Lead Certified Nurse Midwife

Sanford Health•Weston, WI

About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a Lead Certified Nurse Midwife to provide midwifery care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor, delivery, and postpartum. The position identifies additional needs for mothers and babies in birthing units and is part of a collaborative OB/GYN practice emphasizing compassionate, patient-centered care, professional autonomy, and support for the clinical team. The role provides comprehensive care across prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, and gynecologic settings. Certified nurse-midwifery care includes primary care, gynecologic and family-planning services, preconception care, pregnancy and childbirth care, care of normal newborns during the first 28 days of life, and treatment of male partners for sexually transmitted infections. Midwives assess, diagnose, and treat patients; conduct physical examinations; prescribe medications and contraceptive methods; admit, manage, and discharge patients; order and interpret tests; and order medical devices, within applicable laws and scope of practice. Care also includes health promotion, disease prevention, wellness education, and counseling in partnership with women and families across diverse care settings. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week. The work shift varies.

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).
Current, unencumbered Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license based on state requirements and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) certification.
Maintain current registered nursing (RN) license and APRN/CNM licensure where practicing, or multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Work within the legal scope of practice and applicable state constraints and regulations for all licenses held.
Pass the certification examination required by the appropriate state board.
Obtain and maintain appointment at the respective Sanford facility.
Obtain and maintain 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.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Provide midwifery care for obstetric and gynecologic needs during labor, delivery, and postpartum.
Identify additional care needs for mothers and babies in birthing units.
Monitor patient conditions during pregnancy, including co-management of high-risk pregnancies, and perform examinations and procedures.
Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeats, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, and estimating fetal size and weight.
Maintain patient records and test results, and communicate patient information to other health care providers.
Guide expectant mothers in prenatal self-care, including nutrition, weight gain, and daily activity.
Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, inter-conceptional, well-woman, and gynecologic care and education.
Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; conduct physical examinations; and admit, manage, and discharge patients.
Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests and prescribe medications, including controlled substances and contraceptive methods, as permitted by state regulations.
Provide health promotion, disease prevention, individualized wellness education, and counseling.
Obtain and maintain appointment at the respective Sanford facility and approval of applicable scope of practice.
Maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.