Nurse Practitioner
University of Rochester•New York, NY
•$47 - $66•Remote
About The Position
The Infectious Diseases Division of the University of Rochester provides the clinical services of the Monroe County Sexual Health Clinic through a contract with the County Department of Public Health. The MC Sexual Health clinic is a free, walk in clinic serving a diverse community across a spectrum of ages. This position is responsible to provide clinical care including obtaining a history, performing a physical assessment, diagnosing and prescribing treatment of STIs, and providing HIV/STI prevention counseling and testing in collaboration with other nurse practitioners and medical director. This position is a part time position for an anticipated 18 – 20 hours per week.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program required Or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner in New York State (NYS) (already licensed or licensing in process upon hire)
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner licensed in New York State (NYS) upon hire required (or licensing in process upon hire)
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in a health care setting preferred
- Clinical competence from very acute, chronic and well patients required
- Experience working with sexual health clinical services preferred
- Strong clinical and phlebotomy skills preferred.
- Fluency in speaking/reading/writing Spanish desired or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- Effective problem solving, interpersonal communication skills and cultural competency preferred.
- Able to function both independently and as part of a team preferred.
- Able to take initiative, demonstrate resourcefulness, commitment to follow through and ensure high quality, timely completion of work preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform a health history, including sexual history and behavioral risk assessment
- Targeted physical examination including gynecologic examination
- Perform venipuncture
- Determines diagnosis and treatment of all sexually transmitted infections
- Provide individualized patient education
- Identifies other health problems and provides referrals to appropriate health providers for evaluation and management
- Performs clinical audits for QA/QI
- Provides phone consultation to health-care providers related to the clinical management of STDs
- Perform HIV related prevention services
- Perform HIV pre-test and risk reduction counseling
- Perform HIV post- test counseling
- Assess clients’ suitability for HIV PreExposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Arrange for immediate referral for HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis(nPEP) services
- Supervises nursing assessments and procedures for laboratory specimen collection
- Provide clinical consultations to evaluate abnormal findings from nursing assessments
- Supervises STI treatments provided in clinic by Sexual Health clinic nurse
- Participates in orientation and training of new STI clinic nurses and nurse practitioners
- Communicates issues relating to maintaining current medical and nursing standards of care within the Sexual Health Clinic to the Clinical Services Manager
- Provides clinical consultation for the management of STD test results, medical follow-up, and phone triage
- Directs the management of positive laboratory test results.
- Assesses the need for further intervention.
- Makes individual plans regarding extending follow up efforts
- Reviews all syphilis cases prior to closure
- Dictates all STI/HIV consultation reports for medical referrals, verifying the proper release of STD/HIV information
- Participates in training and education required by NYSPHL Article 28 regulations
- Fulfills requirements to maintain licensure as a registered professional nurse and certification as a nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority from the NYS Department of Education
- Maintains certification as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Association, including documentation of a minimum of 100 CEU hours/5 years for re-certification
- Maintains current knowledge of clinical management of STIs
- Participates in STI education sessions, including web based training
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
