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Position Summary:

Responsible for the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of nurse midwifery care delivered to antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum, and newborn patients. Performs physical exams, collect 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 practice includes care to uncomplicated gynecological patients as well as to obstetrical patients and their newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods in the hospital setting. Functions independently, but in collaboration with the attending physician and interdisciplinary healthcare team, to provide midwifery services to patients. Self-directed, responsible and accountable for clinical practice. Provides continuity, compassionate, culturally sensitive care to patients. Interests and responsibilities extend to the community level where they strive to improve maternal child health from a patient-centered family-centered approach.

Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:

• Perform care to uncomplicated gynecological patients as well as to obstetrical patients and their newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods in the hospital setting.
• 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 of procedure s to patient, family and staff.
• Perform approved therapeutic procedures based upon patient’s clinical status.
• Document patient preparation and response to procedures. 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 medical records.
• Utilize prescriptive privileges as allowed by the Board of Medicine for Midwives.
• Document all prescriptions in patient’s medical record.
• 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.
  
  

Hours: Fulltime; 1.0 FTE - 80 hours every 2 weeks

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Valid Pennsylvania Registered Nurse licensure
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Valid Pennsylvania Registered Nurse Midwife licensure
• Minimum one year experience as a certified nurse midwife.
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking highly preferred.
  
  

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.