Einstein Montgomery Laborist Midwife

Thomas Jefferson University•Montgomery County, PA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Einstein Montgomery is seeking a Laborist Midwife to provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to inpatient and triage OB and postpartum patients. This role involves providing inpatient obstetrical coverage, including the initial evaluation of patients in labor, and the continued care and delivery of normally laboring patients under the guidance of a labor floor staff physician. This position requires providing service to adolescent and adult age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.

Requirements

Master’s Degree from accredited Midwifery Program
AMCB Board Certification
BLS certification
RN License

Responsibilities

Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Serves as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
Formulates a plan of care by identifying expected outcomes from diagnosis and documenting a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
Implements and modifies plan of care.
Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary).
Ensures documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Benefits

medical (including prescription)
supplemental insurance
dental
vision
life and AD&D insurance
short- and long-term disability
flexible spending accounts
retirement plans
tuition assistance
voluntary benefits
tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service