Nurse Practitioner (Maternal Fetal Medicine) - Ob/Gyn

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$97k-$175k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63108

Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

WashU Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is seeking a compassionate and skilled Nurse Practitioner to join its Maternal Fetal Medicine team.

The Nurse Practitioner functions as an independent provider, evaluating, diagnosing, and managing patients within the scope of their specialty certification and collaborative practice requirements.

Working alongside some of the region's leading Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists, the provider plays a vital role in supporting patients throughout complex pregnancies and helping families navigate challenging clinical situations.

Schedule: Monday-Friday | Regular Clinic Hours

  • No Nights
  • No Weekends
  • No Holidays

Setting

Primary focus on outpatient clinic visits, with occasional inpatient support as needed.

Location: Fully onsite at either the Center for Outpatient Health or Missouri Baptist

A typical day includes independently managing patient visits, developing treatment plans, providing patient education, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and partnering with physicians and clinical staff to ensure comprehensive care for mothers and babies. The Nurse Practitioner will gain extensive experience in Maternal Fetal Medicine, caring for patients with complex medical conditions, fetal abnormalities, pregnancy complications, and other high-risk obstetric concerns.

Why Join WashU Maternal Fetal Medicine?

  • Practice alongside highly trained Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians.
  • Provide specialized care to a complex, high-risk pregnancy population.
  • Function as an independent provider while working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
  • Gain expertise in advanced maternal and fetal care.
  • Join a department committed to evidence-based medicine and exceptional patient outcomes.
  • Make a meaningful difference in the lives of mothers, babies, and families every day.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination; orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies; performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care; provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions; develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition.

Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources; may perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations.

May bill for services covered by collaborative practice agreement.

Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.

Monitors/ensures accuracy of patient medical records; maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.

Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.

Provides management services for clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education.

Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Regularly participates in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care.

Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.

Working Conditions

  • Job Location/Working Conditions
  • Normal office environment
  • Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
  • Exposure to chemicals
  • Requires protective devices
  • Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements
  • Patient care setting
  • Direct patient care setting
  • Physical Effort
  • Typically sitting at desk or table
  • Typically standing or walking
  • Typically bending, crouching, stooping
  • Using tools requiring high dexterity
  • Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)
  • Equipment
  • Office equipment
  • Lab/research equipment

Clinical/diagnostic Equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education

M.S.N. - Master Of Science In Nursing - Nurse Practitioner

Certifications/Professional Licenses

The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential, certification or professional license may be required depending on the role.

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Experience

No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills

Not Applicable

Driver's License

  • A driver's license is not required for this position.
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Required Qualifications

  • APN licensure or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire.
  • Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.

Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirement).

Preferred Qualifications

Education

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications/Professional Licenses

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills

Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Diagnostics, Disease Management, Epic EHR, Family Support, HIPAA Compliance, Interpersonal Communication, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Evaluations, Patient Management, Pharmacology, Preventive Care, Teamwork, Time Management

  • Grade
  • S31

Salary Range

$97,000.00 - $174,600.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.

Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position.

The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

  • Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
  • Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
  • Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
  • WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.

WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: hr.wustl.edu

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity.

It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity or shared ancestry, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

As a federal contractor, the university maintains affirmative action programs to implement its equal employment opportunity policy for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in acco

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner independently manages patient visits, develops treatment plans, and provides education for high-risk obstetric patients. They coordinate multidisciplinary care and collaborate with physicians to ensure comprehensive health outcomes for mothers and babies.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and possess active Nurse Practitioner licensure in Missouri or Illinois. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner (Maternal Fetal Medicine) - Ob/Gyn at Washington University in St. Louis a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Ob/gyn (NP) — ranked against 107 active Ob/gyn (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

OB/GYN — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 42% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$136k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $150k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.7 / 10 · top 25% in ob/gyn (np)ranked against 107 Ob/gyn (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$97k–$175kNurse Practitioner median $139k (middle half $129k–$159k)287 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$150k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Missouri323 active14,017 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 42% no call · 86% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Nurse Practitioner listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment323 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (107 Ob/gyn (NP) 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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  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site
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About Washington University in St. Louis

Benefits & Perks

Up to 22 days vacation
10 recognized holidays
Sick time
Competitive health insurance
403(b) retirement with university contribution starting at 7%
4 weeks caregiver leave
Tuition coverage for employee and family
Free Metro transit U-Pass

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$255k≈ 2.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,292/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.