Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing primary care (assessment and treatment of minor and acute health concerns typical of adolescents, and health maintenance, including immunizations) and reproductive health care (family planning, teen pregnancy, STD diagnosis and treatment). 

Key Responsibilities Summarized Below:

• Review clients’ health histories and presenting concerns/symptoms, and prepare them for exam or visit; this may include: temperature, weight, blood pressure, vision screening, clean catch urine specimens, immunization, explanation of exam procedures (including venipuncture, pelvic/breast exams, STD testing) and ability to assess and triage clients appropriately for needed lab work, as well as for referral (when indicated) to other providers
• Administer immunizations/Mantoux skin tests per protocol and standing orders as required, and plan follow up in order to record/read results
• Perform physical assessments and examinations appropriate to assess primary health concerns and reproductive health concerns covered by Face to Face medical protocols and guidelines
• Diagnose routine primary and reproductive health concerns, and prescribe/recommend appropriate medication/treatment, as indicated by standards of practice, and according to Face to Face protocol
• Prescribe, dispense, and administer medications as indicated