Women Health Nurse Practitioner

Description

Job Title

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)

Job Responsibilities

• Department Lead for Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Participation as integral member of a multidisciplinary team for perinatal program
• Collaboration with assigned physician for supervision and consultation
• Participation in peer-review, quality improvement measures and program improvement
• Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial, functional, and developmental assessment.
• Order and interpret lab results and other diagnostic studies.
• Develop differential diagnoses.
• Develop / order therapeutic plan of care.
• Maintain patient records per organization policy.
• Evaluate patient's response to plan of care and modify as needed.
• Provide patient / family counseling and education.
• Arrange for patient referrals / consultations.
• Care of the obstetrical patient, including high-risk Ob patients
• Contraceptive care
• STD screening and follow up.
• Pregnancy testing and care before, during and after pregnancy
• Evaluation and treatment of common infections
• Care before and after menopause

Qualifications

Required Education

Credentials And Certifications

Experience Required