Nurse Midwife

Northwell Health

23h

About The Position

Provides direct and collaborative obstetrical and gynecological health care services for women in a variety of clinical settings. Uses advanced clinical knowledge and expertise to provide ongoing physical and emotional care, support, education, and counseling to women and their families throughout the childbearing cycle. Services include family planning, preconception care, care during pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum care, and care for the normal newborn. Manages medically uncomplicated, low-risk patients throughout the maternity cycle, provides gynecological care, and coordinates referrals and diagnostic or therapeutic procedures as needed. The role includes monitoring pregnancy and labor, making postpartum rounds, and being on call as required. Labor and delivery management is within the scope of midwifery practice and may include care for medically uncomplicated, low-risk patients under mutually agreed, medically approved orders. The physician must be promptly notified if a patient's condition departs from uncomplicated, low-risk status.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited midwifery educational program.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
Current license to practice as a Midwife in New York State.
American Midwifery Board Certification.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications.
Collaborative agreement with a physician and designated protocols.

Responsibilities

Conduct complete patient histories, physical examinations, and health assessments.
Manage women's gynecological health needs.
Refer patients to other health professionals and community agencies when needed.
Initiate selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, including non-stress tests, biophysical profiles, pelvic exams, cervical cultures, and laboratory exams; consult as needed.
Provide continuity of care to patients and families through antepartum, labor, delivery, postpartum, family planning, and intercontraceptional care periods.
Manage medically uncomplicated, low-risk patients throughout the maternity cycle.
Monitor pregnancy progress in the office and monitor patients in labor in the labor and delivery suite within the scope of midwifery practice.
May manage labor and delivery for medically uncomplicated, low-risk patients, including frequently encountered problems under medically approved orders mutually agreed upon by the physician and midwife.
Notify the physician promptly if a patient's condition deviates from uncomplicated, low-risk status.
Make daily rounds on postpartum floors.
Be on call as required.
Perform related duties as required.