Advanced Practice Clinician - Float - $15,000 Sign-on Bonus Available 11.24.2025
3 months ago
Saint Louis
Job DescriptionPlanned Parenthood Great Rivers currently has an opening for an Advanced Practice Clinician. This is a full-time (benefited)position as a float within the STL area health centers. POSITION TITLE:Advanced Practice Clinician – Float STL area health centersSTATUS:Full TimeREPORTS TO:Associate Medical Director; Medical DirectorCOMPENSATION:$105,000/year This position is eligible for up to a $15,000 sign on bonus paid out over the first year of employment and requires a two year employment commitment. Must have or obtain the COVID Vaccines and Booster! Planned Parenthood Great Rivers (PPGR) offers a robust benefits package. Employer Paid: Healthcare: Employee pays approximately $82 per pay periodVision: Employee pays approximately $4 per pay periodDental: Employee pays approximately $5 per pay periodMail in pharmacy benefits Well-being reward: Up to $200Life Insurance: Up to $100,000Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)Retirement plan with up to 6% contribution after 1 year of employmentProfessional Development: $1500 annuallyGenerous Paid Time Off: 8 Sick Days, 10 Vacation Days, 5 Care for you Days and 9 Holidays Employee Paid/Voluntary Benefits Include: Aflac: Short-Term Disability, Accident Policy and Hospitalization PolicyLife Insurance additional coverage up to $100,000 POSITION SUMMARYUnder approved protocols and a collaborative practice agreement, provides high quality, patient-centered reproductive health care. Ensures an environment that honors patient autonomy and is consistent with approved affiliate protocols. Consistent with our patient-centered approach to healthcare delivery, PPGR offers day, evening, and weekend hours. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Requires mobility to provide physical exams. Essential Duties· Following Medical Standards and Guidelines and protocols of PPGRo Assesses patient’s family planning needs by obtaining and evaluating complete medical, surgical, social and familial health historieso Performs appropriate health screening procedures and physical examinations consistent with approved skills including, but not limited to, breast, pelvic recto-vaginal examination, testicular exam, prostate exam, and extremity visualization o Perform basic gynecologic office based procedures e.g. IUD insertion and removal, contraceptive implant insertion and removal, vulvar and endometrial biopsyo Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate laboratory testso Provides client-centered counseling and education about family planning methods, and manages patients’ side-effects, complications, and concerns related to sucho Provides counseling, education, and clinical care for all PPGR service lines e.g., STDs, PREP, EC, GAHT, abortion, well person care, breast, and cervical cancer screeningo Expected to learn and achieve competence in all existing and new service lines offered to patients by the affiliateo If privileged to do so under the direction of the Medical Director, provide colposcopy/LEEP, abortion (medical and/or procedural), ultrasound, other expanded gynecologic serviceso Make referrals as appropriate. Follows up with patients as indicated by the severity of the referral condition· Maintains professional responsibility and commitment to remaining informed and current on medical knowledge, services and practices provided at PPGR. o Presents medical topics at affiliate in-services as neededo Active member of clinician team. Attends meetings as indicated. Active participation in discussion and decisions about the provision of care in the clinicso Affiliate will provide $1500 and three days paid per fiscal year for professional development, educational conferences, and CEU activities per full time clinician. Part time clinicians will be allotted a prorated benefit. · Accepts individual and joint responsibility in health center efforts for achieving o Fiscal responsibility in revenue, expenses, and contribution marginso Compliance with organizational commitment to quality assurance and federal regulations (OSHA, CLIA) · Understands and participates in the organizations patient and team centered approach to health care deliveryo Maintains a “patient advocate” role in monitoring quality of careo Adhere to affiliate policies on professionalism, patient wait time, and addressing patient complaintso Orientates and trains, as delegated, new clinic staff in medical standards and practices. Educates all clinic staff on an on-going basis on medical information consistent with services providedo Protects confidentiality of PPGR clients, staff, volunteers, donors, Board, and all other areas of operations · Participates in the development and maintenance of quality care systems and standards, including but not limited too Documents in the medical record, in English, all encounters with patients, consistent with affiliate Quality Assurance and Risk Management standardso Follows protocol for approved services and operates within the confines of policy, protocol, medical guidelines, and collaborative practice agreementso Consults with the associate medical director, medical director, and health center manager as appropriate. Informs any/all of those listed if an incident with a client occurs which warrant such, including those on the occurrence listso Compliant with all infection control policies and procedures; safeguards patients and selfo Follows HIPAA privacy and security guidelineso Protects PPGR and its assets from liabilityo Periodic travel to other affiliates may be required QUALIFICATIONS· Advanced Practice Clinician with an advanced degree, or certificate of graduation from an advanced practice certificate course· 2 years relevant clinical experience· Maintains all licensure and certification up to date and to provide a copy of such to the affiliate. Current licensure (and certification, if applicable) is a condition of employment· Holds certification in area of specialty· Current state Illinois and Missouri license required· Able to function in a collaborative practice agreement· Ability to work in a fast paced setting· Ability to make sound, ethical, independent decisions consistent with medical protocols· Understanding of and commitment to health care and to patients’ involvement in their health care· Ability to effectively work with diverse populations· Effective oral and written English communication skills PPGR maintains a strict policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, economic background, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital or relationship status, military service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PPGR acknowledges and owns our past and present; therefore, we seek to look inward into how white supremacy continues to show up in our organization. We have a responsibility to create a place of equity and of inclusion, and we commit to dismantling racism and moving the needle to a more equitable workplace.PPSLRSWMO is a tobacco-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.