Certified Nurse Midwife - Midwife

Provides healthcare to essentially healthy women of childbearing age. This practice occurs within a healthcare system to deliver high quality care with collaborating obstetricians.

• Performs accurate history and physical examination.
• Provides care in an ambulatory outpatient setting to women including ordering and evaluation of diagnostic tests and management of minor complications.
• Provides inpatient obstetrical care for essentially healthy women including labor management, delivery of infants, repair of lacerations/episiotomy and management of minor complications. Initiates emergency care as clinically indicated.
• Identifies deviations from normal and consults, co-manages or refers as appropriate as stated in the Collaborative Agreement.
• Provides individualized teaching and counseling utilizing the midwifery philosophy as defined by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) and System Guidelines.
• Completes necessary documentation.
• Participates in research projects and continuing education as appropriate.
• Instructs and supervises students and residents as appropriate.

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (50lbs)
• Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (50lbs)
• Kneeling/Crouching - Occasionally
• Reaching - Occasionally
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally

• Occupational Hazards - Occasionally
• Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure

• Bachelors Degree Required
• Masters Degree Preferred

• 2 years Relevant experience. Required

• Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and
• Licensed Midwife Upon Hire Required and
• Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required

• Appropriate Clinical specialty certification from American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). Upon Hire Required and
• Graduation from an accredited school of Nurse-Midwifery. Upon Hire Required

• Considerable degree of independent judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal/communications skills.