Certified Nurse Midwife - Per Diem - Day - OB/GYN Trenton

Essential Functions

• Evaluates need for and ordering laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Reviews and accurately records laboratory results in prenatal record.
• Reviews and interprets laboratory results with client.
• Refers abnormal results to case manager for follow-up.
• Affords assessments for need of referral to other healthcare providers.
• Edifies patients and their families and encourages participation in healthcare related decisions.
• Participates in constant labor and delivery coverage for caseload.
• Exercises discretion and judgment when evaluating and determining disposition of clients in triage area appropriately.
• Collaborates, consults, and refers with physicians in accordance with practice guidelines and nurse-midwifery regulations.
• Acts as stand-by for unattended private deliveries when physician is unavailable.
• Acts as Cesarean section first assist for clients and private physicians as needed.
• Completes post-partum rounds and discharges in a timely fashion.
• Completes billing slip at time of discharge.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary conference.
• Attends at least 50% of Obstetrics Department meetings annually.
• Maintains contact with professional organizations.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Participates in continuing education activities and obtains CEUs necessary to maintain state licensure and prescriptive authority.
• Supervises Nurse-Midwifery students and family practice residents during their clinical rotation at CH.
• Adapts to changing demands of workplace and assumes a leadership role in supporting co-workers adaptation to change.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited midwifery program with Certificate of nurse-midwifery.
• Nurse Midwife License - NJ.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands include: Standing, Walking, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, Reaching forward, Wrist position deviation.
• Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Carry objects, Reaching overhead, Squat/kneel/crawl, Pinching/fine motor activities, Keyboard use/repetitive motion, Taste or Smell.
• Continuous physical demands include: Talk or Hear.
• Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs.

Sensory Requirements

• Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Minimal Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing.

Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks

• Bloodborne Pathogens, Chemical, Airborne Communicable Disease, Uneven Surfaces or Elevations, Extreme Noise Levels, Dust/Particulate Matter.

Benefits

• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan.
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD).
• Sick Time Off.
• Employee Assistance Program.