Lead Certified Nurse Midwife - CNM (Yonkers, NY)

About the role

We are looking for a Lead Midwife to steer our growing maternity care practice in our new clinic coming to Yonkers, NY in early 2027. We’re searching for someone who is thoughtful and passionate about delivering patient-centric, judgment-free care, and is excited to help build and guide a dynamic and innovative team. In addition to helping to shape Oula's clinical model, you will also be responsible for delivering full-spectrum perinatal care. This is the perfect opportunity for a CNM/CM that is excited to expand their skill set and help define and build a new best-in-class maternity care experience.

Responsibilities

• Management: Leads a team of midwives; hosts regular team meetings; facilitates communication; engages in difficult conversations; collaborates with clinical operations managers, lead midwife team and Director of Midwifery; centers team function and productivity; understands and shares clinic and people-based metrics; provides ongoing feedback to direct reports; solicits midwifery input on process improvements, service rollouts and company initiatives; acts as primary point of contact for routine clinical and operational questions; supports recruitment, training and onboarding of midwives; leads and participates in meetings related to Clinical Care, Clinical Operations, Midwifery Leadership, and Quality/Safety.
• Leadership: Manages the communication feedback loop between leadership and midwives; collects inputs, cross-functional problem solves, and communicates key messages and decisions; supports external-facing work including presenting at national conferences, marketing events, and media/press as needed; brings a race and health equity lens to decision making.
• Clinical Quality: Collaborates with Associate Medical Director and CX team members to facilitate care management for patients who need additional support and medical care; works with the Director of Midwifery on regular clinical care reviews/chart audits; collaborates to investigate patient and staff midwife complaints; assists in identifying gaps in care, systems issues, potential incidents and risk considerations for escalation and further review by the Medical Director.
• Clinical Care: Provides whole-person care through effective collaboration with care team members including obstetricians, consultant specialists, RNs, NPs, front desk staff, MAs, care coordinators, doulas, therapists, etc.; communicates effectively with patients during and between appointments using Oula’s technology; imparts key midwifery insights as a bridge between the clinical midwifery team and leadership; provides full-scope midwifery care including gynecology, pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum in outpatient clinic, hospital and virtually; serves as primary point of contact for unforeseen changes in clinician schedules and works to find coverage; available for ad-hoc clinical coverage outside of normally scheduled shifts.

Requirements

• Active state licensure as required to practice midwifery in New York and current certification by the AMCB as a Certified Nurse-Midwife or Certified Midwife.
• Leadership experience including mentoring or precepting midwifery students and new midwives, or a strong desire to lead and mentor a team.
• Experience caring for diverse communities with a wide variety of needs.
• Great professional references and a reputation for providing exceptional patient care valued by patients and colleagues.
• Experience with telemedicine or elements of virtual care.

Qualifications

• Any extra “bonus” skills or passions that will help serve patients (e.g., ability to communicate with patients in their preferred language, passion for birth equity work, lactation certification, nutrition/diabetes training, etc.).

Pay

Total compensation ranges from $150,000 to $180,000 dependent on experience.