Certified Nurse Midwife

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care to women from menarche through menopause. Plan and manage prenatal, postpartum, well woman gynecologic, family planning and pre- conceptual care.
• Participate in the care of women with medical complications.
• Consultation, collaboration and referral with Obstetricians-Gynecologists.
• Manage the care of normal antepartum women to include teaching, counseling and support.
• Take a health history and perform and record the obstetrical physical evaluation. Collect, document, and evaluate patient data.
• Assess patient needs, formulate, and implement a plan of care for each patient consistent with established guidelines.
• Manage antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care.
• Perform the following: manage and control normal spontaneous deliveries; record the labor and delivery.
• Perform and record physical evaluation of newborns.
• Manage the care of normal newborn including nutrition, elimination and activity.
• Maintain all required patient records and report pertinent information.
• Prescribe medications, as required, in accordance with MTF privileges.

Required Experience and Skills

Degree: Master’s degree in nursing.

• Graduate from a certified nurse midwife education program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM).
• Certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a registered.