[Hiring] Clinician I - Telehealth @Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio

Role Description

Act as part of the medical services team providing reproductive health care as outlined in PPGOH Medical Standards & Guidelines. Practices within the state of Ohio BON scope of practice for APNs. Provides direct patient care in the health center or via telehealth services, including:

• History review
• Health education
• Physical exam
• Counseling
• Diagnosis and treatment according to protocols for 3-5 patient encounters per hour

Participates in accomplishing customer-focused goals, provides referrals, and participates in follow-up. Consults with Regional Clinical Director and/or Medical Director to ensure compliance with guidelines. Participates in Risk and Quality Management program, clinician meetings, and other agency and health center meetings and trainings as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for implementing overall quality assurance activities, assessing, planning, and administering health care individualized to the client, consistent with the policies and protocols of Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.
• Responsible for assessment plan, examination, and treatment for all services provided at the center, for which the clinician is trained and privileged.
• Reviews & interprets the medical and social history.
• Performs appropriate medical screening procedures/exams.
• Interprets laboratory data, orders additional laboratory investigations when indicated, and ensures appropriate follow-up.
• Provides contraceptive methods: oral and topical contraceptives; provides/oversees contraceptive injections.
• Begins training and/or completes privileging for device insertion and removal (implants, IUCs) and EMB.
• Provides emergency contraception.
• Performs medical assessment and management of basic STI and genito-urinary conditions.
• Provides perimenopausal and menopausal services.
• Counsels pregnant women on all pregnancy outcome options.
• Provides pre and post abortion care.
• Acts as a medical consultant to clinic staff.
• Manages emergency situations in the center.
• Is compliant with OSHA, CLIA, and State Board of Pharmacy procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Participates in staff meetings related to center management and provides staff training in current medical procedures relevant to reproductive health.
• Participates in the revenue cycle through knowledge of charge capture and pricing, health information management, clinical documentation, coding, and 3rd party reimbursement.
• Ability to meet productivity requirements of hourly patient visit goal as determined by PPGOH and correctly code visits as required by Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) coding guidelines.
• In collaboration with the Practice Manager, supervises clinical services within the health center.

Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to learn new skills appropriate to PPGOH clinical duties.
• Able to work cooperatively as a member of a health care delivery team.

Education and/or Experience

• Requires education commensurate with Ohio licensure requirements for practice as an APRN.
• Ability to see 3-5 patients per hour, either in center or via telehealth, within 6 months of hire and correctly code visits as required by CMS coding guidelines.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have an active Ohio APRN license.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification that is compliant with American Red Cross or American Heart Association is required.
• Maintenance of board certification and state licensure at all times is required.
• Must obtain and maintain a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical ability to continuously talk, feel, and hear.
• Frequent standing, walking, reaching, sitting, grasping, and handling small objects.
• Occasionally requires fingering, bending, and stooping.
• Rarely requires repetitive motions of the hands/wrists or feet, kneeling, or climbing.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and carry up to 10 lbs.
• Requires the ability to use a computer including keyboard, multi-key telephone.
• During peak activity periods, work in excess of 7.5 hours per day and/or 37.5 hours per week and move throughout the health center.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Job involves evening and weekend hours, early morning meetings, contact with hazardous materials, frequent interruptions, and may occasionally involve travel to multiple sites.
• May require on-call status.
• Work takes place in a health center environment.