Certified Nurse Midwife - Women's Health

Summit Health•Bloomfield, CT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Certified Nurse Midwife to join our OBGYN Department. This role involves providing full-scope midwifery care, including comprehensive prenatal care for low-risk obstetric patients and performing deliveries at Hartford Hospital, which has access to a level 4 NICU. The position includes one in five call rotations for labor management and deliveries. The Certified Nurse Midwife will also initiate diagnostic procedures, order and interpret various tests, provide patient counseling and education, and prescribe medications as allowed by CT law. Accurate documentation of all patient visits, including physical exams, is essential. The role also involves ordering and administering injections and intravenous medications, interpreting Non-Stress Test results, assisting/triaging patients, and screening for Postpartum Depression.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Midwifery program-Certificate.
Maintain certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board.
Valid Connecticut license is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience as CNM is a plus
labor and delivery experience preferred but not required
new graduates with labor and delivery experience welcome to apply

Responsibilities

Provide Full Scope midwifery care.
Provide comprehensive prenatal care of low risk obstetric patients.
Perform deliveries at Hartford Hospital with access to a level 4 NICU.
One in five call for labor management and deliveries.
Initiate diagnostic procedures, order and interpret laboratory, radiological, interpretation of fetal heart rate tracing, and other diagnostic studies as appropriate for OB/GYN patient care.
Provide OB/GYN patient counseling and OB/GYN patient education.
Prescribe medications and controlled substances allowed by CT law and as appropriate for therapeutic plan for OB/GYN patients.
Document all aspects of OB/GYN patient visit in chart including date of service, chief compliant, history, social history, family history, office course, diagnosis, therapeutic plan, medication administered, medication reconciliation, physical exam including pelvic and cervical exams.
Order and administer injections and intravenous medications as necessary for OB/GYN patient care.
Interpret Non-Stress Test results for OB/GYN patients.
Assisting/Triaging patients.
Screen for Postpartum Depression in OB/GYN patient.