Nurse Midwife - Carolina Women's Physicians

Job Summary

Maintains a positive attitude. Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests. Interprets that data, develops and implements a plan of treatment, and follows through on a continuum of patient care across the health-illness continuum and lifespan within protocols set forth and approved by both the practice physicians and certified nurse midwife.

About the Role

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone, correspondence, or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
• Appropriate communication of information to all ages: Infant – Birth to 1 year; Child – 1 year through 12 years; Adolescent – 13 years through 17 years; Adult – 18 years through 65 years; Geriatric – Over 65 years
• Supports individual rights and self-determination within boundaries of safety.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Care is comprised of knowledge, skills and judgements that foster the delivery of safe and satisfying care.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Care is based upon knowledge, skills and judgements that are reflected in written policies and protocols of the practice.
• Describes the parameters for the service/practice for nurse mid-wifery management, physician management and collaborative management.
• Establishes practice guidelines for each specialty area, which include but are not limited to: Antepartum; Criteria for admission to the nurse mid-wife service; Parameters and methods for assessing the progress of pregnancy; Parameters and methods for assessing fetal well being; Indicators of risk in pregnancy and appropriate intervention; Parameters for medications prescribed/used during pregnancy.
• Intrapartum: Parameters and methods for assessing progress of labor and birth. Parameters and methods for assessing maternal and fetal status. Parameters for medications and solutions prescribed/used during labor and birth. Management of birth and the immediate postpartum period. Methods to facilitate the newborn’s adaptation to extrauterine life. Significant deviations from normal and appropriate interventions. Parameters and methods for assessing the immediate well being of the newborn.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum Years of Experience: None.
• Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina; Evidence of certification by an appropriate nationally recognized credentialing organization as a certified nurse midwife.
• Required Training: None.

Skills

• Knowledge of and utilizes federal and state regulations that apply to practice environment and infection control.
• Promotes adequate staffing in the clinical setting where the CNM practices.
• Demonstrates appropriate techniques for emergency management including arrangements for emergency transportation.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services when requested or when care required is not within the scope of practice of the CNM.
• Promotes involvement of support persons in the practice setting.
• Collects and assesses patient care data, develops and implements a plan of management, and evaluates the outcome of care.
• Demonstrates the clinical skills and judgements as described in the CNM protocol of the practice.
• Practices in accord with the standards of care for CNM’s.
• Practices in accord with the protocols of the practice.
• Provides patients with a description of the scope of mid-wifery services and information regarding the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
• Provides clients with information on other providers and services