Locum| Public Health Nurse Practitioner | Clinton, North Carolina

Tink Bird Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) for a locum tenens opportunity with a community health department in Clinton, North Carolina. This position provides comprehensive outpatient care across Family Planning, Maternal Health, Adult Health, STD services, and other community health programs.

Job Type: Locum Tenens. Specialty:
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Setting:
Outpatient / Public Health.

Location:

Clinton, North Carolina.

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. Flexible

Schedule:

Monday–Friday between 7:30 AM–6:00 PM may be available. After-Hours/Weekend Coverage:
May occasionally be required.

Provide medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. Obtain comprehensive medical, social, menstrual, and contraceptive histories. Perform physical and pelvic examinations as appropriate to patient needs. Develop and document treatment plans. Prescribe medications and treatments within approved scope of practice. Provide contraception counseling and management, including oral contraceptives, Depo-Provera, injections, implants, and barrier methods. Perform smears, cultures, and other appropriate clinical testing.

Provide anemia treatment and follow-up. Counsel patients regarding health maintenance, preventive care, treatment, and disease prevention. Provide referrals when additional evaluation or treatment is needed. Manage patients according to applicable state guidelines and clinical protocols.

Family Planning. Provide comprehensive reproductive and contraceptive care for patients from age 12 through menopause. Perform examinations, diagnose conditions, prescribe medications, and provide counseling and education. Adult Health & BCCCP. Conduct health assessments, physical examinations, treatment, and referrals. Work collaboratively with the medical director regarding abnormal findings. STD Services. Provide patient history, examination, diagnosis, treatment, counseling, and prevention education. Treat STDs identified through other health department programs and coordinate referrals as needed.

Maternal Health. Support supervision of maternal health staff. Provide examinations, laboratory services, prenatal and postpartum education, and management of low-risk pregnancies. Identify high‑risk or complicated pregnancies and coordinate appropriate referrals. Other Community Health Services. Diagnose and treat conditions such as pediculosis, scabies, and ringworm. Perform work and sports physicals. Provide examinations, treatment, and referrals as appropriate.

Serve as a clinical advisor and preceptor to public health nursing staff. Assist with staff orientation and continuing education workshops, seminars, and in-services. Participate in patient care review and audit committees. Serve as a clinical resource and consultant for public health nurses. Participate in community health presentations and educational activities. Assist with emergency/disaster shelter duties and public health preparedness and response activities.

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Graduate of an accredited program appropriate to the respective professional license. Minimum of one year of practitioner experience. Current North Carolina licensure appropriate to the provider's discipline. Appropriate certification and authorization to practice within North Carolina. Current prescribing authority appropriate to scope of practice. Valid North Carolina driver's license. Local Candidates Only.

Outpatient clinical and office setting. Daily interaction with patients, families, physicians, nurses, and the public. Multidisciplinary public health environment. Opportunity to provide preventive, reproductive, maternal, adult, and community health services. Position may involve standing, sitting, bending, stooping, and lifting. Potential exposure to communicable diseases.