Certified Nurse Midwife, Postpartum Lead (1.0 FTE)

We are recruiting for a motivated Certified Nurse Midwife, Postpartum Lead (1.0 FTE) to join our team!

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Department

OBGYN - CNM

Job Summary

Provides clinical care to patients in the OBGYN department that may include antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and primary or specialty gynecologic services. Provides primary health care services from adolescence through menopause and beyond, including the provision of family planning services, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, health promotion, disease prevention, and individualized wellness education and counseling. Supervises and teaches students and residents in the clinical setting. Additionally, provides site leadership on the Postpartum Unit in the Department of OBGYN. Works closely with the Manager of Inpatient Midwifery Services, Postpartum RN manager, lactation team, newborn nursery leadership, MD leadership, and APP staff to monitor quality of care, patient access, staff engagement, and provide mentorship for midwives, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Directly reports to the Manager of Inpatient Midwifery and indirectly to the Director of Midwifery regarding all clinic team lead responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluates and monitors health condition of patient in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, according to standards of care and current clinical practice guidelines. Refers to specialty services as needed. (20%)
• Participates as a preceptor for medical students, interns, midwife students, nurse practitioner students, and physician assistant students. (10%)
• Performs gynecologic and obstetrical procedures within scope of expertise including but not limited to provision of long- acting reversible contraceptives and limited OB ultrasound. (20%)
• Prescribes medications within scope of practice including controlled substances and contraceptives. (5%)
• Completes required clinical documentation in an accurate, thorough and timely manner. (10%)
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, and attending in-service meetings and workshops. (5%)
• Supports patient autonomy in decision making. (5%)
• Attends administrative staff meetings to present clinical concerns. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards. (5%)
• Participates in staff management responsibilities including reviewing and addressing patient experience and STARs reports, contributing to annual evaluations, and communicating process changes to local team. (5%)
• Leads efforts to monitor quality measures and identify and initiate quality improvement activities with midwifery leadership. (5%)
• Collaborates with local unit manager for processes including productivity, patient flow, team building, hiring of support staff, and planning/running team meetings. (5%)
• Participates in clinical education of healthcare students as seen fit by supervising medical staff. (5%)

Education:

• Master's Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Two years of OBGYN advanced practice provider experience (CNM, WHNP, PA-C), preferably including management or leadership experience. Required

Licenses:

• WHNP-Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - NCC - National Certification Corporation Required and
• NP-Nurse Practitioner - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required and
• NPRXN-Nurse Practitioner Prescriber - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required or
• CNM-Certified Nurse Midwife - AMCB - American Midwifery Certification Board Required and
• CNM-Certified Nurse Midwife - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required and
• CNMRXN-Nurse Midwife Prescriber - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required and
• NRP-Neonatal Resuscitation Program - AHA - American Heart Association Required or
• PA-Physician Assistant - State Medical Board Required and
• PAC-Certified Physician Assistant - NCCPA - National Commission for Certifying Agencies Required and
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care and/or management of gynecologic conditions.
• Family planning advice a