Certified Nurse Midwife

ADELANTE HEALTHCARE INC•Surprise, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is responsible for providing compassionate, patient-centered care to women throughout their lives, with a special focus on pregnancy, childbirth, and reproductive health. Working both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, the CNM conducts assessments, develops care plans, performs clinical procedures, and helps address community health challenges through education, preventive care, and coordination with local resources.

Requirements

Professional & Technical Knowledge: Possesses the equivalent of extensive formal training as a Nurse Practitioner and Midwife, including an understanding of the application of the theory and practices of the profession to the operations of the organization, usually in the form of a degree in Nursing and Certification as a Nurse-Midwife.
Possesses an understanding of the trade/profession at a level that allows the employee to select methods for others to use (from those already in existence in the profession).
Continuing Education: Maintain ongoing CME credits
Licenses & Certifications: Active Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Arizona
Certification by the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Active DEA license or ability to apply for license prior to or at time of hire
Valid Arizona driver’s license and active motor insurance
Certification to perform cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Health Care Professional (CPR) and AED through courses that follow the guidelines from the American Heart Association and the Red Cross (cognitive and skills evaluations)
Valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the State of Arizona.
Technical Skills: Demonstrates necessary proficiency with all electronic clinical systems, including EHR and scheduling systems, in use at the company.
General Development: Selects from established alternatives and modifies approaches in response to situations encountered.
Displays basic organizational skills in order to self-prioritize and organize own work.
Able to effectively communicate opinions drawn from conclusions using inference and logic.

Responsibilities

Prenatal Care
Conduct initial and ongoing obstetric assessments
Order and interpret prenatal labs, ultrasounds, and diagnostic tests
Identify high-risk conditions and coordinate referrals to Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) or Adelante Healthcare OBGYN physicians
Intrapartum Care
Manage labor and delivery for low-risk patients
Perform spontaneous vaginal deliveries
Recognize complications and escalate care appropriately
Collaborate with physicians and hospital-based teams
Postpartum Care
Postpartum follow-up, including physical recovery and mental health screenings
Provide counseling on and initiate contraception, including LARC
Coordinate transition to ongoing primary care
Gynecologic and Women’s Healthcare
Conduct well-woman exams and preventive screenings
Cervical cancer screenings and STI testing
Diagnose and manage common gynecologic conditions
Provide family planning services
Clinical Collaboration
Coordinate referrals to specialty care, including MFM, OBGYN, and behavioral health
Work closely with behavioral health, nutrition, case management, and primary care teams
Quality and Reporting
Partner with the integrated care team to improve Care Delivery Integration and identify/close any care gaps
Participate in quality improvement, peer reviews an clinical reporting initiatives
Other duties as assigned