FNP​/WHNP) Nurse Practitioner – Menopause & Women’s Hormone Health Specialist; FNP​/WHNP

Altura Medical Associates
Danbury, Connecticut and florida
Part-Time | Flexible Schedule | Opportunity to Grow is a hybrid in person and
Telehealth

Altura Medical Associates /Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts is expanding our women’s health services and is seeking an experienced
Nurse Practitioner (WHNP, FNP, or AGNP)with a strong interest and clinical background in
perimenopause, menopause, and hormone therapy
.

This is an exciting opportunity for a provider who is passionate about women’s health and would like to focus their clinical work on
perimenopause, menopause, hormone management, and healthy aging
within a supportive, physician-led multidisciplinary practice.

We are particularly interested in clinicians who have experience managing
menopausal hormone therapy (MHT/HRT)and are passionate about helping women feel their best, optimize their health, and thrive throughout midlife and beyond.

This is
not a traditional GYN position
. The role is specifically focused on
perimenopause, menopause, hormone management, prevention, and healthy aging
. Experience is needed it. Minimal women exam like Pap only related to hormonal treatment when need it.

You will evaluate and manage women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, including concerns such as:

• Hot flashes and night sweats

• Sleep disturbances

• Fatigue and decreased energy

• Mood changes

• Brain fog and cognitive concerns

• Weight and metabolic changes

• Decreased libido

• Vaginal dryness and discomfort

• Genitourinary syndrome of menopause

• Bone and cardiovascular health concerns

You will develop individualized treatment plans that may include
estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and other evidence-based therapies when clinically appropriate
.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Conducting comprehensive menopause and hormone evaluations

• Prescribing and monitoring menopausal hormone therapy

• Ordering and interpreting appropriate laboratory testing

• Monitoring treatment response and adjusting therapy as appropriate

• Counseling patients regarding the benefits, risks, and alternatives to hormone therapy

• Providing education regarding nutrition, exercise, sleep, sexual health, bone health, cardiovascular health, and healthy aging

• Performing pelvic examinations or Pap testing
  only when clinically indicated as part of menopause or hormone-related care

• Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation

• Collaborating with physicians and other members of our growing multidisciplinary team

We welcome applications from:

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners (WHNPs)
Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs)
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (AGNPs)

Candidates should have:

• Active or eligible Connecticut APRN license

• Current national board certification

• Prescriptive authority

• Clinical experience in women’s health, menopause, hormone therapy, primary care, gynecology, or a related field

• Experience prescribing and monitoring hormone therapy strongly preferred

• Comfort performing pelvic examinations or Pap testing when clinically indicated for menopause or hormone-related care

• Strong patient education and communication skills

• Ability to practice with clinical independence while collaborating within a physician-led multidisciplinary team

• Perimenopause and menopause management

• Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT/HRT)

• Women’s sexual health

• Genitourinary syndrome of menopause

• Preventive and lifestyle medicine

• Bone and cardiovascular health during midlife

• Testosterone therapy when clinically appropriate

• Hormone delivery options including oral, transdermal, vaginal, injectable, and/or pellet therapy

Menopause-specific education or certification, including training through
The Menopause Society
, is highly valued but…