The NP/PA practicing within OB/Gyn and Infertility will function within the context of a shared/collaborative practice and as an extender for the specialty physician.  Duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Provides annual gynecologic examinations, breast examinations, and non-complicated pre- and post-operative examinations.
• Prescriptions and renewal of mediations
• Provide prenatal and postnatal care.
• Prescribe appropriate form of birth control and provides birth control counseling. IUD insertion and removal.  Nexplanon insertion and removal.
• Provide comprehensive to episodic care with emphasis on healthy promotion activities as well as diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic OB/GYN conditions.
• Prescribe hormone replacement therapy.
• Perform gynecologic procedures including but not limited to endometrial biopsies, punch biopsies, hysterosalpingograms and sonohysterograms.
• Infertility evaluation and treatment, nutritional education, family planning advice, and coordination of care with satellite clinics.
• Provide Infertility on-call services according to the schedule established by the department.
• Provide care for/treat same day illnesses/conditions.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

The following is a basic outline of the job description for Infertility in our OB/Gyn Department, at such time as you are fully trained and oriented as mutually determined by yourself and the OB/Gyn Department Manager, and you begin taking weekend Call Rotations for the position.

This is for a full-time position with a weekday schedule as follows:

• Week one: 36 hours of patient contact time with 4 hours AT time
• Week two: 32 hours of patient contact time with 4 hours of AT time and 4 hours off for Call. This could be made into one full day off, or kept separate from an afternoon of AT time.

Weekend Call consists of being available by cell phone from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, compensated per hour. There will be no weeknight Call for Infertility.

There will be occasions when you may need to see from one to several patients on weekends in the mornings in the OB/Gyn Department dependent on their cycle. Some weekends there are no patients to see.  When there are no patients scheduled on weekends, there are no travel restrictions as long as you are available by phone.

Infertility Call also rotates with holidays. We try not schedule or see patients on a holiday. However, if a holiday falls on a three-day weekend there may be a patient or patients one of those three days.

At this time we have one RN and one NP cover call so we would have a 2-3 weekend call rotation.

Nurse Practitioner:
The NP must have the education, experience and state licensure to engage in the following activities:

• health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and counseling;
• providing health assessment and screening activities;
• diagnosing, treating, and facilitating patients' management of their acute and chronic illnesses and diseases;
• ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting diagnostic studies, excluding interpreting computed tomography scans, magnetic resonance imaging scans, positron emission tomography scans, nuclear scans, and mammography;
• prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies; and
• consulting with, collaborating with, or referring to other health care providers as warranted by the needs of the patient.

NP’s practicing at Mankato Clinic are expected to be accountable: (1) to patients for the quality of advanced nursing care rendered; (2) for recognizing limits of knowledge and experience; and (3) for planning for the management of situations beyond the NP’s expertise. The NP practice includes accepting referrals from, consulting with, collaborating with, or referring to other health care providers as warranted by the needs of the patient.

Additional Requirements

• Maintain licensure, pertinent certifications, prescriptive privileges and DEA number
• Pursue opportunities for professional growth through participation in continuing education, clinic committees, or professional organizations.
• Utilize universal precautions to minimize potential exposure to hazardous conditions, pathogens or communicable diseases.
• All NP’s must maintain BLS certification and certain positions require ACLS and/or PALS certification. Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of start date. Assume responsibility and accountability for time management, professional relationships, and interpersonal interactions.

Physician Assistant
The PA must have the education, experience and state licensure to work as a physician assistant in the state of Minnesota.

Additional Requirements

• Maintain licensure, pertinent certifications, prescriptive privileges and DEA number.
• Pursue opportunities for professional growth through participation in continuing education, clinic committees, or professional organizations.
• Utilize universal precautions to minimize potential exposure to hazardous conditions, pathogens or communicable diseases.
• All PA’s must maintain BLS certification and certain positions require ACLS or other PALS certification. Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of start date.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for time management, professional relationships, and interpersonal interactions.

Three professional references, drug screen, background check