health services in clinic and through telemedicine, including medication-abortion counseling and care, HIV prevention, contraception, vaccinations, referrals, health education, and simple ultrasound evaluations. The Nurse Practitioner works with mental health specialists to support comprehensive psychosocial and behavioral care, follows Bureau productivity standards, and performs other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.
- Completion of a Nurse Practitioner or equivalent program registered or approved by the New York State Education Department, or current certification as a Nurse Practitioner by a national certifying body recognized by the New York State Education Department.
- For placement in Assignment Level II: after meeting the minimum requirements, a New York State Education Department certificate to prescribe medication and one year of satisfactory experience as a nurse practitioner.
- For placement in Assignment Level III: after meeting the minimum requirements, a New York State Education Department certificate to prescribe medication and two years of satisfactory experience as a nurse practitioner.
Responsibilities
- Provide counseling for medication abortion and dispense abortion medications to clinic patients.
- Provide post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention.
- Provide contraception, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).
- Provide Hepatitis A and B, meningitis, and HPV vaccinations.
- Arrange referrals to clinics for other services as needed.
- Provide health education to patients.
- Rotate on the telemedicine service.
- Provide medication-abortion counseling and follow-up through the sexual health telemedicine hotline.
- Obtain consent and dispense medication for medication abortions in clinics for appointment and walk-in patients.
- Perform simple ultrasound evaluations for pregnancy dating and identifying IUD placements.
- Work with mental health specialists to provide comprehensive psychosocial and behavioral care.
- Adhere to Bureau productivity standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Commissioner and Medical Directors.
Benefits
- Potential eligibility for federal and state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs.
- Premium-free health insurance.
- Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union or benefit fund.
- Public-sector defined-benefit pension plan.
- Tax-deferred savings program.
- Worksite Wellness Program.
- Depending on the position, the ability to work from home up to two days during the week.
- Job security compared with private-sector employment.
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Job Type
Full-time
