Advanced Practice Clinician

Planned Parenthood Keystone (PPKey) serves 37 counties in Pennsylvania, home to over half of Pennsylvania residents. We have offices in York, Allentown, Bensalem, Reading, Wilkes Barre, Harrisburg, and Lancaster. We operate 7 medical centers that serve over 30,000 patients annually and offer comprehensive sexuality education that reaches thousands of young adults.

Planned Parenthood Keystone is looking for individuals who are committed to supporting our shared goal of strengthening and enhancing our awareness and commitment to advancing the cause of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging in our organization.

Planned Parenthood Keystone is looking for qualified Advanced Practice Clinicians (Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners) who are interested in joining our dedicated team of medical providers.

We are looking for a Part-time, 27-hour-per-week, non-exempt Clinician to provide coverage at the Wilkes Barre center.

Our medical providers provide a variety of health services including family planning and birth control, cancer screenings, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, abortion-related care, pregnancy testing, and patient education. 

• Review and interpret medical histories  
• Perform physical examinations and interpret findings 
• Comply with state laws governing abortion services and mandatory reporting  
• Maintain patient and health center confidentiality  
• Serve as primary clinician in the health centers as needed 
• Provide relevant health instruction including family planning, all FDA approved birth control methods, STD prevention and treatment, HIV testing, abortion services, genetics, nutrition, sexual counseling, principles of health promotion maintenance and health center procedures 
• Provide factual, non-biased information to clients seeking abortion.  Describe the difference between medication and surgical abortion. Provide support services during abortion services, as needed, trained, legally permitted, licensed, certified, and insured 
• In support of the Centralized Follow-Up Nurse, assist with follow-up of abnormal findings  
• Prescribe and provide treatments for specified medical conditions to all patient demographics 
• Provide prescriptions and/or services in colposcopy, loop electro surgery, prescriptions, abortion,  
• Provide all birth control methods, including Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs), as trained, legally permitted, licensed, certified, and insured 
• As appropriate provide colposcopy, loop electrosurgery, as trained, legally permitted, licensed, certified, and insured 
• Competently use the patient information system software in all of its applications on affiliate laptops for optimal center flow  
• Maintain accurate, legible, and succinct records 
• Work with center staff to provide follow-up for referrals, medical problems, lab tests, other services.  Participate in scheduled clinician meetings  
• Maintain current license, professional certification, and CPR/ACLS/PALS certification, as appropriate 
• Work collaboratively with the health center team to meet patient needs as well as individual and center productivity levels and patient cycle times 
• Compliance with Throughput (TP) priorities, strategies and Team Centered Patient Care (TCPC) components  
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, health care licensing, contracts, grant requirements, Family Health Council interactions, Planned Parenthood policies/procedures, medical protocols, security standards, and employee handbook guidelines 
• Participate in the quality/risk management process for medical protocols, regulatory agency compliance, HR policies, and workplace safety policies 
• Serve as technical consultant for in-house lab related activities 
• Serve as a clinical lead within the operations of the health center; including but not limited to providing clinical supervision to center staff as need and provide center staff with clinical updates and information  
• Accurately capture services provided in each visit and appropriately code by correlating procedure codes (CPT) with diagnosis codes (ICD-9, and its successors) 
• At the direction of the Director of Clinical Services & Lead Clinician, assist in the training and evaluation process for Advanced Practice Clinicians 
• Provide on-call services as needed 
• It is a professional expectation for all staff to meet the needs of the patient through services and access.  It is important to staff share when services and access are compromised for a particular region or center.  We expect every employee in medical services to reasonably accommodate those needs when asked.  Administration will work with staff based on availability and coverage needs as best as possible 
• Ensure a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion of all persons 
• Ensure completion of required annual training 
• Adhere to all HIPAA and patient privacy regulations 

• Serve as an Ambassador for the organization to inspire support and connection with the mission and services provided by the affiliate 
• Assist with orientation/training of new staff and/or students 
• Establish contact with other community health providers 
• As assigned 

• Successful completion of accredited NP program 
• Active Pennsylvania medical license and current CPR certificate 
• Interest in providing caring and compassionate services to low income, diverse population 
• Experience in reproductive healthcare preferred.
• Ability and interest in working independently, calmly, and efficiently
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills 
• Ability to provide reproductive healthcare services to socioeconomically diverse populations with compassion
• Ability to provide reproductive health care services with a non-judgmental, client-centered approach 
• Commitment to quality healthcare

• Commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission and conviction to health equity and access to sexual and reproductive healthcare 
• Understanding of racism and commitment to racial & social justice 
• Awareness of multiple group identities and their dynamics, bringing a high level of self-awareness, empathy, and humility to interpersonal interactions; building of trust across diverse groups of people 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and hear effectively across differences and reflect and act on feedback related to identity and equity with the aim to learn 
• Commitment to Planned Parenthood’s In This Together service ethos, workplace values, and service standards

• Compensation for this position is $55.00
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
• Life/AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability policy voluntary coverage options
• Generous vacation, leave, and holiday benefits

Planned Parenthood is an equal employment opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender and gender expression/identity, age, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, uniformed service member/veteran status, marital status, medical condition, pregnancy, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values racial & social justice. We strongly encourage all persons to apply, including people of color and members of the LGBTQ community.