Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license and BLS certification

Responsibilities

• Participate in all screening and immunizations campaigns as deemed necessary by the Nursing and Medical Directors and provides immunizations
• Initiate appropriate therapies consistent with the diagnosis.
• Utilize expertise to educate the patients, their families, staff and community.
• Collect, interpret and record health data from patients presenting in the STIs, Family Planning, Women’s Health, and Refugees Health Clinics, including breast and pelvic exams,
• Placement and removal of intra uterine devices (IUDs), provision of all forms of contraception methods within the boundaries of the State of Florida mandates.
• Perform annual physical exams for uninsured patients and comprehensive physical evaluations of refugees.
• Identifies and evaluates medical conditions and illnesses.
• Initiates diagnostic laboratory tests and evaluates all results in a timely manner.
• Advanced knowledge of nursing practice, familiarity with Title X guidelines.