Job purposeThe Certified Nurse Midwife is an exciting opportunity to join a mission-driven midwifery service that provides high-quality, patient centered, full-scope (inpatient and outpatient) care in a community health center model in partnership with a pre-eminent academic medical center
Duties and responsibilities- Reporting to the Site Medical Director, the Certified Nurse Midwife's duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provides care of and management of the essentially normal uterus-bearing individual throughout the reproductive cycle. This may include care of the normal newborn as well as the peri and post-menopausal individual
- Develops a plan of care for each patient, including medical history, physical examination, diagnosis and appropriate treatment and/or referral, including hospitalization if necessary
- Uses all available resources in diagnosis and treatment, such as laboratory and others test in an appropriate and cost-efficient manner
- Confers with other clinicians, patients' families and other support staff concerning treatment and care of patients when appropriate
- Refers those cases which require specialist services, but maintains primary care responsibility to assure continuity of care
- Maintains accurate medical records and performs appropriate charting and follow up on patients
- Participates in Medical & General staff meetings and appropriate clinical teams
- Participates in the Health Center's Performance Improvement program, in other task groups as needed, and pursues continuing education opportunities to update medical knowledge and assure quality patient care
- Performs other necessary duties as required by the FHCHC to achieve the goal of providing high quality service and health care
Qualifications- Graduation from an accredited school of midwifery
- Certified or eligible for certification by American College of Nurse Midwives; if eligible, certification must be received within 1 year of starting employment
- At least one year of experience practicing full-scope midwifery, ideally with delivery privileges at Yale New Haven Hospital
- Licensed by the State of Connecticut as a Licensed Midwife
- Ability and willingness to serve on the active medical staff of the hospitals used by FHCHC
- Qualified in Basic Life Support [required]
- Bi-lingual in Spanish and English preferred
- Experience in a full scope midwifery practice
- Ability to relate with warmth and effectiveness to patients and other staff
- Experience with Epic EMR preferred
Direct ReportsWhat we offer:- Major medical, dental and vision
- Voluntary benefits (AFLAC plan, STD, LTD & Life Insurance)
- Paid Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition reimbursement
- And much more...
Salary: $116,306.00 (Commensurate with qualifications and Experience)
You may qualify for loan forgiveness and repayment programs through HRSA for working in a Federally Qualified health Center. Please see link for more information: Health Resources and Services Administration | HRSA
