Advanced Practice Provider Certified Nurse Midwife

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                                                 Certified Nurse Midwife

REPORTS TO POSITION:               SCMG Chief Medical Officer (or designee)

DEPARTMENT:                                 St. Charles Center for Women’s Health

DATE LAST REVIEWED:                 11/12/2025

OUR VISION:                      Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:                  In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:                   Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY:

The Center for Women’s Health has a mix of physicians, certified nurse midwives, women’s health nurse practitioners, and psychologist. The office provides full spectrum women’s health services. We are the only primary CNM practice currently practicing through SCHS and providing certified midwifery care to a large central Oregon catchment area.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Work schedule: Full time schedule includes two outpatient clinic shifts and one 24-hour call shift or two 24-hour call shifts per week.  On the weeks where there is no 24-hour on call shift then the work schedule is 4 clinic shifts.  Call shifts may on occasion be split into 12-hour shifts.

Call expectation: Family Birthing Center call will be equitably distributed throughout the year

Work location: Primary work location will be in Redmond for outpatient services. Midwives also participate in the rotation to our outreach locations in Prineville, Bend, Sisters and other locations as developed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: (May perform additional duties of similar complexity within SCHS as required or assigned )

Clinical Expectations:  

• Practice and role model excellence in the care domains of diagnosis, aligning treatment goals to patient values, definitive treatment, supportive care treatment, follow-up care, promote good health, and prevent illness.
• Practice midwifery within the scope of license, training, and credentialing. Cooperate with other SCHS physicians and caregivers to ensure optimal patient care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care while demonstrating expert knowledge of evidence-based, Obstetric and Gynecologic care.
• Collaborate with other members of the Obstetric and Gynecologic care interdisciplinary team and referring providers to ensure a world-class patient experience.
• Calculate dosages and administers medications accurately in accordance with SCHS policies and procedures for medication administration.
• Document all patient care in the proper form and in a timely manner in compliance with hospital policies and regulatory agencies.
• Deliver first rate customer service and patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, and is timely, efficient, accurate, and courteous.
• Proportionately share in call shifts with other CNMs.
• Keep midwifery knowledge and skills current through regular continuing education activity. Must attest to having obtained 60 hours of Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) relevant to the practitioner’s current medical practice over the prior two-year work period
• Assists in obstetrical and/or gynecologic surgery with documentation of appropriate training.
• Admit patients, manage labor, and attend deliveries at St. Charles Medical Center Bend with CNM partners and OB Hospitalist back-up.
• Provide patient care, including prenatal care, at St. Charles Center for Women’s Health locations.
• Schedule to include weekday, weekend, holiday, and night coverage.
• Saturday, Sunday and holiday call will be equitably distributed throughout the year
• Perform physical exams, collect and documents data, manage labor and spontaneous delivery, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, and prescribe appropriate interventions and medications
• Collaborates with and acts as liaison among the nurse, patient, family, physician, a