Certified Nurse Midwife/Nurse Practitioner (B), OB/Gyn - Troy

Improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. That’s just the beginning of the difference you can make when you join our team at Corewell Health. Join our Troy Hospital-based OB/GYN APP Team, working clinically in our OB Emergency Department.

About the Role

Our full-time 1.0 FTE position will be primarily 12-hour shifts, 3-4 shifts per week. The Advanced Practice Nurse provides care to patients during the antepartum periods. High-risk patients are cared for in consultation and collaboration with the medical team. The practice setting for the APP-II will be in the Family Birth Center Triage/OB Emergency Department with the focus on enhancement of clinical care, patient satisfaction, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical services and management of mothers and babies as defined in the standing orders, policies, procedures, and protocols for the APP.
• Performs physical exams, collects and documents data, manages labor and spontaneous delivery, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, and prescribes appropriate interventions and medications.
• Formulates and implements prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and inter-conceptional care as defined by midwifery scope of practice.
• Role models advanced practice professional nursing through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, and others to promote patient and family-centered care.
• Provides continuity, compassionate, culturally sensitive care to patients, and models this for students and colleagues.
• Performs limited obstetrical ultrasound including:
  • Evaluation of fetal well-being: biophysical profile, assessment of amniotic fluid volume.
  • Determination of placental location.
  • Confirmation of cardiac activity.
  • Determination of fetal lie or presentation.
  • Estimation of fetal weight.
• Serves on appropriate unit and hospital-wide committees related to women and infant services.
• Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice.
• Incorporates clinical research findings in the development and implementation of standards of care.
• Supports HIC-approved clinical research/trials.
• Assesses educational needs, plans, provides, and evaluates educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary healthcare team, and community.
• Precepts APP students and provides education and support to Residents and Medical Students.
• Provides patient and family education related to prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and inter-conceptional care.
• Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nurse Midwifery Program, accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives or College of Nurse Midwifery, or Masters in Nursing with Nurse Practitioner certification, or Masters in Physician Assistant studies.
• 6 months of relevant experience; obstetric nursing experience is required.
• 2 years of advanced practice provider in Obstetrics experience is preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • Registered Nurse (RN) or Physician Assistant license - State of Michigan (required upon hire).
  • Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - American Midwifery Certification Board or Nurse Practitioner certification (required).
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Heart Association (required within 180 days).
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (C-EFM) - National Certification Corporation (required within 180 days).
  • Ob/Gyn (OB) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (preferred).
  • At least one certification from a preferred list (required upon hire).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association or American Red Cross (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet financial, health, and life-work balance goals, including:
  • Generous paid time off, holidays, and flexible scheduling.
  • Special discounts on a wide range of products and services.
  • Exceptional health, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance plans.
  • Relocation assistance.
  • Savings and retirement plans, disability insurance, identity theft protection, and home and auto insurance.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more.
• Optional identity theft protection, home, and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.
• Free onsite parking at all campuses.

Schedule

• Full-time position with 40 weekly scheduled hours.
• Night shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM.
• 3-4 shifts per week, primarily 12-hour shifts.
• Variable weekends and days worked.