Nurse Midwife, Nocturnist
About The Position
ChristianaCare is seeking a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to join our Women's Health team as a full-time Nocturnist Triage Laborist at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. This inpatient-based position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care across the continuum of obstetric services while working alongside physicians, residents, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and learners in one of the region's leading healthcare systems. As a key member of our OBGYN team, you will provide expert midwifery care during the antepartum, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum periods, while helping ensure high-quality, patient-centered outcomes.
Requirements
- Graduate degree from an accredited nurse-midwifery or midwifery education program
- Completion of an accredited Certified Nurse-Midwife/Midwifery Program
- Advanced knowledge of obstetrics, gynecology, and labor and delivery management
- Board-certified or board-eligible Certified Nurse Midwife
- Eligible for active staff status within the ChristianaCare OB/GYN Department
- Delaware licensure or eligibility for licensure
- Certified Nurse-Midwife certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
- BLS certification required
- OBIS training for electronic fetal monitoring required
- OB/GYN ultrasound competency required
- Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills
- Expertise in labor management and obstetric care
- Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based practice
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced inpatient environment
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Passion for supporting learners and interdisciplinary teamwork
Nice To Haves
- ACLS and NRP preferred
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage obstetric and gynecologic patients presenting to Labor & Delivery and OB/GYN triage
- Independently manage normal labor and birth
- Monitor maternal and fetal well-being and adjust care plans as needed
- Perform vaginal deliveries and provide immediate maternal and newborn care
- Obtain histories, perform physical examinations, and develop treatment plans
- Order, interpret, and act on laboratory studies, diagnostic testing, fetal monitoring, and other clinical assessments
- Recognize high-risk or emergent situations and collaborate with or escalate care to obstetric physicians when appropriate
- Coordinate admissions, consultations, transfers, discharges, and transitions of care
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and family planning
- Collaborate closely with physicians, nursing staff, anesthesia, neonatology, and other healthcare professionals
- Support the education and development of residents, students, and members of the healthcare team
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid time off
- retirement
- an employee assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
