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Diana Health
Cookeville, Tennessee

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) (Full-Time)

Nurse PractitionerNo callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Diana Health is hiring a (full-time) Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) in Cookeville, TN, with labor and delivery at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

About Diana Health

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Relocation Stipend and Assistance

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits with employer-sponsored premium contributions, plus HSA/FSA options to help you manage healthcare expenses.
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Generous paid sick time in addition to your Paid Time Off, giving you dedicated time to take care of your health and well-being.
  • Paid parental leave
  • Payment for professional liability coverage & license renewals, including DEA
  • Dedicated CME days and funding to support your ongoing learning, professional growth, and clinical development.
  • Leadership training and advancement opportunities, if desired

Tail Coverage at No Cost to You! When your employment with Diana Health ends, our medical malpractice coverage includes a built in tail to cover you for the dates you were employed.

  • True Work-Life Balance: No overlap between call duties and clinic/scheduled day shifts.
  • Guaranteed Post-Call Rest: Enjoy a dedicated, protected day off immediately following call shifts.

Diana Health is a network of modern women's health practices working in partnership with hospitals to reimagine the maternity and women's healthcare experience. We are restructuring the traditional approach to care to create an experience that is good for patients and good for providers.

We do that by combining a tech-enabled, wellness-focused care program that women love with a clinical system that helps us drive continuous quality improvement and ensure work-life balance for our care team.

We work with clients across all life stages to empower and support them to live happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives.

With strong collaborative care teams; passionate administrators and a significant investment in operational support, Diana Health providers are well-supported to bring their very best to the work they love.

We know that it is our teams that make us special, and we are committed to creating a supportive work environment. Our teams are rigorous and data-driven and drawn together by a relentless commitment to improving outcomes. We value real talk, accountability, empathy, and humor. You will be joining a collaborative environment dedicated to providing excellent patient care & committed to ensuring providers have work-life balance.

We are looking for CNMs excited to join a dynamic and growing practice of OB/GYNS and CNMs in the thriving community in Cookeville, TN.

You Will

Independently manage and provide full-scope midwifery care in our outpatient clinic including comprehensive obstetric and gynecological services

Collaborate with clinical colleagues (including OB/GYNs; RNs; LCSWs, health coaches, lactation counselors, childbirth educators and other specialists)

  • Provide day-to-day expertise and leadership on Labor & Delivery, including in-house clinical coverage
  • Triage and care for emergent obstetric patients, working collaboratively with RNs and OB/GYNs
  • Provide first assist surgical support (optional)
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives
  • Attend skills training and drills for high acuity/low frequency events

Qualifications

  • Experience in managing intrapartum, postpartum, and OB triage in a hospital setting
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative OB/CNM practice
  • Strong communication skills and intrapersonal skills
  • Value patient preferences/choice, shared decision making, and a holistic care approach
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (preferred, not required) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date
  • Active certification with AMCB

Current RN and APRN License in TN

Additional certifications in Obstetric Ultrasound, Advanced Fetal Monitoring, and/or Lactation consultation are preferred

About Cookeville Regional Medical Center

  • Modern full-service hospital
  • Generous policies for midwifery led care model
  • 12 LDR rooms, 11 post-partum rooms, 2 dedicated C-Section surgical suites
  • Level II NICU; 24x7 anesthesia coverage

About the Cookeville Area

Cookeville is a beautiful city nestled between Nashville and Knoxville in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. Surrounded by beautiful attractions, Cookeville offers diverse outdoor activities and a vibrant arts community. With a small town feel and easy access to the greater Nashville and Knoxville areas, it's the perfect place to call home.

  • Diana Health Culture
  • Having a growth mindset and striving for continuous learning and improvement
  • Positive, can do / how can I help attitude
  • Empathy for our team and our clients
  • Taking ownership and driving to results
  • Being scrappy and resourceful

Key Responsibilities

The Certified Nurse Midwife will independently manage full-scope midwifery care in an outpatient clinic and provide clinical expertise on Labor & Delivery. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to triage patients, support surgical procedures, and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS (preferred)NRP (preferred)DEA License

Key Skills

Obstetric careClinical leadership

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) (Full-Time) at Diana Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Midwife — ranked against 358 active Nurse Midwife listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
3% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Nurse Midwife listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 358 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Cookeville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$328k
Typical market rent
$1,463/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Diana Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Chattanooga, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Relocation stipend and assistance
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits with employer-sponsored premium contributions
HSA/FSA options
401(k) with employer match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Generous paid sick time
Paid parental leave