Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse Practitioner Job with Defense Health Agency Medical Civilian Corps in Hawaii

- Identify at-risk patients and initiates and coordinates appropriate referrals as needed. - Provide support, counseling, guidance, and health teaching to optimize therapies, interventions, and adherence to plan of care. - Assess current health history to obtain information which may have a bearing on their condition and treatment, and which supplements the information obtained by the physician. - Refer patients to other health care providers based on the needs of the patients and makes referrals. - Perform vital signs assessment, assessment of blood glucose values, assessment of labs for pre-eclampsia, and other special evaluations as needed. - Coordinate with physician to discuss results of findings and make plan of care follow-up and further testing as appropriate. - Instruct patients in the proper use of medications and explains treatments prescribed by the physicians. - Assist the infertility specialist with neovaginal and abdominal ultrasounds. - Provide face-to-face triage of walk-in patients. - Consult with provider as appropriate. - Participate in various patient education programs. - Performs other duties as assigned.