Clinician​/Advance Practice NP, PA, CNM

Overview

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected category by applicable law.

PPCCC is a trusted provider of high-quality, affordable reproductive health care along California’s Central Coast. Each year, PPCCC provides 28,000 people on the central coast with health care services, including sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, birth control, breast and cervical cancer screenings, vasectomies, and safe and legal abortion care at our six health center locations. PPCCC also provides comprehensive sexuality education programs to help adults and teens make healthy decisions, prevent unintended pregnancies, and avoid sexually transmitted infections.

The non-physician advanced practice clinician works in collaboration with other members of the health care team to provide quality routine reproductive health care to Planned Parenthood patients in accordance with PPCCC medical standards and guidelines. Responsibilities of the position expected at the conclusion of training include providing services which include but are not limited to abortion, analgesia and sedation, breast services, cervical cancer screening and management of cervical abnormalities, reversible contraception, emergency contraception, gender affirming care, gynecological conditions, sexually transmitted infections, intimate partner violence, men’s reproductive health conditions, pregnancy complications, pregnancy testing and options counseling, preventative care, recovery area care, ultrasound services, and vaccination services.

Responsibilities also include participation in a team approach to patient care by working cooperatively with others to achieve productivity standards while providing exceptional customer service.

• Utilize the “SOAP” format for completing medical examination forms, including all appropriate medical findings and recommendations.
• Demonstrate competency in, but not limited to, peer review, quality assurance audits, and laboratory proficiency testing.
• Participate in required staff meetings, conference calls, and mandatory all staff trainings.
• Accurately perform and document comprehensive and focused review of medical history, review of systems, physical exams, ordering/performing/interpreting of appropriate laboratory tests.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge about all medications listed on the PPCCC formulary that are dispensed in house or prescribed for all PPCCC medical services.
• Refer patients with abnormal conditions appropriately per PPCCC protocols.
• Adherence to abnormal clinical finding protocols listed in PPCCC’s Medical Standards and Guidelines as they relate to timing and types of notifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Center Director and/or Senior Director of Medical Services or designee.

All Clinician Is will demonstrate successful completion of the PPCCC Welcome Orientation including EHR and Abortion trainings. Clinician Is will demonstrate the ability to adhere to clinician productivity metrics within 8-12 weeks of start date, including but not limited to:

• Provide age-appropriate screening exams including provision of appropriate vaccination services.
• Provide screening and referrals for Intimate Partner Violence.
• Provide hormonal and non-hormonal contraception consultation and management, including dispensing medications, emergency contraception, IUC/IUS insertion and removal, contraceptive implant insertion and removal, and diaphragm fitting.
• Provide sexually transmitted infection screening and management, including STI treatment visits (HSV, GC, CT, Cervicitis, PID, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Genital warts, Molluscum contagiosum, HIV and Hep
  
  C). Providers will also provide preventative screening and management regarding PrEP and PEP.
• Provide non-STI related infection diagnosis and treatment including…