Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Essential Functions

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, ADA, this description identifies the essential components of the job required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Requests for reasonable accommodations to facilitate the performance of these essential functions will be given careful consideration.)

Perform Ultrasound for Monitoring Patients

• Responsible for ultrasound of patients for follicle checks and pregnancy scans on days that the physician is not in house
• Identifies Surg for RE cycles and directs patient to schedule IC / IUI.

Perform Sperm Wash and Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI)

• As per protocol, the NP will perform the sperm wash on partner / fresh semen for IUI(RE) patients
• Adhering to protocol and Time Out procedure, the NP will perform the Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) utilizing partner / fresh semen.

Demonstrate Effective Communication Skills

• Teach :
• Provide injection instruction to patients;
• Provide explanation of treatment options to patients;
• Provide explanation of the planned treatment cycle to patient,
• Phone patients with instructions as treatment proceeds
• Counsel :
• Provide anticipatory guidance during treatment cycle;
• Provide therapeutic emotional support during treatment cycle;
• Provide patient with pregnancy tests results,
• Advise and encourage patient upon completion of cycle.

Utilize Computer Systems

• RESource
• Outlook
• Athena
• Shared Drive

Case Management / Cycle Coordination

• Conducts New Patient Consults
• Initiates Plan of Care
• Schedules Diagnostic Testing
• Order medications
• Designs and Updates Patient Plan of Care at the direction of the Physician
• Complete Patient Checklist by treatment start date
• Document patient care services by charting in patient computer database (RESOURCE) and departmental records, when necessary.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and calling for assistance from other clinical personnel when appropriate.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols as established by OSHA guidelines and regulations regarding : sterilization of instruments, medication storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Accept / make phone calls within established timelines regarding laboratory values and semen analysis results with appropriate explanation and interpretation.
• Comfort patients by anticipating patients anxieties; answering patients questions as permitted.
• Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards; follow physician practice and nursing division philosophies, as well as standards of care set by the state and other governing agency regulations

Team Commitment

• Maintain patient charting, day sheet for patient visit needs.
• Review and update patient charts computer / STIM sheets.
• Cover weekends and holidays as assigned.
• Follow coverage schedule as assigned for daily assignments.
• Make referrals to other team members.
• Attend meetings as assigned; communicate issues where appropriate.
• Work independently to assure that practice goals are achieved.

Clinical Skills

• Perform physical exams as needed and phone patient assessments
• Administer subcutaneous and intramuscular injections
• Interpret lab results
• Obtain vital signs when appropriate
• Obtain informed consents

Professional Development

• Participate in professional societies; offer education to nursing team
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops per policy; review professional publications;

establish personal networks.

• Follow all state regulations regarding professional license.
• Maintain licensure at all times during employment

Confidential And Sensitive Information

Maintain patient confidence and protects operations by keeping all patient information confidential

Scope Of Financial Responsibility

• Cooperate with all practice billing and reimbursement policies, Participate in cost containment by appropriate use of medical supplies.
• Direct patients starting treatment to patient accounts department.

Additional Responsibilities

Recovery Room as necessary.

Education / Experience / Performance Factor Requirements

• RN. BSN required MSN PA Credentials required as outlined for NYS.
• State RN license without limitations required.
• Minimum 1-year nursing experience in womens health care in a physicians practice required. IVF experience preferred.
• High level of listening & counseling skills.
• Aptitude to work independently and demonstrate good judgment.
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
• Knowledge of office procedure and office machines (i.e. computer, fax, copier, etc.)
• Must be able to work weekends and some holidays.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Interpersonal Skills

• Is enthusiastic and maintains a positive attitude.
• Develops positive working relationships with colleagues, promoting team spirit.
• Uses tact and skill in confronting difficult interpersonal situations; avoids unnecessary conflict.
• Works well with diverse personalities.
• Wins cooperation from others.

Work Ethic

• Exhibits honesty and integrity and develops trust.
• Volunteers for work when unassigned and makes productive use of unassigned time.
• Is a self-starter.
• Demonstrates a professional attitude and commitment; is an example to colleagues.
• Uses knowledge, experience, common sense and the highest ethical standards in dealing with sensitive situations.
• Follows through on commitments.
• Accepts share of less desirable assignments.

Leadership

• Demonstrates maturity, poise, and self-confidence in dealing with patients, physicians, management and staff.
• Is an effective role model.
• Takes responsibility for work product and demonstrates reliability.
• Communicates in a clear, confident, and effective manner.
• Deals effectively with stress and frustration.
• Earns respect of patients, physicians, management, and colleagues.
• Champions the mission and shared values through demonstrated action.
• Develops and is open to innovative ideas, approaches and viewpoints.
• Recognizes change as an opportunity to grow.
• Manages conflicting personal and professional requirements.
• Seeks opportunity to mentor colleagues as appropriate.

Writing Skills

• Developing an ability to write and edit technical materials.
• Writes clearly when presenting findings, recommendations and proposals.
• Memos / e-mails are concise, well organized, and include all significant issues.
• Demonstrates professionalism and etiquette in all communications to patients and referring physicians.

Speaking Skills

• Articulate and persuasive in speech.
• Exhibits confidence and willingness to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, management and colleagues.
• Has refined verbal communication skills.

Presence

• Demonstrates maturity, poise, and self-confidence.
• Earns the professional respect of others.
• Dress, neatness of grooming, projects an image of a competent professional.
• Shows pride in and actively promote the reputation of physicians and services.

Initiative & Motivation

• Acknowledges responsibility to ensure that assignments are satisfactorily completed.
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to her own professional development.
• Is a self-starter.
• Actively seeks out additional responsibilities.
• Persistent in overcoming obstacles.
• Responsive to formal and informal feedback.
• Is interested in opportunities within the Practice.
• Demonstrates energy, stamina, drive, and enthusiasm and is willing to work long hours when necessary.
• Understands her own strengths and weaknesses and, with the help of others, undertakes a program of self-development.

Teamwork

• Strong team player; positive attitude toward the job and role
• Wins cooperation from others.
• Shows integrity, honesty, openness, and tact in dealing with others.
• Is proactive in developing relationships within the department and with other departments.
• Places team before individual goals and contribute to a positive working environment.

Qualifications

ADDITIONAL JOB SPECIFICATIONS :

Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting, some standing, and stooping. Moderate lifting (up to 25 pounds), carrying, grasping and feeling are necessary body movements.
• Sensory requirements of speech, touch, vision, and hearing to normal range, with or without correction.
• Requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for easy and skillful use of hands when working with patients and equipment.

Mental Requirements

• Must have the ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity with frequent involvement in complex and highly technical situations.
• Must have the ability to work successfully under stressful conditions; capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a frequent basis.
• Must have the ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific principles, and also be able to collaborate with other multidisciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
• Must have the ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
• Must have effective reading and comprehension skills.
• Must have strong communication skills, written and verbal to work with and / or care for people of all professional and social levels.
• Must have math skills to enable calculation of drug dosages.

Environmental Conditions

• Will work in an inside environment with temperature control.
• Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens or other potentially infectious materials may reasonably be anticipated from the performance of patient care duties.
• Some physical hazards, i.e. needle pricks, etc.
• Some electrical hazards working with equipment. Some examples of equipment used are computer terminal, calculator, copy machine, fax machine, telephone, and patient care items requiring electricity.
• Some overtime will be required.
• Work routines / schedules are occasionally subject to change on short notice.

All RMA LI IVF employees must perform their respective functions to ensure the patient has the most positive experience at every point of contact with our practice.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility required by the jobholder.

RMA LI IVF hopes each jobholder can react to reasonable change productively and handle other tasks assigned.

RMA LI IVF is a multi-site practice. There may be times you are requested to participate in assignments at other locations.

Without causing undue hardship or significant personal inconvenience, RMA LI IVF proposes a solid team approach to our availability regarding the need and development of all our office locations.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.