Inpatient Certified Nurse Midwife

Job Duties

• Perform comprehensive obstetric assessments for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients.
• Independently manage normal labor, spontaneous vaginal delivery, and immediate postpartum care.
• Evaluate, manage and admit, if appropriate, patients presenting for obstetric triage.
• Assess labor progress and implement evidence-based labor management strategies.
• Manage induction and augmentation of labor, including Oxytocin administration per institutional protocols.
• Interpret fetal heart rate tracings and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Manage spontaneous rupture of membranes.
• Consults with MD/DO regarding any abnormal findings.
• Address patient for appropriate pain management, including requesting epidural for women in labor.
• Perform cervical examinations and labor progression assessments.
• Repair first- and second-degree perineal lacerations.
• Manage postpartum hemorrhage according to institutional protocol.
• Stabilize obstetric emergencies until physician escalation or team intervention.
• Perform postpartum assessments.
• Provide contraception counseling and initiate postpartum contraceptive management.
• Address breastfeeding related clinical issues in collaboration with lactation services.
• Orders appropriate laboratory tests and medical imaging as needed.
• Documents all findings of examinations, histories, and significant observations in the electronic medical record.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited program.
• Licensure/Certification: Active Registered Nurse license. Certified Nurse Midwife certification through American Midwery Certification Board (ACMB). DEA registration. National Provider Identifier number. Furnishing license. BLS. ACLS. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years active CNM clinical practice experience.