The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) provides comprehensive health care services for women across the lifespan, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and education. The WHNP delivers care in an ambulatory care setting, offering reproductive health services, pregnancy care, contraceptive counseling, menopause management, and treatment for common gynecological conditions. The WHNP collaborates with physicians, other advanced practice providers, and clinical staff to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.
Essential Functions
- Obtain detailed health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial, functional, and developmental assessments.
- Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.
- Develop differential diagnoses and establish appropriate treatment plans.
- Prescribe medications and therapeutic interventions in accordance with prescriptive authority.
- Provide patient and family counseling, health education, and anticipatory guidance.
- Maintain accurate and complete patient medical records.
- Evaluate patient response to treatment and modify care plans as needed.
- Arrange for patient referrals and specialty consultations as appropriate.
- Provide contraceptive care, including counseling and administration of various methods.
- Conduct sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening, treatment, and follow-up.
- Perform pregnancy testing, prenatal and postnatal care, and patient education related to maternal health.
- Manage and treat common gynecological infections.
- Provide care and counseling for women before and after menopause.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to optimize patient outcomes.
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with specialized training as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program.
Licensure/Certification
- Licensed and approved to practice in Maryland as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP).
- Current national board certification as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner or other board certification appropriate to the role and population served required.
- Eligible for prescriptive authority in Maryland.
Training and Experience
- One (1) year of clinical experience in an ambulatory care setting preferred.
- New graduate WHNPs will be considered based on qualifications and references.
- Experience in ambulatory care, urgent care, or acute care strongly considered.