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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Exeter, California

Certified Nurse Midwife - Per diem

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$55.71–$74.28 /hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Certified Nurse Midwife will provide care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs. Assists patients in labor and delivery, as well as postpartum care.

Job Description

Per Diem CNM

Provide care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs. Assists patients in labor and delivery, as well as postpartum care.

Requirements

Masters Degree; directly related

APRN CNM

  • Valid DEA
  • BLS within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

Responsible for the timely and accurate documenting all findings of examinations, histories, and significant observations in the patient's chart.

Obtains consultation and assistance from physicians as needed to institute preventative measures and detect abnormal conditions.

Independently and safely provide coverage for physicians on obstetric patients as requested as well as successfully manage midwifery services to obstetric patients.

  • Responsible for providing and managing the care of women during labor and delivery.
  • Provides prenatal care as well as gynecological care to women.
  • Provides assistance at cesarean sections and gynecological surgeries.

Performs procedures such as ultrasound examinations, abdominal palpation to successfully evaluate fetal status such as size, weight, presentation and position, approximate station and fetal heart rate.

Performs initial OB intake and evaluation to ensure accurate medical, obstetrical, gynecological, and psycho-social history of the present pregnancy and observes signs of the patient's general and obstetrical health status.

  • Assures full coverage of the midwifery services with other practice CNMs.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Pay Range

$55.71 - $74.28

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.

Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Obstetric careGynecologic carePatient chartingClinical documentationMedical history takingCesarean section assistanceFetal monitoring

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 40 active Nurse Midwifery listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 45% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Nurse Midwifery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Midwifery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$116k–$155kNurse Midwifery median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$122k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Midwifery listings in California33 active360 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 45% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 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 listings103 in the last 30 days105 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Midwifery pay trend+4.6% 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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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 357 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Per diem flexibility
Shift differentials
Call pay
Premium pay
Overtime pay

Living in Exeter

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$378k
Median resident rent
$1,286/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.8
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Visalia, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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