OBGYN - Full-Time CNM

Responsibilities

• Assesses health status utilizing advanced physical examination and medical history skills, and designs individualized health care management plans in collaboration with other health professionals.
• Manages health care within protocols mutually agreed upon by physician and team members.
• Identifies abnormal findings early and initiates appropriate intervention.
• Assesses and provides support for the cultural, psychosocial, language and physically challenged needs of the family unit.
• Provides health care management, functioning within the guidelines of the Nursing Practice Act, the Medical Practice Act, and other regulatory agencies.
• Serves as a role model/clinical resource in all aspects of job performance and human relations skills.
• Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.
• Assesses own practice needs, as well as those of the other members of the health care team, and develops methods to meet those needs.
• Participates on committees and in research as appropriate.

Physical Requirements

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms.
• Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity.
• Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations.

Qualifications

• Completion of a MSN and graduate-level Certified Nurse Midwife Program required.
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse required.
• Certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board and approved to practice as a Nurse Midwife in the state where one works required.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• 3 years of experience in labor and delivery preferred.