PA/NP - Midlife, Menopause, & Sexual Health - Grand Rapids, MI - 4069 Lake Drive SE

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

35d • Onsite

About The Position

Corewell Health's Women's Health Service Line is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to work on our Women's Health and Wellness Center team, focusing on midlife, menopause, and sexual health. This is a part-time position (24 hours per week), outpatient role with no holiday or nights expectations. Call is 1:4 and phone call only. The role involves managing patients, coordinating services, and maintaining a collaborative practice agreement with specific physician(s). The provider will exercise independent judgment in assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of selected protocols/procedures. Responsibilities include providing educational support, coordinating QA/QI studies, writing orders/prescriptions, obtaining histories, performing physical exams, and ensuring compliance with professional standards and applicable laws. The position also involves acting as a patient advocate, consulting with other healthcare team members, performing designated procedures, documenting in the medical record, and providing input into strategic planning and service evaluation.

Requirements

• Previous experience working as a provider in Women's Health, OB/GYN, or Family Practice.
• Master's Degree
• Nurse Practitioners who obtained their education and certification after 2000 must show evidence of completion of a master’s, post-master’s or doctorate from a Nurse Practitioner program that is accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
• 3 years of relevant experience
• current, relevant clinical experience
• Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role
• Experience as a Nurse Practictioner
• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire
• LIC-Nurse Practitioner (NP) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days
• CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• North American Menopause Society Certification (NAMS) is required within one year of hire.
• Interest in Sexual Health certifications are ideal but not required to start.

Responsibilities

• Endometrial biopsies
• IUD insertion/removal
• Nexplanon insertion/removal
• Vulvar biopsies
• Managing patients and coordinating the services provided by multiple disciplines within and outside the health system.
• Maintaining a collaborative practice agreement with specific physician(s).
• Exercising independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of selected protocols/procedures.
• Providing educational support for patients/significant others, health team members and the community.
• Coordinating QA/QI studies to measure outcomes of care.
• Writes orders/prescriptions for standard formulary medications, laboratory, radiographic studies and consultations, coordinating the scheduling of admissions, diagnostic evaluations, follow-up exams, laboratory tests, referrals to home care, social services, and other community agencies, etc., in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Obtains histories and performs physical exams.
• Assesses the patient’s/significant other’s, health care team’s, school’s and other community educational needs and develops, implements, evaluates and revises teaching strategies/educational programs related to area of specialty.
• Ensures that operations are in compliance with professional standards, applicable laws, accreditation, compliance/regulatory requirements and that organizational goals are being followed.
• Practices in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code.
• Delivers care in a manner that is culturally sensitive and preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Acts as a patient advocate, crossing multidisciplinary lines to meet patient needs
• Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a consultant to other members of the health care team within and outside Corewell Health.
• Acts as a consult in area of expertise.
• Performs and assists with designated procedures.
• Documents in the medical record and dictates information as appropriate.
• Provides input into the strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of service/program.
• Measures the outcomes of care and evaluate services across the continuum of inpatient to outpatient services.
• Makes recommendations to improve the quality of patient care provided and utilizes the scientific method to research clinical problems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

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