Faculty - Certified Nurse Midwife
About The Position
West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences seek a Faculty Certified Nurse-Midwife, with rank commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will practice in Morgantown, West Virginia, and may be assigned to additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania depending on operational needs. Travel is expected when duties require service at those sites. The faculty midwife will provide full-scope nurse-midwifery care, including prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care; labor and delivery management; immediate postpartum newborn care; and gynecologic and well-person care across the lifespan. Care includes family planning and contraception, preconception counseling, and menopause care. The role involves collaboration with OB/GYN physicians and the broader care team, shared call responsibilities, and teaching medical students, residents, midwifery students, and nursing students. The position is based at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine’s flagship academic medical center, and is part of a collaborative team of midwives, obstetrician-gynecologists, and subspecialists. The role supports the educational mission of an academic department and patient care across West Virginia and the surrounding region.
Requirements
- Master’s or doctoral degree in Nurse-Midwifery from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME).
- Eligible for a West Virginia Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license with prescriptive authority.
- Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
- Hold or be able to obtain current BLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
- All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.
Responsibilities
- Provide full-scope nurse-midwifery care, including prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care.
- Manage labor and delivery.
- Provide newborn care in the immediate postpartum period.
- Provide gynecologic and well-person care across the lifespan, including family planning and contraception, preconception counseling, and menopause care.
- Collaborate with OB/GYN physicians and the broader care team to deliver patient-centered care.
- Share in call responsibilities.
- Teach medical students, residents, midwifery students, and nursing students.
- Travel to additional assigned worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania as operational needs require.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
