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POSITION SUMMARY Provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care including but not limited to contraception, abortion and miscarriage management (medication and procedural), gender affirming hormone therapy, colposcopy and LEEP, general office gynecology, ultrasound, well-person examinations, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and other infections. Provides care in alignment with the Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) Manual of Medical Standards and Guidelines (MS&Gs). Experience in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services preferred; PPGNY will train new staff in services as appropriate. Position may be full- or part-time. Position will involve travel to health centers in the employee’s region.   ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Administrative (5%): • Completes all required trainings assigned by the agency in a timely manner. Attends required agency didactics. Obtains continuing education credits for maintenance of certification and licensure. • Participates in agency quality and risk management program including health center-based quality assurance activities as assigned by medical leadership. • Understands and commits to achieving a high standard of customer satisfaction and promoting equity during health care delivery. Participates in health center efforts to achieve goals set to improve customer relations, increase customer satisfaction and promote repeat customer visits. • Completes all responsibilities according to established protocols, policies and standard practices in the areas of ADA and regulatory compliance programs such as HIPAA, OSHA, CLIA and in compliance with Federal and State regulations. • Completes all responsibilities in compliance with PPGNY policies and procedures. • Works effectively with staff at all organizational levels and with volunteers, trainees and temporary agency personnel. • Adheres to affiliate goals, policies, and standards of conduct related to professionalism. • Assists center staff in achieving time efficient visits; meets health center productivity goals. • Stays up to date on health center emergency procedures and responds appropriately. • Informs manager of medical incidents and occurrences. • Performs other duties as required.   Direct Clinical Care: (90%): • Provides health care which is individualized to the patient and consistent with PPGNY MS&Gs, policies and procedures. • Provides comprehensive outpatient sexual and reproductive including medication and procedural abortion, miscarriage management, RIA, colposcopy and LEEP, gender affirming hormone therapy, STI screening/testing/treatment/prevention, contraception, menopause care, endometrial and vulvar biopsy, general office gynecology, ultrasound, and well-person care. • Performs, orders and interprets appropriate laboratory and radiologic tests. • Provides appropriate education, evaluation, management and referral for people of all genders seeking sexual and reproductive health care. • Ensures appropriate medical follow-up of all patient testing and/or treatment, including direct patient contacts and laboratory test review. • Creates and maintains medical documentation in EHR system in compliance with EHR policies and procedures. • Appropriately codes and bills for care provided; responds to all coding inquiries in a timely fashion. • Seeks consultations as appropriate from Regional Director of Clinical Services, Medical Director or designee. • Collaborates with advanced practice clinicians, medical assistants, health center operations staff and other members of the health care team and makes referrals to medical and community resources as indicated. • Provides limited clinical consultation to advanced practice clinicians during health center operating hours and on call. • Participates in the overnight on-call system (does not include in-person on-call duties, third in line for call coverage).   Training: (5%) • At