Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; Advanced Clinical Provider

Mission

Planned Parenthood of Montana leads by providing, promoting, and protecting sexual and reproductive health care and education for all Montanans.

Under the medical supervision of the Chief Medical Director (CMO) and day-to-day supervision by the Health Care Center Manager, the Advanced Clinical Provider will function as the primary provider of medical services. The Advanced Clinical Provider will carry full responsibility for the initiation and maintenance of patients in the family planning regimen as well as provide leadership in all aspects of comprehensive clinical services.

Each Provider functions within the approved guidelines established by the CMO and as outlined in the Planned Parenthood of Montana (PPMT) Medical Standards and Guidelines (MS&Gs).

Advanced Clinical Providers are advocates in implementing our mission to “empower all people to make private reproductive health care decisions by providing quality health care, medically accurate education, and advocacy for individual rights".

PPMT is offering competitive compensation ($104,000 to $124,800 annually) and exceptional benefits including:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts, and Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care. PPMT pays 100% of the premium for employee Medical! We also offer a 401k Plan with up to 4% employer match of gross pay when the employee contributes.

• Licensure or certification of accredited Advanced Practice Clinician program
• Current Montana Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or other Advanced Practice Clinician license
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant training and subsequent experience in reproductive healthcare.
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certificate with prescriptive authority.
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate

• Patient Exams
• Review and interpret the medical, surgical, family, and social history of patients.
• Perform appropriate medical screening procedures for male and female patient examinations. This includes speculum examination, bimanual examination obtaining of materials for Sexual Transmitted Disease (STD) investigation, cytological smears (and other specimens as indicated), and other types of more specialized screening procedures as may be indicated by PPMT’s health care center medical policy.
• Examine patients for proper use of contraceptives. For female patients that includes insertion of the diaphragm, cervical cap, or presence of intrauterine system (IUS).

• Patient Diagnostics and Treatment
• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients per PPMT MS&Gs.
• Prescribe all Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved methods of birth control. This includes, but is not limited to: diaphragm and cervical cap fitting, IUS insertions and removals, Implanon insertions and removals, and dispensing contraceptive supplies and medications.
• Interpret laboratory data and order appropriate additional laboratory investigations as indicated.
• Provide patient referrals as needed.
• Refer patients with abnormal conditions or other medical problems found on the examination to the supervising physician, when not covered by standing orders.
• Prescribe and administer medication abortion per license.
• Prescribe emergency contraception.
• Interpret prepared instructions to patients and provide clarification and reinforcement of physician instructions for patients.

• Education
• Provide education on all FDA-approved birth control methods to patients and handle patient questions and problems relating to these methods in a factual, unbiased manner.
• Provide medically accurate education and counsel on abortion in a factual, unbiased manner.
• Participate in PPMT in-service educational activities.
• Carry out the group and…