APP - Certified Nurse Midwife | Women's Health OBGYN

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

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About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a Certified Nurse Midwife to provide the full spectrum of midwifery care in inpatient and outpatient settings. The practice model includes approximately 24 inpatient hours and 16 clinic hours per week, with multidisciplinary support from a collaborative team of OB/GYN physicians, advanced practice providers, and certified nurse midwives.

The role provides care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum, and identifies additional needs for mothers and babies in birthing units. Midwifery care includes primary, gynecologic, family-planning, preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and normal-newborn care, as well as care for women across the lifespan. Services also include assessment, diagnosis, treatment, health promotion, disease prevention, and individualized wellness education and counseling. Care may be provided in settings such as clinics, offices, hospitals, homes, birth centers, and community or public health systems.

The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week. Work shift varies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) from an approved, accredited nursing educational program of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) and American Midwifery Certification Board Medical (AMCB).
• Unencumbered Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license based on state requirements and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) certification.
• Maintain current registered nursing (RN) and APRN/CNM licensure where practicing, or possess multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Work within the legal scope of practice and applicable state constraints and regulations for all licenses held.
• 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.
• Provide a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
• Credentialing and privileging documents may supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients during 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.
• Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, and gynecologic care and education to women and their families.
• Guide expectant mothers on prenatal self-care, including nutrition, weight gain, and daily activity.
• Maintain patient records, care plans, and test results, and communicate patient information to other health care providers.
• Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests and prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, diagnose and treat patients, and provide health promotion, disease prevention, wellness education, and counseling.
• Conduct physical examinations; prescribe medications, including controlled substances and contraceptives; admit, manage, and discharge patients; and order medical devices, within the applicable scope of practice.
• Maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications, facility appointment, and approval of applicable scope of practice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time