Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health

Job Details

Job Location:

Church St.

- Lebanon, PA 17046
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level: Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage :
Negligible
Job Category:
Health Care

At Union Community Care, our purpose is at the forefront of all that we do: we stand for whole health to help you live your fullest life.

We envision vibrant and healthy communities supported by inclusive healthcare that embraces each member’s unique culture, needs, and values, and emboldens them to make healthful choices that fuel their well-being and the well-being of others.

We believe in whole health. This means we address and heal disease but equally important, we work at the causes of the causes, the social ills that must be addressed to achieve true equity.

We listen, learn, and embrace the complex lives and unique strengths of our patients, and we work hard to break down all barriers to care. This means we look through a grassroots lens. We connect with our communities because we are our communities. Each of us is a neighbor, a friend, a family member, and together, we are a trusted community health center.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible to perform diagnostic and therapeutic tasks in collaboration with a Physician. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for examinations and treatment of patients within their scope of practice. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the fulfillment of all obligations as noted by their professional association (Most cases will be Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing).

• Performs examinations and formulates treatment of patients including appropriate history, physical examinations, laboratory and other diagnostic testing, and referrals as necessary.
• Counsels and educates patients regarding their physical or mental health or delegates such education to a competent source.
• Recognizes complicated medical conditions that require referrals.
• Manages chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
• Prescribes medications and other treatments.
• Advises patients on how to prevent disease.
• Refers patients to community resources and agencies.
• Consults with their Collaborating Physician(s) as necessary.
• Fully documents plan of care; and executes care in a timely manner.
• Ensures timely completion of forms presented to them on behalf of the patient regarding the patient’s physical or mental health conditions for the proper billing of patients and third‑party payers; and forms necessary for other funding sources.
• Performs other work‑related duties as assigned.

• Licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Board Certification/eligibility by American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• Minimum of 2 years experience, required.
• English proficiency required.

In order to fulfill the requirements of this position, duties 1-11 are considered essential functions of the job.

This position is required to participate in mandatory all staff meetings, team meetings and trainings.