Certified Nurse Midwife

WVUHS Medical Group - Martinsburg, WV

Full-time - Mid Level

Martinsburg, WV

About the position

The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) at WVUHS Medical Group is an advanced practice nurse responsible for providing comprehensive midwifery care to patients during antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn stages. This role involves performing physical exams, managing labor and delivery, conducting diagnostic procedures, and collaborating with physician colleagues in a university group practice setting.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Obtain patient health histories and complete physical examinations.
• Document findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests.
• Explain the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects to patient, family, staff, and healthcare learners.
• Perform approved therapeutic procedures based upon patient's clinical status.
• Document patient preparation and response to procedure(s).
• Formulate and implement prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and interconceptional care as defined by the nurse midwifery service.
• Collaborate with physician and nursing colleagues and document in medical records and appropriate narrative summaries.
• Document all prescriptions in patients' medical records.
• Assess patient for change in status and institute appropriate interventions.
• Initiate necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patient.
• Provide patient and family education related to prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn and interconceptional care.

Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing.
• RN licensure in the state of WV and Certified Nurse Midwife license in WV.
• Minimum two years' experience as a certified nurse midwife.