Fertility Care Practitioner

FertilityCare Practitioner

The FertilityCare Practitioner provides professional care in Natural Family Planning for Franciscan patients and outpatients, while embracing the Catholic teachings and Ethical and Religious Directives. This essential role provides individualized, integrative gynecological care, following established standards of practices of American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals and the Creighton Model. The FertilityCare Practitioner, above all, is committed to providing services for infertility with a deep commitment to a woman's dignity, fertility appreciation, and the sanctity of human life.

Fertility Care Clinic: Part-time, 24 hours per week. Flexible schedule.

• Maintain certification, proficiency, and standards in teaching the CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System of Natural Family Planning, adhering to all standardized methods built into the Model according to St. Paul VI Institute.
• Become a member of American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals (AAFCP) within one year of employment.
• Work cooperatively with multi-disciplinary team, including Director and Manager of FertilityCare Center, physicians, coworkers and patients of Franciscan Health.
• Provide Case Management, identify patient care needs, and build relationships with patients to assess situation, disposition, and reason for visit.
• Transfer complex patients requiring higher levels of care and coordination with physicians to RNs employed at Franciscan FertilityCare Center.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local FertilityCare Practitioners and educators of other methods of Natural Family Planning; provide support to RNs and Manager in promoting Natural Family Planning program within Franciscan Health and local community.
• Report statistics of program, including, but not limited to, NaProTechnology referrals, follow-ups, etc. to Manager; provide timely documentation of care and maintain patient confidentiality in medical records.

Qualifications

• Preferred Associate's Degree Health Care Related
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree General
• Completed or pursuing education Phase 1 Accredited Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner Program and in good standing with Program Educator Preferred
• Creighton FertilityCare Practitioner Preferred
• Creighton FertilityCare Practitioner certification - Creighton FertilityCare
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association

Travel is required: Up to 50%

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.