Advanced Practice Clinician - Float - $15,000 Sign-on Bonus Available 11.24.2025

 

POSITION TITLE: Advanced Practice Clinician – Float STL area health centers

STATUS: Full Time

REPORTS TO: Associate Medical Director; Medical Director

COMPENSATION: $105,000/year

 

 This position is eligible for up to a $15,000 sign on bonus paid out over the first year of employment and requires a two year employment commitment.

 

 

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers (PPGR) offers a robust benefits package. 

Employer Paid:

Healthcare: Employee pays approximately $82 per pay period

Vision: Employee pays approximately $4 per pay period

Dental: Employee pays approximately $5 per pay period

Mail in pharmacy benefits

Well-being reward: Up to $200

Life Insurance: Up to $100,000

Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)

Retirement plan with up to 6% contribution after 1 year of employment

Professional Development: $1500 annually

Generous Paid Time Off: 8 Sick Days, 10 Vacation Days, 5 Care for you Days and 9 Holidays

 

Employee Paid/Voluntary Benefits Include:

Aflac: Short-Term Disability, Accident Policy and Hospitalization Policy

Life Insurance additional coverage up to $100,000

 

 

Under approved protocols and a collaborative practice agreement, provides high quality, patient-centered reproductive health care.  Ensures an environment that honors patient autonomy and is consistent with approved affiliate protocols. Consistent with our patient-centered approach to healthcare delivery, PPGR offers day, evening, and weekend hours. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Requires mobility to provide physical exams.

 

·         Following Medical Standards and Guidelines and protocols of PPGR

o   Assesses patient’s family planning needs by obtaining and evaluating complete medical, surgical, social and familial health histories

o   Performs appropriate health screening procedures and physical examinations consistent with approved skills including, but not limited to, breast, pelvic recto-vaginal examination, testicular exam, prostate exam, and extremity visualization

o   Perform basic gynecologic office based procedures e.g. IUD insertion and removal, contraceptive implant insertion and removal, vulvar and endometrial biopsy

o   Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate laboratory tests

o   Provides client-centered counseling and education about family planning methods, and manages patients’ side-effects, complications, and concerns related to such

o   Provides counseling, education, and clinical care for all PPGR service lines e.g., STDs, PREP, EC, GAHT, abortion, well person care, breast, and cervical cancer screening

o   Expected to learn and achieve competence in all existing and new service lines offered to patients by the affiliate

o   If privileged to do so under the direction of the Medical Director, provide colposcopy/LEEP, abortion (medical and/or procedural), ultrasound, other expanded gynecologic services

o   Make referrals as appropriate.  Follows up with patients as indicated by the severity of the referral condition

·         Maintains professional responsibility and commitment to remaining informed and current on medical knowledge, services and practices provided at PPGR.

o   Presents medical topics at affiliate in-services as needed

o   Active member of clinician team.  Attends meetings as indicated.  Active participation in discussion and decisions about the provision of care in the clinics

o   Affiliate will provide $1500 and three days paid per fiscal year for professional development, educational conferences, and CEU activities per full time clinician. Part time clinicians will be allotted a prorated benefit.  

 

·         Accepts individual and joint responsibility in health center efforts for achieving  

o   Fiscal responsibility in revenue, expenses, and contribution margins

o   Compliance with organizational commitment to quality assurance and federal regulations (OSHA, CLIA)

 

·         Understands and participates in the organizations patient and team centered approach to health care delivery

o   Maintains a “patient advocate” role in monitoring quality of care

o   Adhere to affiliate policies on professionalism, patient wait time, and addressing patient complaints

o   Orientates and trains, as delegated, new clinic staff in medical standards and practices.  Educates all clinic staff on an on-going basis on medical information consistent with services provided

o   Protects confidentiality of PPGR clients, staff, volunteers, donors, Board, and all other areas of operations

 ·         Participates in the development and maintenance of quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to

o   Documents in the medical record, in English, all encounters with patients, consistent with affiliate Quality Assurance and Risk Management standards

o   Follows protocol for approved services and operates within the confines of policy, protocol, medical guidelines, and collaborative practice agreements

o   Consults with the associate medical director, medical director, and health center manager as appropriate.  Informs any/all of those listed if an incident with a client occurs which warrant such, including those on the occurrence lists

o   Compliant with all infection control policies and procedures; safeguards patients and self

o   Follows HIPAA privacy and security guidelines

o   Protects PPGR and its assets from liability

o   Periodic travel to other affiliates may be required

 

 

·         Advanced Practice Clinician with an advanced degree, or certificate of graduation from an advanced practice certificate course

·         2 years relevant clinical experience

·         Maintains all licensure and certification up to date and to provide a copy of such to the affiliate. Current licensure (and certification, if applicable) is a condition of employment

·         Holds certification in area of specialty

·         Current state Illinois and Missouri license required

·         Able to function in a collaborative practice agreement

·         Ability to work in a fast paced setting

·         Ability to make sound, ethical, independent decisions consistent with medical protocols

·         Understanding of and commitment to health care and to patients’ involvement in their health care

·         Ability to effectively work with diverse populations

·         Effective oral and written English communication skills