Cert. Nurse Midwife

Community Healthcare Network Inc•New York, NY

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About The Position

Community Healthcare Network (CHN) is a not-for-profit organization providing more than 65,000 New Yorkers with primary and behavioral healthcare, dental, nutrition, wellness, and needed support services. Our network is made up of 14 federally qualified health centers throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan, along with a fleet of mobile vans that bring health services to underserved people in need throughout New York City. We provide judgment-free, high-quality healthcare, without regard to race, religion, orientation, gender identity, immigration status or ability to pay. We turn no one away. POSITION SUMMARY: Provides coordinated, comprehensive and continuous obstetric and family planning services to patients in conformance with the standing orders of the Vice President, Medical Affairs/Medical Director.

Requirements

Current NYS license as Certified Nurse Midwife.
One to three years experience as Certified Nurse Midwife, preferably in a family planning clinic setting.

Responsibilities

Obtains and/or reviews/evaluates an obstetric patient’s medical and psychosocial history.
Performs complete family planning and/or obstetric comprehensive physical examination.
Performs screening procedures including Pap Smears, GC cultures, Chlamydia tests and Wet preps.
Facilitates related services for health center patients as appropriate with respect to their confidentiality and privacy.
Performs routine interim physical examinations on patients that are risk specific, and as outlined in the agency’s Medical Policies and Procedures Manual.
Evaluates individual patients and prescribes appropriate medications, treatments, referrals as indicated in the Policies & Procedures Manual and/or is consistent with current standards of care.
Provides continuous obstetric or family planning care to patients and management of common and important clinical problems encountered in a primary care setting.
Refers to the physician(s) regarding problems outside the scope of their license.
Makes referrals to appropriate sources/consultants for medical and/or social problems.
Participates in patient education and counseling services, especially about obstetric, family planning, STD’S/HIV, preventive health and nutrition.
Interprets laboratory data. Reviews and initials all family planning and obstetric lab reports; orders appropriate/additional lab tests and referrals or follows up as indicated.
Reports accidents or anticipated problems.
Participates in in-service education and other training programs.
Adheres to each and all policies and procedures.
Other duties as assigned.