NURSE PRACTITIONER

DEPARTMENT: Medical Services

JOB TITLE: Nurse Practitioner

WORK LOCATION: University City High School (School-Based Health Center)

I. BASIC FUNCTION:

Responsible for providing comprehensive health care to individuals and their families in collaboration with a physician and the health care team.

This position is employed by Family Care Health Centers (FCHC) and is primarily assigned to the University City High School School-Based Health Center. The Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive obstetrics and women's health services while collaborating with Family Care Health Centers providers, clinical staff, and school personnel to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care. Participation in meetings, trainings, and organizational activities at other Family Care Health Centers locations may be required as needed.

All employees of FCHC must ensure service standards are delivered, including:

FCHC Core


• Demonstrates a commitment to FCHC mission and vision.


• Demonstrates a positive attitude towards patients, employees, role, and the health center.


• Demonstrates FCHC core values (accountability, courtesy, excellence, flexibility, integrity, respect).


Customer Service and Professionalism


• Smiles and makes appropriate contact, greets individuals upon entry into building and space.


• Is customer service oriented to both internal (colleagues) and external (patients, clients, vendors, etc.)


customers. Treats patients, customers and colleagues with dignity and respect.


• Provides timely response to requests, tasks, and inquiries. Demonstrates good service turnaround.


• Demonstrates good communication skills and communicates in a tactful manner.


• Exhibits conflict resolution skills in order to foster effective working relationships and embraces a team


approach.


• Adheres to FCHC's dress code policies. Employee appearance and grooming appropriate.


Show(s)


• Consistently shows commitment to position and team performance (i.e., attendance and punctuality).


• Consideration and acceptance of cultural differences of others; works well with individuals of diverse


backgrounds, supporting a culture of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.


• Participates in training and professional development and completes required trainings in a timely manner.


Safety


• Adheres to and promotes a culture of safety and cleanliness.


• Adheres to HIPPA/Confidentiality standards.


• Respectful of FCHC property, properly and safely uses Health Center Equipment.


II.


INTRADEPARTMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS:


Provides Direction:


Chief Medical Officer


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III.


PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:


Provides comprehensive, individual health care including client counseling and teaching, referral and follow-up


in accordance with Center protocols.


Consults with the physician for specified treatments and medications not described in Center protocols.


Provides direction for the oversight of medical assistant and nurse training and quality assurance for teamwork


of medical assistants and nurses with women's health providers.


Responsible for the oversight on handling of and training for all women's health medical procedural equipment.


Responsible for supervisory counseling and problem-solving of the working relationship between women's


health medical assistants and their providers and women's health nurses and their providers.


Acts as a resource to the OB/Women's Health Team to support the coordination of Centering Pregnancy


activities at all FCHC sites.


Provides direction of the programs related to contraception counseling and methods provided.


Maintains the awareness of women's health patient care needs to all providers at FCCC & FPSE ensuring


quality indicators are being measured and goals achieved in women's health (example CVRs).


Attends Team Leader Meetings, when necessary and by invitation.


Performs and interprets diagnostic and screening tests as appropriate.


Consults with staff members regarding the comprehensive health care of clients and their families.


Refers clients to other Center staff members and/or community resources as necessary.


Develops, implements, and evaluates educational programs concerning prevention and family health


promotion for clients and community by invitation.


Develops and maintains appropriate policies, protocols, records, reports and statistical data relevant to


services provided by invitation.


Ensures that protocols developed with Center physicians are current and adequate for nurse practitioner


practices by invitation.


Participates in staff in service programs related to comprehensive health care by invitation.


Precepts nurse practitioner students from Nurse Practitioner Programs with which the Center has an affiliation


agreement. Responsible for the orientation and evaluation/review process for these students.


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IV. PERIODIC DUTIES:


1. Participates in Health Center staff problem solving groups.


2. Attends and participates in department meetings, etc. as assigned.


3. Performs other duties as assigned.


V. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:


Inside High School: All inclusive.


Outside Health Center: Patients/Clients, students, vendors, community health agencies, hospitals, insurance


companies, Medicare, Medicaid, physician offices, institutions of learning, etc.


VI. QUALIFICATIONS:


1. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of nursing required.


2. Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri and in good standing.


3. Master's Degree in Family and/or Adult Nursing and/or Women's Health preferred.


4. Certified or eligible for certification as a Family and/or Adult and/or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.


5. One plus (1+) years of practice as a Family and/or Adult and/or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner preferred.


6. One plus (1+) years supervisory or management skills preferred.


VII. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:


1. Active professional development as demonstrated through attendance of seminars, continued education


programs, etc. is strongly encouraged.


2. Current membership and active participation in American Nurses. Association is encouraged.

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VIII.


CONTINUED EDUCATION:


Satisfactory maintenance of continuing education standards as established by the Missouri Nurses Association is


required.


CONFIDENTIALITY:


Respect for and maintenance of client and staff confidentiality is required.


The above responsibilities/duties describe the chief function (requirements) of the job (holder) and are not to be considered a


detailed description of every responsibility/duty (requirement) of the job (holder)