About the POSITION:
Fulltime WHNP or PA needed for clinic in Novato
Responsible for providing reproductive and specialty Women’s Health Care.
Prefer 3+ years' experience
Spanish speaking is preferred
- Proficiency in taking a sexual history.
- Proficiency in contraceptive counseling, considering underlying medical conditions, with a patient-centered approach.
- Proficiency in taking a family history relevant to Women’s Health.
- Evaluation, diagnosis, and management/treatment of the following conditions:
- Vaginitis, urinary tract infection.
- Sexually transmitted infections.
- Abnormal uterine bleeding, PCOS and myomas.
- Pregnancy of unknown location, rule out ectopic pregnancy.
- Urinary complaints such as incontinence, overactive bladder, painful bladder syndrome.
- Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis.
- Adnexal masses, including rule out ovarian torsion.
- Dyspareunia, sexual dysfunction.
- Menopause, vasomotor symptoms, hormone therapy.
- Infertility and pre-conception counseling.
- Breast problems.
- Pelvic organ prolapse.
- Work collaboratively with the Gynecologic physicians on staff to formulate plans, initiate further work-up, and coordinate referrals of more complex patients.
- Recognize patients outside of clinical scope and refer to MCC Gynecologic physicians for further management.
- Identify non-reproductive health issues during patient encounters and refer them to appropriate providers such as PCP or specialist.
- Identify preventive health and quality care issues for women and provide these services in the scope of women’s primary care.
Procedural Skills:
- Required Skills:
- Pelvic exam including external, bimanual, and speculum exam.
- Clinical breast exam.
- Collection and performance of wet mount, swabs for STI testing.
- Insertion and removal of current FDA approved intrauterine devices.
- Insertion and removal of subdermal contraceptive implants, with appropriate certification.
- Paracervical block.
- Endometrial biopsy.
- Vulvar biopsy.
- Exam and evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse, including straight catheterization for post-void residual.
- Fitting, insertion, and removal of pessaries.
- Vulvar incision and drainage, insertion of Word catheter.
- Treatment of genital warts.
- Preferred Skills:
- Colposcopy and cervical biopsy, endocervical curettage.
- Basic suturing.
- Basic post-operative management skills including: removal of sutures, staples, or wound dressing.
- Insertion and removal of indwelling catheters.
- Basic wound care of cesarean section incisions, vulvar wounds.
- Pelvic ultrasound including transabdominal and transvaginal for diagnosis of intrauterine pregnancy, IUD localization.
About the COMP & BENEFITS:
May be eligible for up to $50,000.00 hiring bonus
Salary is 135 - 160K
Medical/Dental
Life Insurance
Retirement plan
etc.