Women's Health Nurse Practitioner/ Certified Nurse Midwife

Swope Health • Kansas City, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner for Swope Health's Central location, you will be a part of a team that delivers quality care to the people who need it the most. Our Women's Health Nurse Practitioners provide general healthcare assessments, treatment, and follow-up commensurate with clinical skills and comply with clinical guidelines, administrative policies/procedures of our organization, the licensing state, and accrediting/funding agencies. If you have a passion for working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible every day, this role is for you.

Requirements

• Active License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri and the State of Kansas.
• Master of Science in Nursing Degree (specialized in Women's Healthcare required)
• Completion of a recognized Nurse Practitioner program in a university setting

Nice To Haves

• 3-5 years of Labor and Delivery experience
• Licensed Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)

Responsibilities

• Obtain a health, psychosocial and obstetric/gynecologic; history and record findings in a systematic, accurate, legible and succinct form.
• Perform a physical examination with specific emphasis on evaluation of the breasts, abdomen and pelvis (including speculum), bimanual, and rectal examinations.
• Order/perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
• Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education and counseling.
• Provide periodic health supervision of normal, non-pregnant and asymptomatic female adolescents and adults.
• Provide clinical management of women having minor gynecologic illnesses.
• Provide assessment, education and management for family planning.
• Provide ambulatory prenatal care for women with uncomplicated pregnancies with attention to both maternal and fetal health.
• Provide general health education and counseling, with emphasis on physical and psychosocial dimensions of nutrition, adolescence, sexuality, childbearing parenting, climacteric and family life.
• Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
• Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies/procedures and/or third party payers.

Benefits

• Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option)
• Dental and vision
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
• Nine (9) annual company-paid holidays
• One annual paid personal day

What This Job Offers

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