Certified Nurse Midwife (APRN)

Hunter Health•Wichita, KS

About The Position

Hunter Health is hiring a Certified Nurse Midwife (APRN) to provide outpatient obstetric and related care for the Wichita community. The role focuses on accessible, high-quality prenatal, postpartum, routine gynecologic, preventive, and family-planning services. The CNM collaborates with Hunter Health Clinic providers, family medicine residents, University of Kansas faculty physicians, hospitals, and obstetric partners to coordinate patient care. The position supports the Medical Director and provides quality medical care in compliance with applicable federal grant requirements, Kansas State Board of Nursing requirements, and Hunter Health policies and procedures. This position is scheduled for 24 hours per week. The CNM will not be assigned deliveries, but will coordinate intrapartum and delivery care plans with patients’ hospitals and obstetric partners. The role includes clinic-based clinical care, care coordination, accurate documentation, collaboration, quality improvement, and support for patient access and reliable clinic workflows. Travel may be required to meet operational needs.

Requirements

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited program with a nurse-midwifery specialty.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in Kansas.
Current certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire.
Current and unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license.
Ability to maintain appropriate clinical credentials and privileges.
Ability to speak clearly and effectively and to hear average conversations and respond accordingly.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, and use hands to handle, feel, and reach; use fingers for small movements such as typing; and focus visually, including close and color vision and adjusting focus.
Ability to work in a well-lit, climate-controlled environment with noise that is occasionally high and potential exposure to infectious diseases.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.

Nice To Haves

3–5 years of relevant clinical experience.
Outpatient prenatal, postpartum, gynecologic, or family-planning experience.
Prior experience in a Community Health Center or Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
Bilingual abilities.

Responsibilities

Provide initial and routine prenatal care for patients appropriate for outpatient midwifery management, including history, examination, risk screening, care planning, and counseling.
Provide postpartum assessment and follow-up, including education, recovery and mood screening, contraception, interpregnancy counseling, and coordination of ongoing care.
Provide routine gynecologic and preventive services, including well-woman visits, cervical and sexually transmitted infection screening, reproductive and family-planning counseling, and appropriate procedures as needed.
Provide preconception counseling and pregnancy-related education, including nutrition, screening options, warning signs, and instructions on when and how to seek immediate care.
Collaborate with Hunter Health Clinic providers, family medicine residents, and University of Kansas faculty physicians in case review, consultation, coordinated care planning, and teaching.
Identify and escalate high-risk conditions, complications, urgent symptoms, or needs beyond the CNM’s approved scope; promptly consult, refer, or transfer care under established protocols.
Coordinate intrapartum and delivery care plans with patients’ hospitals and obstetric partners; the role is not assigned deliveries.
Coordinate prenatal laboratory, imaging, screening, and referral workflows; track results and outstanding actions to ensure timely communication and follow-up.
Maintain timely and accurate medical records, including assessments, diagnoses, orders, patient education, referrals, consultations, and follow-up plans.
Coordinate with nursing, medical assistants, scheduling, revenue cycle, quality, and care-coordination teams to support patient access and reliable clinic workflows.
Provide respectful, culturally responsive, patient-centered care and support informed decision-making and continuity across the Hunter Health care team.
Participate in quality improvement, peer review, training, and precepting providers, residents, or students; perform audits and evaluate workflow effectiveness to support program development.
Support patient access by ensuring schedule accuracy and utilization, appointment completion, referral closure, prenatal entry, postpartum follow-up, and clinical escalation.
Travel when necessary to meet operational needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.