Lead Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant

SUMMARYPlanned Parenthood Arizona services include an emphasis on family planning and reproductive health care, including the provision of birth control and comprehensive contraceptive counseling, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy testing, counseling and referral, HIV testing, annual exams, abortion care and more.

The Lead Clinician sets the standard for clinician practice y provide direct patient care approximately two to three days per week. They provide clinical perspective and are a voice for all family planning providers within the Medical Management Team. They provide proctoring, supervision, and protocol interpretation for the advanced practice licensed staff, assisting the Medical Director in ensuring that quality medical care is delivered consistently and within the medical standards and guidelines of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and PPAZ.

The Lead Clinician’s responsibilities are divided between direct patient care, and administrative meetings, quality assurance projects, clinician proctoring and training, and other projects as identified in conjunction with the Medical Director. The Lead Clinician provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Adheres to affiliate policies on professionalism, wait time in health center and on the phone, and the system for addressing patient complaints.

Participates in health center efforts to achieve established goals for productivity.

Participates in health center/affiliate efforts to achieve established revenue cycle goals.

Provides leadership to PPAZ’s advanced practice licensed staff:

Mentors, trains, and evaluates clinical staff in cooperation with the Medical Director.

Creates clinician schedule including approval or denial of PTO and timecards.

Conducts clinical audits and medical skills proficiency appraisal for clinicians as indicated. Follows up with retraining and/or disciplinary action as indicated.

Supports Center Managers’ evaluations of clinicians and others to achieve adherence to standards, sustained productivity, and customer service standards, and financial solvency of PPAZAnswers clinical questions related to the medical standards and guidelines, Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with other providers who constitute our referral network.

Performs appropriate medical screening and procedures including, but not limited to, breast and pelvic examination.

Interprets laboratory data and orders appropriate additional laboratory investigations when indicated. Provides counsel and advice on family planning methods to patients.

Receives and handles patient questions and problems relating to these methods. Provides all methods of reversible birth control including, but not limited to, diaphragm fittings, IUC insertions and removals, implant insertion and removal, as well as prescription and dispensing of contraceptive supplies and medications.

Refers patients with abnormal conditions or other medical problems found on the examination to the supervising physician when not covered by standing orders.

Provides support and responds to inquiries from abortion patients. This includes screening calls from abortion patients and responding to the needs of the patient.

Assists with training of staff in clinical standards.

Creates and participates in the After Hours Call program.

Demonstrates flexibility and teamwork; understands the interaction between this position and others with whom this position works directly and indirectly.

Assist Medical Director in training Agency RNs, with special attention paid to RNs working in the Resource role in regards to patient care, standing orders, EHR documentation for Family Planning…