Certified Nurse Midwife

Salary Range: $128,468 - $157,420 Annually (Annualized salary to be prorated by FTE)

Location: HealthPoint Kent 403 E Meeker St, Kent, WA 98030

Would you like to have a career that makes a daily difference in people’s lives? Do you want to be part of a caring, respectful, diverse community? If you answered yes to these questions, keep reading!

HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak or what your health is, because everyone deserves great care.

Position Summary:

Working independently and interdependently with other HealthPoint providers; responsible for pre-, post- and intrapartum care for low to moderate risk patients, as well as family planning, gynecological problem visits, annual preventative care, and lactation. Provides full scope midwifery care in ambulatory, community, and inpatient settings.

 

Compensation is dependent on skills and experience.

 

Your contribution to the team includes:

• Assess patient needs for specialty referrals, diagnostic, and in-patient care consistent with evidence-based, trauma informed, culturally appropriate care consistent with midwifery standards.
• Provide patients and family members with counseling and education regarding health maintenance, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and the need for follow-up as appropriate during each patient visit. Verify and document that the patient understands the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up recommendations.
• Responsible for accurate, timely, and complete documentation in patient records and superbills.
• Work in collaboration with midwife colleagues and FP w/ OBs to ensure intrapartum clinical practice is closely aligned.
• Provide inpatient care to include prenatal, intrapartum, post-partum, and newborn care, with appropriate training.
• Participate in shared call system, including OB call, with other providers.
• Administer medications and perform minor outpatient procedures in accordance with HealthPoint credentialing policy.
• Provide consultation to other clinic providers and collaborate with outside specialists for consultation referrals, and comanaging care.
• Assist with meeting clinic patient care team productivity and quality care standards while valuing, listening, building authentic and trusting relationships with the community and patients.
• Participate in the development and utilization of HealthPoint practice guidelines and procedures, and participate in audits and meet standards of HealthPoint Quality Improvement, Risk Management, and Utilization Management programs.
• Demonstrate and commitment to the mission and core values of HealthPoint

Secondary duties and responsibilities include:

• Maintain credentials essential for practice, to include licensure, board certification, society memberships and hospital specific requirements for credentialing.
• Precept students and MD/DO residents.
• Attend staff meetings, in-service meetings and participate in agency committees and task force activities as required.

Must have’s you’ll need to be successful:  

• Graduate from a Midwifery Education Accreditation Council-approved midwifery program. Experience providing midwifery care, with expected volume, to demonstrate competency in core aspects of care. Comfort with patient centered, non-judgmental options counseling. Trained in basic ultrasound and providing group-based care.
• ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner). Board certified or board eligible by the American Midwifery Certification Board (ACMB).
• Maintain current registration/licensure as an ARNP in the state of Washington.

If you know about the following it’s a plus:

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• Demonstrated skill in basic ultrasound such as first trimester dating and viability, IUD placement, and fetal positioning in third trimester. Skill in providing comprehensive l