APP - Certified Nurse Midwife | Alexandria

Sanford Health • Alexandria, MN

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About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. The position involves providing midwifery care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor delivery and postpartum. Responsibilities include monitoring patients' conditions during pregnancies, co-managing high-risk pregnancies, performing examinations and procedures, and maintaining medical records. The role also includes providing guidance to expectant mothers in prenatal self-care and offering comprehensive health care services for women from adolescence beyond menopause.

Requirements

• Master's degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) level education required from an approved accredited nursing educational program.
• Currently holds an unencumbered license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) based on state requirements and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM).
• Must maintain current registered nursing (RN) license and APRN CNM licensure.
• Required to pass certification examination as stipulated by the appropriate state board.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred.
• Strongly prefer a candidate with a passion for women's health.
• Prefer an experienced CNM with 3+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides midwifery care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor delivery and postpartum.
• Identifies additional needs for mothers and babies in birthing units.
• Monitors patients' condition during pregnancies, including co-management of high-risk pregnancies.
• Performs examinations and procedures.
• Monitors fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight.
• Maintains and records information in medical records or provides narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers.
• Provides guidance to expectant mothers in prenatal self-care, e.g. nutrition, weight gain, and daily activity levels.
• Provides prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, and gynecologic care and education for women and their families.
• Maintains records of patient conditions and test results within care plans.
• May order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests as well as prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees