Advanced Practice - OBGYN position in: Lafayette, LA
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Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Location: Lafayette, Louisiana • Seeking an experienced Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) to provide comprehensive primary and specialty care to women across the lifespan. • Provide preventive, gynecologic, reproductive, prenatal, postpartum, and women’s wellness care. • Perform well-woman exams, gynecologic evaluations, family planning, menopause management, and routine screenings. • Diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic women’s health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension. • Perform and interpret diagnostic testing, including Pap smears, STI testing, and pregnancy testing. • Prescribe medications and treatments in accordance with applicable regulations. • Provide patient education focused on reproductive health, disease prevention, and overall wellness. • Collaborate with physicians, behavioral health providers, nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team. • Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the EHR. • Participate in quality improvement, compliance, and organizational initiatives. • Provide patient-centered, trauma-informed care to a diverse and underserved patient population. Qualifications • Master’s degree or higher from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Women’s Health focus. • Current WHNP certification (NCC). • Active, unrestricted Louisiana Nurse Practitioner license. • Current DEA registration and prescriptive authority or ability to obtain. • Current CPR/BLS certification. • FQHC or community health experience preferred. • Experience working with diverse and underserved populations preferred. • Bilingual skills preferred but not required. • Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, communication, and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. • Familiarity with EHR systems and clinical documentation standards. Work Environment • Outpatient clinical setting with direct patient care. • Requires the ability to sit, stand, and move throughout the clinic day. • Occasional lifting of supplies or equipment.