Certified Nurse Midwife

apartment WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals location_onMartinsburg, WV, US

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The certified nurse midwife (CNM) is an advanced practice nurse who is responsible for the assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation of nurse midwifery care delivered to antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum, and newborn patients. The CNM performs physical exams, collects and documents data, manages labor and spontaneous delivery, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, and prescribes appropriate interventions and medications. The CNM must have the ability to work closely with collaborating faculty physicians in a university group practice setting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master’s degree in nursing.

2. RN licensure in state of WV and Certified Nurse Midwife license in WV.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Minimum two years’ experience as a certified nurse midwife.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provide direct clinical services and management of mothers and babies as defined in the standing orders, policies, procedures, and protocols for the certified nurse midwife.

2. Obtain patient health histories and complete physical examinations.

3. Document findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings.

4. Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests.

5. Explain the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects to patient, family, staff, and healthcare learners.

6. Perform approved therapeutic procedures based upon patient’s clinical status.

7. Document patient preparation and response to procedure(s).

8. Formulate and implement prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and interconceptional care as defined by the nurse midwifery service.

9. Collaborate with physician and nursing colleagues and document in medical records and appropriate narrative summaries.

10. Document all prescriptions in patients’ medical records.

11. Assess patient for change in status and institute appropriate interventions.

12. Initiate necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patient.

13. Provide patient and family education related to prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn and interconceptional care.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Use a computer keyboard, monitor, and mouse.

2. Answer telephones and transcribe messages.

3. Communicate verbally, written and electronically with healthcare personnel, families, and patients.

4. May be scheduled to work various shifts based on departmental and patient needs.

5. May be required to travel between facilities/buildings.

6. Must meet Department of Labor’s MEDIUM duty standard (MEDIUM WORK- exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly).

7. Able to bend, stoop, reach and be capable of normal rotation, standing and walking for an 8-10 hour shift.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. OSHA EXPOSURE CLASSIFICATION I

TB EXPOSURE I

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Must demonstrate and maintain credentialing and licensing requirements.

2. Able to seek out resources and solve complex problems.

3. Able to communicate and work effectively with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership, and others. Able to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, perform health assessments, treatment, and follow-up.

4. Must be able to participate in provision of on-call services of the group practice.

Additional Job Description:

Located in Martinsburg, WV, Berkeley Medical Center serves the community as a 195-bed non-profit acute care hospital. BMC offers full radiology services including MRI, PET, nuclear medicine and interventional radiology; a wound care center with two hyperbaric chambers, a Level III NICU, a 20-bed ICU, oncology services, neurosurgery services (including a Mazor robot) and a Cardiac Cath Lab. BMC recently expanded OR services by adding four new outpatient ORs and five new ORs in the main hospital to grow services in robotics, orthopedics, and vascular health.

Our Eastern Panhandle location is a little more than an hour from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. A rural atmosphere and a lower cost of living mixed with the easy accessibility to the Washington DC / Baltimore areas make the Eastern Panhandle an ideal place in which to live. While Berkeley County is among the fastest growing counties in the state, there is little congestion and traffic. In recent years, a steady influx of urban professionals from nearby Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland - have contributed to the growth of local telecommuting and high-tech industries.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center:

7741 SMG Obgyn Martinsburg BMC

Address:

2500 Hospital DriveMartinsburgWest Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

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