Certified Nurse Midwife
About The Position
The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) provides comprehensive obstetric, gynecologic, perinatal, and neonatal care, working independently with physician backup and exercising sound judgment about when to seek consultation. The role includes prenatal, labor and delivery, and postnatal care; routine vaginal deliveries; immediate newborn care and ongoing care through four weeks of age; and routine women’s gynecologic care within scope, including Pap smears, contraception, and sexual healthcare. At MEMC, the CNM provides inpatient and outpatient perinatal services, including patient evaluations, clinical analysis, and medical decision-making, following local protocols, facility policies, procedures, and standards of care. Neonatal care includes standard post-delivery admission protocols, daily progress notes, discharge, and follow-up such as weight and bilirubin checks. The CNM also supports the mother-child dyad through lactation support, newborn feeding assistance, and postpartum depression screening, and provides preventive women’s care, including cervical and breast cancer screening and contraceptive and sexual health counseling. SEARHC is a nonprofit health consortium serving the health interests of Southeast Alaska residents. The organization describes its employees as its strongest assets and supports their professional development and advancement.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Graduate degree from an Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) program.
- Successful passage of the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) national exam.
- State Advanced Nurse Practitioner licensure.
- BLS certification.
- ALSO certification.
- NRP certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient perinatal services at MEMC, including patient evaluations, clinical analysis, and medical decision-making.
- Provide prenatal, labor and delivery, and postnatal care, including routine vaginal deliveries.
- Follow local protocols, facility policies, procedures, standards of care, and guidelines for physician consultation.
- Practice independently with physician backup and exercise judgment about when to seek consultation.
- Provide initial neonatal care after delivery and ongoing care through four weeks of age, including admission protocols, daily progress notes, and discharge.
- Provide neonatal follow-up care, including weight and bilirubin checks and other routine care.
- Support the mother-child dyad, including lactation support, assistance with newborn feeding issues, and postpartum depression screening.
- Provide preventive women’s care, including routine cervical and breast cancer screening, contraceptive counseling, and sexual health counseling.
- Provide routine women’s gynecologic care within scope, including Pap smears, contraception, and sexual healthcare.
Benefits
- Retirement benefits.
- Paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Health insurance.
- Dental benefits.
- Vision benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Long- and short-term disability benefits.
- Professional development and advancement support.
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Job Type
Full-time
