Faculty - Certified Nurse Midwife
About the role
West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences seek a Faculty Certified Nurse-Midwife (rank commensurate with experience). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, West Virginia. Depending on operational needs, a successful candidate may also be assigned to provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In such instances, travel would be anticipated and expected to fulfill said duties at these additional sites.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the WVU Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences as a faculty midwife at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, the Health System's flagship academic medical center. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative team of midwives, obstetrician-gynecologists, and subspecialists, with the support of the WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital and its neonatal intensive care services, and will contribute to the educational mission of an academic department.
Responsibilities
- Practice full-scope nurse-midwifery, providing prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care
- Manage labor and delivery
- Provide newborn care in the immediate postpartum period
- Provide gynecologic and well-person care across the lifespan, including family planning and contraception, preconception counseling, and menopause care
- Work collaboratively with OB/GYN physicians and the broader care team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care for patients across West Virginia and the surrounding region
- Share in call responsibilities
- Actively teach medical students, residents, and midwifery and nursing students
Qualifications
- Master's or Doctoral degree in Nurse-Midwifery from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)
- Eligible for a West Virginia Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license with prescriptive authority
- Certified as a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
- Hold or be able to obtain current BLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment
Schedule
Full-time, 40 scheduled weekly hours; exempt position.
Location
Primary site: 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia (J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital). May require travel to additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania based on operational needs.
About the organization
The West Virginia University Health System is a West Virginia-based academic health system providing the full continuum of healthcare services at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. With more than 47,000 employees, including 7,200 providers, and $10 billion in total operating revenues, the system is anchored by an 890-bed academic medical center and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital in Morgantown. Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for lifestyle and business climate, offering cultural diversity, amenities, excellent schools, and recreational activities, located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.