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Axia Women's Health
Lexington, Kentucky

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) - Lexington Women's Health

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$100k-$125k

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Job Description

Axia Women's Health is the nation’s largest community-based, integrated women's health network in the country serving women throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Kentucky.

At its core, Axia Women’s Health is a community of over 400 providers across nearly 150 locations committed to providing a more caring, connected, and progressive health care experience for women.

Its rapidly growing network spans OB/GYN care, breast health, high-risk pregnancy care, urogynecology care, behavioral health, and fertility. Together, Axia Women's Health puts women first by delivering the personalized care needed for women to lead healthier, happier lives.

Axia Women’s Health has been recognized as the #1 Physician Practice for Women’s Health by Castle Connolly and certified as a Great Place to Work for five consecutive years. Learn more at axiawh.com.

Lexington Women's Health, an Axia Women's Health care center, is hiring a full-time, full-scope Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM).

About Us

  • Provider Team: 6 OB/GYN Physicians, 2 GYN Physicians, 6 Nurse Practitioners, 3 Certified Nurse Midwives, & Growing!
  • Office Locations: Lexington & Nicholasville, Kentucky
  • Hospital Affiliation: Baptist Health Lexington

Qualifications

  • Kentucky APRN: CNM license & DEA or ability to obtain.
  • At least 1 year of full-scope CNM experience outside of student clinical rotations.
  • Must reside within 30 minutes or relocate within 30 minutes commute to Lexington, KY.
  • Prior or current experience with a busy practice, preferred.

Benefits

  • Group-paid Malpractice Insurance coverage!
  • Group-reimbursed license, DEA, renewals, and hospital privileging fee.
  • Full-time benefit-eligibility with benefits beginning the first of the month after starting and choice of multiple medical insurance plans.
  • No-cost healthcare perks included with your Axia Medical Plan, including Revive (Telemedicine), Quantum Health (Healthcare Concierge), and Hinge Health (Virtual Physical Therapy)
  • Additional insurance options, including dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, FSA, HSA, identity theft, long term care, pet insurance and more!
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Generous PTO, including PTO for CME!
  • Reimbursement allowance for approved professional expenses, e. g., CME.
  • Group-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability!
  • Access to discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Gym Memberships, and more through the Great Work Perks Program.

Pay or shift range: $100,000 USD to $125,000 USD plus eligibility for bonus incentive.

The posted salary range is a good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role. However, final offers may fall outside this range based on experience, skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

At Axia Women’s Health, we’re passionate about creating a community where our colleagues and patients feel empowered to be their full, authentic selves. We welcome all individuals – without regards to gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or sexual orientation – and proudly celebrate our individual experiences and differences.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Key Responsibilities

Provide full-scope certified nurse midwifery care at Lexington Women's Health. Work as part of a multidisciplinary women's health provider team serving patients in the Lexington and Nicholasville areas.

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Full-Scope MidwiferyObstetric CareGynecologic CarePatient CareBusy Practice ExperienceKentucky APRN LicensureDEA Registration

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$100k–$125kNurse Practitioner median $140k (middle half $125k–$156k)210 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$125k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Kentucky189 active15,604 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 56% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusKentucky nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment189 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Midwifery NP hiring demand#3 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 47 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 131 postings, 106 closed
New Nurse Midwifery NP listings138 in the last 30 days147 the 30 days before (−6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+1.8% 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. Kentucky figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Kentucky Nurse Midwifery postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Nurse Midwife listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 366 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Axia Women's Health

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Group-paid Malpractice Insurance coverage
Group-reimbursed license, DEA, renewals, and hospital privileging fee
Full-time benefit-eligibility with choice of multiple medical insurance plans
No-cost healthcare perks (telemedicine, healthcare concierge, virtual physical therapy)
Dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, FSA, HSA, identity theft, long term care, pet insurance
401(k) with employer match
Generous PTO, including PTO for CME
Reimbursement allowance for approved professional expenses (e.g., CME)

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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