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Cresco, Iowa

Certified Nurse Midwife

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Location: Cresco, IA

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

  • Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)
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Position Highlights

Position Summary

Works collaboratively with primary care physicians within the clinic and OB to provide quality patient care. The CMW is responsible for providing care to women and babies during the antenatal, intranasal, and postnatal periods from time to time. Midwives provide high quality, culturally sensitive care during labor.

They conduct a clean, safe delivery; give care to the newborn, and manage/refer emergencies effectively to prevent maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. The duties of the Midlevel Provider cannot be rigidly defined, but the following description characterizes common expectations of the position.

The primary responsibilities may not be interpreted to prohibit functions not specifically identified.

Position Qualifications

ARNP

  • Graduate of a Masters of Nursing Program
  • Successful completion of certifications
  • Current licensure in the state of Iowa as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
  • Demonstrated competency as an ARNP through previous experience is preferred
  • Board eligible or certified RHSHC privileges including ACLS, ATLS and BLS
  • Excellent verbal and written skills are required, including ability to work with a team.

Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program required.

Completion of a nurse-midwifery education program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwife Education (ACME)

Current active certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) or its predecessor the American College of Nurse Midwives Certification Council.

  • Current active license to practice as a nurse midwife in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing.
  • Three years' experience as a registered nurse in a clinical area required.
  • Attain privileges for delegated medical functions.
  • Graduate of a Masters Prepared Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistant program
  • Demonstrated competence in a clinical setting for 3 years is required
  • ARNP/PA experience is required, experience can be as a nurse or related
  • Must maintain a current license to practice in the state of Iowa as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
  • National Certification is required
  • Must have demonstrated competence in ACLS.
  • AOCN certification (NP) preferred.
  • PALS Certification preferred.
  • Current certification in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).

Successful EFM Certification by NCC or PQF. New practitioners will be allowed 1 year to become certified from the date privileges granted.

Maintain EFM Certification.

Key Responsibilities

The Certified Nurse Midwife provides collaborative patient care for women and babies during antenatal, intranasal, and postnatal periods. They are responsible for managing labor, conducting safe deliveries, and effectively handling emergencies to ensure maternal and neonatal health.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing and possess current licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Iowa. Additionally, three years of clinical experience and active certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

PALS (preferred)Board Certification

Key Skills

Antenatal careIntranasal carePostnatal careLabor and deliveryNewborn careEmergency managementClinical collaboration

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 50% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $140k (middle half $125k–$155k)209 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Iowa170 active13,878 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 50% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIowa Nurse Practitioner listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment170 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Midwifery hiring demand#3 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 47 days · 15% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 131 postings, 106 closed
New Nurse Midwifery listings106 in the last 30 days96 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.4
Better work-life than 30% of Nurse Midwife listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 352 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Cresco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Median resident rent
$715/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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