CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE

Description

JOB SUMMARY:   To provide care composed of knowledge, skills, and clinical judgments that foster the delivery of evidence-informed, patient centered care. Communicates openly with other providers practicing a mutual collaboration and providing quality care that falls within the individual’s professional scope of practice.  

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Elicits a detailed and accurate history, performing a comprehensive physical examination identifying problems and recording pertinent data in a professional format. 
• Consultation with appropriate healthcare providers, including collaborating physician. 
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Issuing prescriptions of appropriate controlled and non-controlled drugs, devices and immunizing agents.
• Obtaining and/or reviewing routine diagnostic studies and laboratory tests.
• Formulating an initial diagnosis and/or differential diagnosis and instituting  appropriate treatment including the writing of outpatient prescriptions and inpatient orders.
• Counseling and instructing patients on issues concerning their pregnancy or GYN health.
• If applicable assisting the physician in the inpatient settings by conducting patient rounds, recording progress notes, determining and implementing therapeutic plans or assisting at surgery 
• Possible call responsibilities.

Requirements

 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHERS: Direct relationship with patients/families, physicians and staff. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate of an accredited school of  nursing
• Current CNM Licensure
• Current Certification as a Nurse Midwife
• Current provider card in Basic Life  Support (BLS) and PALS
• Strong computer skills, including EHR

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Classification of work level: Heavy. Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 100 pounds using proper body mechanics. Requires manual dexterity to operate standard office equipment such as computer, fax and telephone. Requires hearing and vision that is adequate to perform job duties.