Certified Nurse Midwife

About the role

At the Indian Health Service, Certified Nurse Midwives do more than practice medicine—they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people, you'll deliver compassionate care where it's needed most.

Responsibilities

• Provides independent, preventative, therapeutic and comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care.
• Collaborates with Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
• Performs accurate history and physical examination on obstetric, gynecologic and neonatal patients.
• Manages labor to include initial evaluation/hospital admission, ongoing assessment of maternal and fetal status, labor progress, need for intervention process and patient/family education and support.
• Provides postpartum care using a family centered approach. Evaluates and manages the normal postpartum period to include determining hospital disposition, providing discharge counseling and conducting clinic follow-up.

Requirements

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Qualifications

• A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
• This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• For Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) positions, applicants must possess a graduate or higher-level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position.
• For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field is required for the GS-11 (or equivalent) grade level.

Skills

None specified in the provided job posting.

Benefits

No specific benefits mentioned.

Pay

$110,727 - $164,017 per year

Schedule

Multiple Schedules - The majority of positions to be filled under this announcement are full-time. This announcement may also be used to fill various work schedules, including full-time, part-time (less than 40 hours per week), and intermittent (as needed).

Travel

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment Type

Multiple - The majority of positions to be filled under this announcement are permanent. This announcement may also be used to fill time-limited appointments such as TERM and Temporary.

Occupations and job series

• Supervisory status: No
• Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service
• Represented by a union: Yes - This position may or may not be covered by a bargaining unit, depending on the duty location. Final determination will be made at the time of appointment.
• Drug test: No
• Security clearance: Other
• Position sensitivity and risk: Moderate Risk (MR)

Background check type

Financial disclosure required: No

Announcement number

IHS-26-HQ-12952280-DHA

Total Compensation Package

Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Nurse Practitioner Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov)

Background Investigation Requirement

This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment.

On-call hours or standby duty

On-call hours or standby duty may be required.

E-Verify employment verification check

Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.

Position subject to rotating shifts

Position subject to rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Shift rotations may vary from 8,10 and 12-hour shifts.

Direct Deposit

You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.

Medical staff clinical privileges

The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements. If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service.