Advanced Practice Clinician, Women's Health Specialists of California, Redding, CA

Advanced Practice Clinician

Posted on: August 20, 2013
Application deadline: September 20, 2013
Posted by: Women's Health Specialists of California

DESCRIPTION

Women's Health Specialists has a current opening at their Redding health center for a full-time Advanced Practice Clinician to provide reproductive health care services including gynecological exams, birth control services and screening and treatment of STDs.

Women's Health Specialists of Northern California (WHS) is a Feminist Women's Health Center providing reproductive health services, including abortion care, birth control and sexual health screening. We have served over 35,000 women and men per year since opening in 1975. Our non-profit organization operates four licensed community clinics and four satellite sites, serving a 40 county region of California. Other WHS programs include: Adoption Choices of Northern California, Young Women's Health Leadership Program, and the Community Outreach and Education Program. We are an outstanding team of dedicated individuals that work not only to better women's and men's lives through prevention and health education but to advance reproductive justice for all people.

"We have a vision: A world where women can control their own bodies, reproduction and sexuality. Women's Health Specialists is dedicated to providing women-controlled health care and advocating all options for all women. Only with dignity and freedom of choice can women achieve their full potential."

REQUIREMENTS

• Current California Licensure (RN/NP, PA-C, CNM, LM)
• Current Furnishing License (or willingness to obtain) in the state of California
• Experience in Women's Health
• Must agree with the goals and philosophy of Women's Health Specialists

Women's Health Specialists is client-centered and non-judgmental. We believe in letting women and men make their own health care decisions and provide information for them to do so. WHS has a unique woman-centered approach to reproductive health as it particularly affects women, and strive to offset the medicalization of a woman's body. You would join an outstanding team of dedicated individuals that work not only to better women's and men's lives through prevention and health education but work to better our communities at every level.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your letter of interest and resume to Kim Robinson: Kim@cawhs.org or Mail: 1469 Humboldt Road, Suite 200, Chico, CA 95928 Check out our website at www.cawhs.org.

Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Specialists, Redding, CA

Nurse Practitioner

Posted on: March 22, 2013
Posted by: Women's Health Specialists

DESCRIPTION
Women's Health Specialists of Northern California (WHS) is a feminist women's health center providing reproductive health services, including abortion care, birth control and sexual health screening. We have served over 35,000 women and men per year since opening in 1975. Our non-profit organization operates four licensed community clinics and four satellite sites, serving a 40 county region of California. Other WHS programs include: Adoption Choices of Northern California, Young Women's Health Leadership Program, Community Outreach and Education Program. We are an outstanding team of dedicated individuals that work not only to better women's and men's lives through prevention and health education but to advance reproductive justice for all people. 

"We have a vision: A world where women can control their own bodies, reproduction and sexuality. Women's Health Specialists is dedicated to providing women-controlled health care and advocating all options for all women. Only with dignity and freedom of choice can women achieve their full potential."

WHS has current openings at our Redding/Chico location for a Nurse Practitioner to provide reproductive health care services including gynecological exams, birth control services and screening and treatment of STDs. WHS offers services six days per week including some evenings.

REQUIREMENTS
● Current California License 
● Experience in Women's Health
● Must agree with the goals and philosophy of Women's Health Specialists

WHS provides compensation packages that include competitive salaries, medical, vision, dental, chiropractic and acupuncture benefits, paid vacations and holidays, continuing medical education benefits and 403 (b) retirement programs.

HOW TO APPLY
Please fax or e-mail a letter of interest that includes a current resume. 
Attn: Rowan O'Connell-Barger
Fax: (530) 222-7644
Email: rowan@cawhs.org

Administrator of Clinic Services, Women's Health Specialists, Sacramento, CA

Administrator of Clinic Services

Posted on: February 15, 2013
Posted by: Women's Health Specialists

DESCRIPTION

Women's Health Specialists of Northern California (WHS) is a feminist women's health center providing reproductive health services to over 25, 000 women and men since 1975. WHS seeks a strong, pro-choice Administrator who is responsible for implementation and maintenance of standards to advance and promote quality reproductive health care within the network of WHS clinics.

WHS Mission: A world where women can control their own bodies, reproduction, and sexuality. Women's Health Specialists is dedicated to providing women-controlled health care and advocating all options for all women. Only with dignity and freedom of choice can women achieve their full potential.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the integration of accreditation standards.
2. Identifies, develops, and monitors programmatic activities/services. Includes writing and developing procedures, policies, and guidelines for implementation of such activities.
3. Assists in the creation, revision, and editing of clinical forms, protocols, procedure manuals, and reports.
4. Responsible for the implementation of new clinical services and protocols under the direction of the Director of Health Services.
5. Assists in the development of practice standards for access to care and communication, client tracking, care management, client self-management support, electronic prescribing, test tracking, referral tracking, performance reporting and improvement, and interoperability.
6. Assists in the development and periodic clinical audit schedule. Collaborates with the Training and Compliance Administrator to coordinate corrective action plans.
7. Assists in the development and maintains the Quality Assurance Program (QA) for continuing service excellence at WHS. Assists Medical Director in developing the priorities for the Quality Assurance Committee, its sub-committees and medical meetings.
8. Develops and conducts quality improvement studies in keeping with the goals of the WHS QA/CQI program.
9. Assists in the development and maintenance of risk management and risk reduction systems.
10. Oversees case management system, including laboratory, radiological, and insurance system interface, to insure optimal patient health outcomes as defined by State and Federal regulatory standards, HIPPA, HEDIS, California Family Health Council, the National Abortion Federation, and professional standards in women's health.
11. Oversees and performs ongoing medical record auditing to insure compliance with insurance industry, CMS, and Medi-Cal standards in coding and billing.
12. Oversees the clinical privileging, credentialing, and peer review systems for all medical staff.
13. Oversees compliance mechanisms with all pertinent regulations, standards, and guidelines governing the WHS clinic program and services, including the Federal (Title 10) and State (Title 20) Family Planning Programs, Licensing and Certification of Clinics (Title 22), CLIA, OSHA, and HIPPA.
14. Stays abreast of developments in women's reproductive health care, research, and literature review and solicits consultations with subject matter experts when applicable.
15. Maximizes WHS organizational capacity ensuring clinical services integrates with other WHS departments.
16. Responsible for preparing reports, collecting and analyzing data, and maintaining department/project records and statistical information.

Skills, Talents and Abilities Desired:

1. Must have a commitment to reproductive justice and must support a woman's right to abortion and self-determination.
2. MPH in health administration is desired or a B.A or B.S. with 3 to 5 years of experience with progressive responsibility within a women's health or medical clinic setting.
3. Must have excellent skills used in data gathering, research, and writing.

HOW TO APPLY

Send a resume and cover letter of interest to Kim Robinson, Director of Health Services, Women's Health Specialists, to kim@cawhs.org. Visit our website at www.cawhs.org