Nurse Practitioner, Bureau of Public Health Clinics
About The Position
The Bureau of Public Health Clinics (BPHC) aims to improve the sexual health of New Yorkers by providing direct clinic services and telemedicine. The Bureau operates 8 sexual health clinics across NYC. This Nurse Practitioner position is part of the Abortion Access Initiative and will work in one of the BPHC-STI clinics, reporting to the City Medical Specialist. The role involves providing comprehensive sexual health services, including medication abortion counseling and dispensing, HIV prevention (PEP/PrEP), contraception, vaccinations, referrals, and health education. The Nurse Practitioner will also rotate on the telemedicine service, providing counseling for medication abortion via hotline. Additional duties include obtaining consent and dispensing medication for abortions in clinics, performing simple ultrasounds for pregnancy dating and IUD placement, collaborating with mental health specialists, adhering to productivity standards, and performing other assigned duties.
Requirements
- A 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
- A certificate to prescribe medication issued by the New York State Education Department
- One year of satisfactory experience as a nurse practitioner (for Assignment Level II)
- Two years of satisfactory experience as a nurse practitioner (for Assignment Level III)
Responsibilities
- Providing counseling for medication abortion and dispensing abortion medications to patients in the clinic
- Providing Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention
- Providing all forms of contraception, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)
- Providing vaccination for Hepatitis A and B, Meningitis, and HPV
- Arranging referrals to clinics for other services as needed
- Providing health education to patients
- Rotating on the telemedicine service
- Providing counseling and follow up for medication abortion on the sexual health Telemedicine hotline
- Obtaining consent and dispensing medication for medication abortions in the clinics for both appointment and walk-in patients
- Providing simple ultrasound evaluations for pregnancy dating and identifying IUD placements
- Working closely with mental health specialists to provide comprehensive psychosocial and behavioral care
- Adhering to Bureau Standards for productivity
- Performing other duties as assigned by the Assistant Commissioner and the Medical Directors
Benefits
- Loan Forgiveness: Eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs
- Premium-free health insurance plan
- Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund
- Public sector defined benefit pension plan
- Tax-deferred savings program
- Robust Worksite Wellness Program
- Job Security
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
