Advanced Practice Clinician - Schenectady

SchenectadyFull Timemid

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At Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY), our greatest strengths are the employees who empower every individual with the information, resources, and care they need to live happy,

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OtherHealthcareAdvanced Practice Clinician

At Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY), our greatest strengths are the employees who empower every individual with the information, resources, and care they need to live happy, healthy lives.

Picture yourself here: We are a team of trusted health care providers, educators, and fierce advocates committed to advancing equity and improving health outcomes in communities that face systemic barriers to quality, innovative sexual and reproductive health services -- including birth control, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, HIV testing and prevention, transgender hormone therapy, wellness exams, crisis counseling, and financial counseling. PPGNY also proudly provides compassionate, nonjudgmental abortion services.

When you join PPGNY as an Advanced Practice Clinician you will provide medical examinations for the purpose of providing sexual and reproductive health care including assessing general health, diagnosing medical conditions, and providing therapeutic assistance for a determined range of infections and disorders including HIV.

Responsible for assessing, planning and administering health care which is individualized to the patient and consistent with the policies and protocols of PPGNY in a fast-paced environment.

Provides full spectrum sexual and reproductive health care and education to patients including contraception, abortion, well-person examinations, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and gender affirming health care

Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team and makes referrals to medical and community resources as indicated

Assists in training and orientation for newly hired staff

This job is based in Schenectady, but the employee is required to travel on a weekly basis or as needed to Johnstown, and sometimes to Saratoga and Queensbury. In addition the employee will provide occasional support to the mobile health unit.

Once signed off, the APC will be required to work one late night out of the week, which is at 6:00 PM.

Graduation from a formal and accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, or Nurse Midwife Program (Required)

Bachelors Degree (Required)

State license as a Physician Assistant, Nurse Midwife or Nurse Practitioner and be certified by a national credentialing body (Required)

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software

Proficient and high degree of comfort with EMR system

Ability to provide compassionate, non-judgmental and culturally responsive care across race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin or ability; and demonstrates deep sense of accountability to patient experience

Bilingual in Spanish

1+ year(s) work as a Clinician

Experience with EPIC

Masters Degree in related health field

Experience working with LGBTQ+ populations

Experience working with people newly diagnosed or living with HIV

M 8am-6pm

T 8am-5pm

W 8am-6pm

Th 8am-5pm

F 8am-4pm