Nurse Midwife

Provides a full range of direct and collaborative obstetrical and gynecological health care services for women in a variety of clinical settings. Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge and expertise to provide ongoing physical and emotional care, support, education, and counseling to women and their families transitioning throughout the childbearing cycle inclusive of family planning services, preconception care, care during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period, as well as care for the normal newborn.

Job Responsibility

1. Conducts complete history and physical examinations/health assessments of patients.

2. Manages women's gynecological health needs.

3. Provides referrals to other health professionals and community agencies if needed.

4. Initiates selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures including but not limited to non-stress tests, biophysical profiles, pelvic exams, cervical cultures, laboratory exams and consultation as needed.

5. Provides maximum continuity of care for patients and families transitioning throughout the phases of antepartum labor, delivery, postpartum, family planning intercontraceptional care periods.

6. Manages medically uncomplicated and low-risk patients throughout the maternity cycle.

7. Monitors pregnancy progress in the office and labor of all patients in labor and delivery suite within the scope of midwifery practice.

8. May manage labor and delivery for medically uncomplicated low-risk patients, including management of frequently encountered problems with medically approved orders mutually agreed upon by both the physician and midwife.

9. Notifies the physician promptly if patient's condition deviates from uncomplicated low-risk status.

10. Makes daily rounds on postpartum floors.

11. On call, as required.

12. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are non essential functions.

Job Qualification

1. Master's Degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited midwifery educational program, required.

2. Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required.

3. Current license to practice as a Midwife in New York State, required

4. American Midwifery Board Certification, required.

5. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, required.

6. Has a collaborative agreement with a physician and designated protocols.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).