APP - Certified Nurse Midwife | Women's Health OBGYN

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

About The Position

Sanford Health is hiring a Certified Nurse Midwife to provide midwifery care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor, delivery, and postpartum, and identify additional needs for mothers and babies in birthing units. The role uses a balanced practice model of approximately 24 inpatient hours and 16 clinic hours per week, with a collaborative team of OB/GYN physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and Certified Nurse Midwives. Care spans inpatient and outpatient settings. The position provides prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, gynecologic, primary, and family-planning care and education. Responsibilities include pregnancy monitoring and co-management of high-risk pregnancies, examinations and procedures, and fetal development assessment. The midwife maintains patient records and care plans, communicates patient information to other providers, and guides expectant mothers in prenatal self-care. Depending on state regulations, the role may order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests and prescribe medications. Midwifery care also includes comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment, health promotion, disease prevention, wellness counseling, and care for normal newborns during the first 28 days of life.

Requirements

Master’s degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or PhD-level education from an approved, accredited nursing educational program of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
Current unencumbered Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) certification, as required by the state.
Maintain current RN and APRN CNM licensure where practicing, or possess multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Work within the legal scope of practice and applicable state constraints and regulations.
Pass the certification examination stipulated by the appropriate state board.
Obtain and maintain appointment at the respective Sanford facility and approval of applicable scope of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Provide a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number.
Valid driver’s license.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Meet applicable privileging and credentialing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide midwifery care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor, delivery, and postpartum.
Identify additional needs for mothers and babies in birthing units.
Monitor pregnancy, including co-management of high-risk pregnancies, and perform examinations and procedures.
Monitor fetal development by assessing fetal heartbeat, uterine measurements, fetal position, and estimated fetal size and weight.
Maintain patient records, test results, and care plans, and communicate patient information to other health care providers.
Provide prenatal self-care guidance, including nutrition, weight gain, and daily activity levels.
Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, gynecologic, primary, and family-planning care and education.
Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; conduct physical examinations; and, as permitted by state regulations, prescribe medications, order and interpret tests, and order medical devices.
Provide health promotion, disease prevention, individualized wellness education, and counseling.
Admit, manage, and discharge patients, and provide care for normal newborns during the first 28 days of life.