Part-Time Nurse Midwife - Lititz OB/GYN Specialists

UPMC • Lititz, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Pinnacle Medical Services is hiring a Part-Time Nurse Midwife to join their Lititz OB/GYN Specialists team in Lititz, PA! This position will primarily located in Lititz with regular travel to the other offices to support staffing and patient needs.
Hours: Monday through Friday, daylight hours. 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts. An occasional Saturday shift, as needed. No On-Call required.

Location: UPMC Lititz OB/GYN Specialists - 1575 Highlands Dr., Suite 205, Lititz, PA 17543
Position Specifics: Obstetrics and Gynecology - Preferred Midwifery experience, preferred women’s health nursing/labor suite experience.

Department Details: UPMC Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists provides comprehensive, compassionate obstetric and gynecologic care to women of all ages and stages of life. Our board-certified physicians, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse practitioners and other staff members strive to provide women with the best care possible.

We are a group of trained and compassionate professionals, dedicated to caring for each woman as an individual. Our providers and staff work together, proud of our history of providing generations of women of all ages in Lancaster with quality care. Our midwives also are career ladder eligible!
See what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?
Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession
What Can UPMC Do for You?
A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay
Sign-on Bonus available if applicable
Purpose:
Provides comprehensive primary health care to a select population of essentially healthy women. Participates in the care of women with medical complications in collaboration with obstetricians/gynecologists.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited school of nurse midwifery required.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Considerable degree of independent judgment to monitor and respond to changes in a client's condition.
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively with clients, families and all members of the healthcare team.
• Oral and written skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, physicians and members of the healthcare community.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Midwife
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Midwifery experience
• preferred women’s health nursing/labor suite experience

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate history and physical examinations on essentially healthy women, order and interpret diagnostic tests, diagnose problems, and manage minor problems and illnesses.
• Provide primary care in an ambulatory setting to women: preconception care, prenatal care, labor and delivery management, postpartum care, normal newborn care, well-woman gynecology, family planning, counseling in health promotion, maintenance and disease prevention.
• Participate in research and continuing education activities.
• Instruct and supervise nursing and medical personnel.
• Follow the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.
• Identify deviations from normal and consults, co-manages or refers as appropriate.
• Provide individualized educational opportunities for students including mentoring, supervision and evaluation.
• Provide individualized client teaching and counseling utilizing the nurse midwifery philosophy.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay
• Sign-on Bonus available if applicable

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees