CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE

• Description
• Job Title - Certified Midwife
• Hours -

FTE - 1

• Schedule-
• FLSA- Exempt
• Department - Four Seasons OB/GYN

Position Summary

This full-time midwife will be part of a team of nurse-midwives, physicians, and a women’s health nurse practitioner at Four Seasons OB/GYN & Midwifery. The midwives and physicians collaborate closely to provide individualized obstetric and gynecologic care to the southeastern VT and southwestern NH communities.

The practice provides intrapartum care at BMH’s Birthing Center, and is located in beautiful Brattleboro, VT. The position reports clinically to the Medical Director and administratively to the Practice Director and works under protocol established by the practice clinicians. Duties include but are not limited to:

Provide full scope midwifery care including prenatal care, intrapartum management, deliveries, and postpartum care;

• Collaborate with physician team to manage higher risk cases as appropriate;
• Participate in rotating call coverage including labor management, triage, postpartum rounds, and cesarean first assist; and
• Provide wellness, contraceptive management, and other gynecologic care in outpatient setting.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Education: Certified nurse midwife; Masters Degree or equivalent desired.
• Experience: Three years of nurse/midwifery experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Current licensure as an APRN by the State of Vermont.
• Certifications as a certified nurse midwife
• Qualified to be credentialed by the BMH Medical Staff
• DEA license
• CPR

Neonatal Resuscitation Certification

• Mental Efforts: Requires eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Normal and corrected vision/hearing.
• Exposure to blood/body fluids and communicable diseases.
• Helping and assisting with the lifting and/or moving of patients.
• Environment & Working Conditions Exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.

OSHA Category

OSHA Category I - Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues require use of techniques of Universal Precautions as evidenced with blood borne pathogens standards.

Physical Demands

• On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities.
• Standing - Up to 1/3
• Walking - Up to 1/3
• Sitting - 2/3 or more
• Talking or Hearing - 2/3 or more
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel - Up to 1/3
• Pushing/Pulling - None
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling - None
• Reaching with hands and arms - Up to 1/3

Tasting or Smelling - None

• This position requires that weight be lifted or force be exerted.
• Up to 10 pounds - 2/3 or more
• Up to 25 pounds - 1/3 to 1/2
• Up to 50 pounds - Up to 1/3
• Up to 100 pounds - None
• More than 100 pounds - None
• This position has special vision requirements.
• Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

Work Enviornment

• This position requires exposure to the following environmental conditions.
• Wet, humid conditions (non-weather) - None
• Work near moving mechanical parts - Up to 1/3
• Fumes or airborne particles - Up to 1/3
• Toxic or caustic chemicals - Up to 1/3
• Outdoor weather conditions - None
• Extreme cold (non-weather) - None
• Extreme heat (non-weather) - None
• Risk of electrical shock - None
• Work with explosives - None
• Risk of radiation - None
• Vibration - None

The Typical Noise Level for the Environment Is

• Very Quiet
• Quiet
• Moderate Noise
• Loud Noise
• Hearing
• Ability to hear calls
• Ability to hear instructions from physician/department staff/others

EEO/ADA Statement

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and strictly prohibits any type of harassment or discrimination in regards to race, religion, age, color, sex, disability status, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender expression, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, and/or local laws.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact Human Resources.

Your employment with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is on an at-will basis, meaning either you or the Company can terminate the employment relationship, at any time, for any or no reason, and with or without cause or notice. As an at-will employee, your employment with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is not guaranteed for any length of time.

I understand the description of this job and the essential functions, as given above. I also understand that not all of the duties are described above, and that I will perform those above and other related duties as directed by my supervisor and management. I further understand that employment is at-will, and that either I or my employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time.