Nurse Midwife, Nocturnist
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Job description
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) – Nocturnist Triage Laborist
Are you passionate about providing exceptional obstetric care in a collaborative academic environment?
ChristianaCare is seeking a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to join our Women's Health team as a full-time Nocturnist Triage Laborist at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. This inpatient-based position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care across the continuum of obstetric services while working alongside physicians, residents, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and learners in one of the region's leading healthcare systems.
As a key member of our OBGYN team, you will provide expert midwifery care during the antepartum, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum periods, while helping ensure high-quality, patient-centered outcomes.
Position Highlights
- Inpatient Nocturnist position
- Provide care in Labor & Delivery and OB/GYN Triage
- Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary Women's Health team
- Academic environment with resident physicians, medical students, and APC learners
- Opportunity to practice at the full scope of certified nurse-midwifery
- Hospital-based role at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware
- Night, weekend, and holiday coverage as part of a 24/7/365 service line
Responsibilities
The CNM Nocturnist Triage Laborist will:
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage obstetric and gynecologic patients presenting to Labor & Delivery and OB/GYN triage
- Independently manage normal labor and birth
- Monitor maternal and fetal well-being and adjust care plans as needed
- Perform vaginal deliveries and provide immediate maternal and newborn care
- Obtain histories, perform physical examinations, and develop treatment plans
- Order, interpret, and act on laboratory studies, diagnostic testing, fetal monitoring, and other clinical assessments
- Recognize high-risk or emergent situations and collaborate with or escalate care to obstetric physicians when appropriate
- Coordinate admissions, consultations, transfers, discharges, and transitions of care
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and family planning
- Collaborate closely with physicians, nursing staff, anesthesia, neonatology, and other healthcare professionals
- Support the education and development of residents, students, and members of the healthcare team
Procedures May Include
- Vaginal delivery
- Artificial rupture of membranes (AROM)
- Foley bulb placement for induction
- Repair of first- and second-degree lacerations
- Bedside ultrasound
- Fetal scalp electrode and intrauterine pressure catheter placement
- Contraceptive device insertion and removal
- Biopsies and other gynecologic procedures consistent with credentialing and scope of practice
Education & Experience
- Graduate degree from an accredited nurse-midwifery or midwifery education program
- Completion of an accredited Certified Nurse-Midwife/Midwifery Program
- Advanced knowledge of obstetrics, gynecology, and labor and delivery management
- Board-certified or board-eligible Certified Nurse Midwife
- Eligible for active staff status within the ChristianaCare OB/GYN Department
Licensure & Certifications
- Delaware licensure or eligibility for licensure
- Certified Nurse-Midwife certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
- BLS certification required
- OBIS training for electronic fetal monitoring required
- OB/GYN ultrasound competency required
- ACLS and NRP preferred
What You'll Bring
- Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills
- Expertise in labor management and obstetric care
- Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based practice
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced inpatient environment
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Passion for supporting learners and interdisciplinary teamwork
Why ChristianaCare?
At ChristianaCare, our caregivers are united by a mission to serve our neighbors as expert, caring partners in their health. You'll join an organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and a commitment to providing exceptional care to every patient, every time.
Apply today and help shape the future of women's health and midwifery care at ChristianaCare.