Nurse Midwife

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians • Plymouth, MN

8d • $123,000 - $157,000

About The Position

The Staff Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) works collaboratively with the physician team and provides care for women from adolescence through menopause. The role includes independent gynecologic and family-planning services, preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. Services may also include treating sexual partners for sexually transmitted infections. The midwife consults with other healthcare team members when additional expertise is needed to meet an individual's healthcare needs.

The CNM provides direct obstetric and gynecologic care, participates in education, research and quality improvement, and departmental, professional, and community activities. The position participates in a 24/7 call coverage system for the BirthPlace labor, delivery, and postpartum unit, shared among available staff CNMs. The role is with Longwood Specialty Physicians, a community-based network associated with Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Massachusetts APN/CNM nursing license, or eligibility for licensure.
• Participation in the American Midwifery Certification Board Certificate Maintenance Program, or eligibility.
• Maintain certification status.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and infection-control standards.
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
• Knowledge of midwifery theory, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient-care programs.
• Ability to perform patient assessment and triage.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs or workshops.
• Knowledge of gynecological health issues and trends.
• Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments.
• May be required to submit to annual TB and rubella screening.
• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
• May be subject to credentialing and must maintain credentialed status if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and/or well-woman services to obstetric and gynecologic patients.
• Participate in the education of medical, midwifery, and nursing students; clinical staff; residents; fellows; peers; and others.
• Participate in divisional and other research, as well as ongoing quality assurance or improvement activities.
• Participate in Obstetric Department and divisional activities, professional organizations, and community outreach or service activities.
• Follow departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Participate in a 24/7 call coverage system for the BirthPlace labor, delivery, and postpartum unit, sharing coverage among available staff CNMs.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Consult with other members of the healthcare team when additional expertise is needed to meet an individual's healthcare needs.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan(s) with employer contributions
• May be eligible for performance-based incentives, including productivity and quality bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time