Fertility Care Practitioner

The FertilityCare Practitioner provides professional care in Natural Family Planning for Franciscan Physician Network and Specialty Physicians of Illinois physician practice patients and outpatients, while embracing the Catholic teachings and Ethical and Religious Directives. This essential role provides individualized, integrative gynecological care, following established standards of practices of American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals and the Creighton Model. The FertilityCare Practitioner, above all, is committed to providing services for infertility with a deep commitment to a woman's dignity, fertility appreciation, and the sanctity of human life.

WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Fertility Care Clinic, Practitioner, Part time, 16 hours per week, South 31 Family Care

• Maintain certification, proficiency, and standards in teaching the CREIGHTON MODEL Fertility Care System of Natural Family Planning, adhering to all standardized methods built into the Model according to St. Paul VI Institute.
• Become a member of American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals (AAFCP) within one year of employment.
• Work cooperatively with multi-disciplinary team, including Director and Manager of FertilityCare Center, physicians, coworkers and patients of Franciscan Health.
• Provide Case Management, identify patient care needs, and build relationships with patients to assess situation, disposition, and reason for visit.
• Transfer complex patients requiring higher levels of care and coordination with physicians to RNs employed at Franciscan FertilityCare Center.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local FertilityCare Practitioners and educators of other methods of Natural Family Planning; provide support to RNs and Manager in promoting Natural Family Planning program within Franciscan Health and local community.
• Report statistics of program, including, but not limited to, NaProTechnology referrals, follow-ups, etc. to Manager; provide timely documentation of care and maintain patient confidentiality in medical records.

Qualifications

• Required Associate's Degree Health Care Related
• Required Bachelor's Degree General
• Completed Education Phase 1 Accredited Creighton Model FertlityCare Practitioner Program and in good standing with Program Educator Required
• Creighton FertilityCare Practitioner Required
• Creighton FertilityCare™ Practitioner certification - Creighton FertilityCare™
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.