Locum Certified Nurse Midwife
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Job Description
Position Overview: Certified Nurse Midwife
Assignment Duration
Immediate availability for 6 months with the possibility of extension.
Work Environment: Combination of Clinic and Hospital Settings.
Shift Details
Responsibilities include 40 hours per week, split between clinic hours (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM) for two 8
-hour days and two 12-hour midwifery shifts in the hospital (either 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM or 7:30 PM to 7:30 AM).
Core Responsibilities
Hospital duties encompass management of deliveries, first and second-degree vaginal repairs, co-management of high-risk obstetric cases (such as hypertension and diabetes), labor management in collaboration with physicians, medication facilitation, triage operations, and board management.
On-Call Requirements: No On-call Duties Required.
Patient Volume
Estimated patient load of 20-22 in the clinic; hospital census will fluctuate based on delivery rates.
- **Electronic Medical Records*
*: Proficiency in EPIC is required.
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Credentialing Timeline: Estimated at 90 Days from Application Submission.
Certification Requirements
- Board Certification
- BLS certification (American Heart Association)
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Licensure: Active California State License Is Mandatory.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Certified Nurse Midwife (California)
- Active Registered Nurse License (California)
- AMCB CNM National Certification
- California Nurse Midwife Furnishing Certification
- Preferred: Minimum of 3 years of recent CNM experience;
1 year is the minimum acceptable experience level.
Key Responsibilities
The Certified Nurse Midwife will manage deliveries, perform vaginal repairs, and co-manage high-risk obstetric cases in both clinic and hospital settings. Responsibilities also include labor management, medication facilitation, and triage operations.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active California state license, AMCB CNM national certification, and BLS certification. A minimum of one year of recent experience is required, with three years preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
In California, the Nurse Midwifery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$160k (49 salary observations; 90 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (327 salary observations; 842 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Nurse Midwifery listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.3 / 10 · above average in nurse midwife | ranked against 350 Nurse Midwife listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Nurse Midwifery median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $160k median in California | $138k nationally (+16%)49 state / 327 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nurse Midwifery listings in California | 36 active | 355 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 58% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Nurse Midwifery pay trend | −4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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