Certified Nurse Midwife

• Pay: $100,000 – $150,000 per year
• Employment: Per Diem (As needed)
• Location: Unity Hospital (Greece)
• Rochester Regional Health Job ID: REQ_225854

Summary

As a Midwife, your superior ability to self-manage and stay organized, paired with your compassion and empathy greatly help you deliver care to women in various stages of childbirth and provide counsel in well-woman healthcare.

Status: Per Diem

Location: Unity Family Birth Place

Department: OB/GYN

Schedule: As needed

Attributes

• Ability to function completely in all areas of nurse-midwifery practice; interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement, relative to age specific needs; covered by malpractice in all sites of clinical practice
• One (1) to two (2) years of clinical experience in a related practice preferred, however will consider a highly motivated new graduate
• Strong analytical, computer and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Antepartum Care. Teach, counsel and support; perform physical examinations and assess information to identify each woman’s plan of care relative to her age-specific needs
• Intrapartum Care. Teach and support women in labor; review records and perform physical examinations; perform a variety of labor-related procedures; interpret information and record data during the labor and birth; complete birth certificate
• Postpartum Care. Assess emotional and physical status; teach and counsel in regard to multiple health issues such as nursing, parenting, postpartum physical changes, health maintenance and family planning
• Newborn Care. Institute emergency care for the newborn, including resuscitation and intubation; perform and record complete assessment of newborn in or out of hospital setting
• Well-Woman Healthcare. Provide routine well-woman healthcare to women of a variety of ages and stages in life; evaluate and treat minor gynecological problems; counsel clients regarding health issues, such as breast self-exam, cardiovascular risk and health maintenance

Licenses/certifications

• CNM - Certified Nurse-Midwife - American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
• LMW - Licensed Midwife NYS