Lead Certified Nurse Midwife

Sanford Health • Weston, WI

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About The Position

Sanford Health is hiring a Lead Certified Nurse Midwife to provide midwifery care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor, delivery, and postpartum, and to identify additional needs of mothers and babies in birthing units. The role monitors patients during pregnancy, including co-management of high-risk pregnancies, performs examinations and procedures, and monitors fetal development. It provides prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, gynecologic, and family-planning care and education for women and their families.

The position involves comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; physical examinations; maintaining medical records and care plans; and communicating patient information to other health care providers. The midwife may order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, prescribe medications and contraceptive methods, use medical devices, and admit, manage, and discharge patients, subject to state regulations and scope of practice. Care includes health promotion, disease prevention, wellness counseling, and guidance for expectant mothers on prenatal self-care. Services may be provided in settings such as clinics, offices, hospitals, homes, community and public health systems, and birth centers.

The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with a work shift that varies. It is part of a collaborative OB/GYN practice that emphasizes patient-centered care, clinical support, autonomy, and women's health.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or PhD-level education from an approved, accredited nursing educational program of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
• Unencumbered state Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) certification; maintain current RN and APRN/CNM licensure where practicing, or applicable multistate licensure in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• Pass the certification examination stipulated by the appropriate state board.
• Obtain and maintain appointment at the respective Sanford facility and approval of applicable scope of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Provide a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
• Work within the legal scope of practice and applicable state constraints and regulations for all licenses held.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide midwifery care to patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor, delivery, and postpartum.
• Identify additional needs of mothers and babies in birthing units.
• Monitor patients during pregnancy, including co-management of high-risk pregnancies.
• Perform examinations and procedures and monitor fetal development.
• Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, gynecologic, primary care, and family-planning services and education.
• Maintain patient medical records, care plans, and test-result documentation, and communicate patient information to other health care providers.
• Provide prenatal self-care guidance, including information about nutrition, weight gain, and daily activity.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, diagnose and treat patients, and provide health promotion, disease prevention, wellness education, and counseling.
• Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, prescribe medications and contraceptive methods, use medical devices, and admit, manage, and discharge patients as permitted by state regulations and scope of practice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior