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Nurse Midwife - Lees Summit Women's Clinic

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeNo callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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  • Nurse Midwife - Lees Summit Women's Clinic
  • 101 Truman Medical Center
  • Job Location
  • University Health Women's Care
  • Lees Summit, Missouri

Department: UH Women's Care Lees Summit

Position Type: Full time

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

Are you a passionate Nurse Midwife looking to make a meaningful impact on the lives of women and families? We’re looking for a skilled and compassionate Nurse Midwife to provide top-tier care and education to our obstetrical and gynecological patients. In this role, you'll combine your advanced nursing expertise with a heart for patient care to guide women through their healthcare journeys with confidence and support.

As a Nurse Midwife, you’ll be providing care to your assigned caseload of patients, helping with everything from health promotion to disease prevention and the management of health and illness. You'll be a trusted mentor, educating medical and nursing students, as well as resident staff, on normal childbirth and midwifery practices. We want someone who thrives on collaboration and brings a strong commitment to patient care!

What You’ll Do

Patient Care and Education: Provide comprehensive care to obstetrical and gynecological patients, ensuring health promotion, disease prevention, and personalized physical and psychosocial assessments.

Educator Extraordinaire: Share your midwifery knowledge with medical and nursing students, resident staff, and others, helping them understand normal childbirth and midwifery practices.

Advanced Practice Expertise: Maintain and apply your advanced knowledge in health promotion, disease prevention, and the management of health and illness in women’s health.

Collaborate & Lead: Work alongside physicians and other healthcare professionals in a supportive and collaborative environment, always striving to improve patient outcomes and experiences.

Mentor & Inspire: Guide students and resident staff in their learning, fostering a nurturing and educational environment.

What You Need to Bring

Educational Background: Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing school.

Licensure & Certification

Current RN license in Missouri, along with Nurse Practitioner certification and active certification as a Nurse Midwife through the American College of Nurse Midwives or recognized by the Missouri State Board of Nursing.

  • Experience: At least 3 years of clinical experience in midwifery practice.
  • Collaboration: Hold a current Collaborative Practice Arrangement with the organization as a provider.
  • Certification: BCLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
  • Leadership Skills: Demonstrate leadership in both patient care and as an educator in the clinical setting.

Clinical Expertise: Bring clinical expertise and a deep understanding of your specialty to improve patient care.

If you’re ready to join a supportive team, expand your impact in women’s health, and provide exceptional care to your patients, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and become a key player in transforming the way we care for women in our community!

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care, including health promotion and disease prevention for an assigned patient caseload. Act as a mentor by educating medical students, nursing students, and resident staff on midwifery practices and normal childbirth.

Requirements

Requires a Master of Science in Nursing and a current Missouri RN license with Nurse Midwife certification. Candidates must have at least 3 years of clinical midwifery experience and hold a current BCLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Nurse MidwiferyObstetrical CarePatient EducationClinical AssessmentMentoringChildbirth EducationNursing Leadership

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Midwife - Lees Summit Women's Clinic at University Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Nurse Midwife — ranked against 350 active Nurse Midwife listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Midwifery listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 54% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Nurse Midwifery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Nurse Midwifery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in nurse midwiferanked against 350 Nurse Midwife listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Midwifery median $140k (middle half $125k–$155k)198 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Midwifery listings in Missouri7 active354 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 54% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Nurse Practitioner listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment335 active listings, Oct 2026
Nurse Midwifery pay trend−5.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (350 Nurse Midwife listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Nurse Midwife listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Lees Summit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$328k
Typical market rent
$1,614/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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