NP - Midwife opportunity in Spring Valley, NY
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Midwife
Specialty
Obstetrics
Location
Spring Valley, New York, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
11/15/24
Nurse Midwife opening in Spring Valley NY
Full Time
Permanent
Health Center, a multidisciplinary community health center in Spring Valley, NY, seeks a Certified Midwife to join our women's health team. This is a unique opportunity to care for and support women who want low intervention and normal births. Our practice has had a 97% vaginal delivery rate over many years and 2.4% cesarean rate over many years.
The certified midwife will provide comprehensive care, including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum care and well-woman gynecology exams. She will practice both, the art as well as the science of midwifery care and take hospital call at a community hospital with a level II nursery and 24-hour in-house OB backup and anesthesia. The midwife will work with a supportive midwifery team and office staff as well as community doulas.
Midwife Responsibilities:
Provide full scope midwifery care in the inpatient and outpatient settings which includes physical exams, prescribing medications including contraception, ordering laboratory tests as needed, providing prenatal care, gynecological care, labor and birth care as well as health education and preconception counseling.
Midwife Requirements:
A minimum of two years of certified midwifery experience, providing direct care to women in an inpatient and outpatient setting is required.
Masters degree from an accredited midwifery education program
Current AMCB certification and active unrestricted NYS Midwife License.
Must enjoy and be good at providing education in the office and hands-on labor support
Who We Are:
Health Center is a thriving, state-of-the-art Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with three sites, twenty-nine departments and more than two hundred medical professionals! This is an excellent opportunity to work with a seasoned group of health care professionals who are passionate about patient care. For more than two decades, group has been providing the highest caliber health care in Rockland, Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster Counties to nearly 60,000 patients annually. We are located in Spring Valley, NY, approximately thirty miles from New York City.
What We Offer:
Competitive Salaries
Robust Benefits Package including: Paid malpractice insurance, Medical, Dental, Disability And Life Insurance Benefits, Eligible For NHSC Loan Repayment, Bonus Stipend For Final Year Residents, CME Allowance, Paid Time Off, 403b Retirement Savings Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Discounts, Employee Assistance Programs and more.
State-of-the-art facilities
Collegial and Supportive Work Environment
Flexible Schedules for Optimal Work/Life Balance