Certified Nurse Midwife (APRN)

Hunter Health provides all-encompassing care for the Wichita community, including medical, dental, behavioral, vision, laboratory, imaging and pharmacy services, all in one place. We pride ourselves in providing the support patients need to take control of their health and their whole wellbeing.

Our Hunter Health team is at the heart of our operations. From the initial interaction with a new patient to empowering individuals with the knowledge to manage their health - it begins with each member of our staff.

Regardless of role or responsibility, every team member is a valuable part of living our mission and upholding our positive work environment with our Standards of Culture.

We exist to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in our community.

Schedule: 24 Hours Weekly

Employer-paid Benefits Include

Employee Assistance Program with 12 free sessions per year

Continuing Education and License Renewal (Prorated depending on hours worked)

Optional Benefits Include

401k with Safe Harbor Plan match

Summary

The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) provides obstetric services only in an outpatient setting, offering accessible, high-quality prenatal, postpartum, routine gynecologic, preventive, and family-planning care.

The CNM collaborates with Hunter Health Clinic’s (HHC) providers, family medicine residents, and University of Kansas (KU) faculty physicians to coordinate care with hospitals and obstetric (OB) partners.

The CNM supports the Medical Director and provides quality medical care while maintaining compliance with applicable federal grant requirements and regulations, the Kansas State Board of Nursing, and HHC policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

Provides initial and routine prenatal care for patients appropriate for outpatient midwifery management, including history, examination, risk screening, care planning, and counseling.

Provides postpartum assessment and follow-up, including education, recovery and mood screening, contraception, interpregnancy counseling, and coordination of ongoing care.

Provides routine gynecologic and preventive services, including well-woman visits, cervical and sexually transmitted infection screening, reproductive and family-planning counseling, and performs appropriate procedures, as needed.

Provides preconception counseling and pregnancy-related education, including nutrition, screening options, warning signs, and when and how to seek immediate care, if needed.

Collaborates with HHC providers, family medicine residents, and KU faculty physicians in case review, consultation, coordinated care planning, and teaching.

Identifies and escalates high-risk conditions, complications, urgent symptoms, or needs beyond the CNM’s approved scope and promptly consults, refers, or transfers care under established HHC protocols.

Coordinates intrapartum and delivery care plans with the patient’s hospital and OB partners, as this role will not be assigned deliveries.

Coordinates prenatal laboratory, imaging, screening, and referral workflows, tracks results and outstanding actions to ensure timely communication and follow-up.

Maintains timely, accurate medical records, including assessments, diagnoses, orders, patient education, referrals, consultation, and follow-up plans.

Coordinates with nursing, medical assistants, scheduling, revenue cycle, quality, and care-coordination teams to support patient access and reliable clinic workflows.

Provides respectful, culturally responsive, patient-centered care and supports informed decision-making and continuity across the HHC care team.

Participates in quality improvement, peer review, training and precepting other providers, residents or students, performs audits, and continually evaluates workflow effectiveness to support program development.

Coordinates and supports patient access by ensuring schedule accuracy and utilization, appointment completion, referral closure, prenatal entry, postpartum follow-up, and clinical escalation.

• Travels when necessary to meet operational needs.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

A Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited program with a nurse-midwifery specialty is required.

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Kansas is required.

• Current certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) is required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 30 days of hire.
• Current and unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license is required.
• 3 - 5 years of relevant clinical experience preferred; outpatient prenatal, postpartum, gynecologic, or family-planning experience strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in a Community Health Center or FQHC preferred.
• Bilingual abilities preferred, but not required.

Skills

• Listens, identifies, and responds quickly and effectively to internal and external needs.
• Communicates effectively with all patients, employees, as well as external stakeholders.
• Displays organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, and uses time and resources effectively.
• Displays sound clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Effectively collaborates and seeks clarification and confirms accuracy as needed.
• Utilizes teamwork to achieve desired results and contributes to projects while developing positive working relationships.
• Pursues goals with commitment and shows initiative.
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, and reliability; manages time and priorities; develops and follows work procedures.
• Evaluates own performance and accepts constructive feedback to continue learning.
• Adapts quickly to changing assignments, clinic locations, schedules, and patient needs.
• Ability to maintain appropriate clinical credentials and privileges.

Physical and Mental Demands of the Job

All employees, including those who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job function listed below, either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. The functions listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

This document does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

• Talking: The ability to speak clearly and effectively.
• Average Hearing: The ability to hear average conversations and respond accordingly.
• Repetitive Motion: The ability to sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle, feel and reach.

Finger Dexterity: The ability to use fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up objects and pinching fingers together.

Average Visual Abilities: The ability to focus on items clearly, including close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions: The ability to work in a well-lit, climate-controlled environment, with a noise level that is occasionally high. There is potential exposure to infectious diseases.

Physical Strength: The ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Mathematical Ability: The ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with this job. Hunter Health Clinic Inc. reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.

To learn more about Hunter Health, our services and our impact on the community, visit our website at hunterhealth.org.

Hunter Health provides equal employment opportunities to persons without regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, genetic information, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, and any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. HHC is committed to taking affirmative action to employ, and advance in employment, disabled persons and veterans.

As an Urban Indian Health Program, Hunter Health Clinic, Inc. (HHC) adheres to the Indian Preference in Employment as stated in the Federal Acquisition Regulations System (48 C.F.R. § 326.501–505).

Training and employment preferences and opportunities shall be provided to Native Americans regardless of age (subject to existing laws and regulations), sex, religion, or tribal affiliation. Applicants claiming Indian Preference may be asked to provide documentation of eligibility.

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