Nurse Midwife

About This Role

This role is for a Certified Nurse Midwife/Certified Midwife who will provide full-scope midwifery services, including obstetrical and gynecological care in community office settings and at a Magnet Hospital. The position integrates the midwife model into Women and Children/Perinatal Services and offers opportunities for research and education.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete history and physical examination on new patients admitted to the labor room, and write admission notes utilizing the attending physician when appropriate
• Discuss new admissions with the attending physician and nursing staff including noted complications
• Decide who will follow the patient and develop a plan for care
• Perform admissions diagnostics and care including, but not limited to pelvic examination, cervical cultures, drawing bloods, and starting intravenous lines
• Follow progress of labor of all patients in labor and delivery suite in collaboration with the attending physician and nursing staff
• Monitor fetal heart rate patterns and notify the appropriate physician of significant deviations
• Examine patients periodically to determine progress in labor with ongoing assessment of maternal and fetal reaction to the progress of labor
• Report any abnormalities in patient’s condition to physician including, but not limited to meconium, bleeding, hypertonic labor, fetal distress, failure of progress in labor, malpresentation
• Participate in deliveries
• Provide physical and emotional care for the mother during labor, delivery, and postpartum phases
• Evaluate progress and manage the labor and delivery

Requirements

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing and Midwifery Program approved by ACNM
• Certification by AMCB
• BLS, and NRP Certifications
• Acquisition of DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Number
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and Master’s Degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited midwifery educational program
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State
• Current licensure as a Nurse Midwife in the State of New York
• American Midwifery Board Certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and Master’s Degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited midwifery educational program
• Experience is a plus; will support hiring novice candidates or midwives returning to practice.

Nice to Have

• Experience in pursuing a full scope midwifery position

Benefits

Certifications