Advanced Practice - Midwife opening in Salisbury, MD
Saint Louis, MO, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Allergy/Immunology
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
10/29/24
Certified Nurse Midwife opening in Maryland
- Located in Salisbury, MD - Baltimore 115m
- Full-time, permanent position
- Employed
- Facility is a FQHC site
- Community Health Center
- The primary focus of the CNM will be the assessment and management during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum period, and gynecologic services
- The CNM practices in an environment within the health care system that allow for management, consultation with and co-management of patients, or management by the physician, as appropriate
- Participates in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development, continuing education and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies and procedures
- This position reports directly to the Department Head of OB/GYN
Essential Job Functions of this position include but not limited to:
- Antepartum
- Conducts or reviews medical history and initial physical evaluation.
- At subsequent visits evaluates pregnancy status and health problems providing on going prenatal care and health supervision and education.
- Evaluates and treats outpatients including monitoring fetal well-being as indicated.
- Orders and interprets laboratory, ultrasound and fetal assessment studies.
- Consults and refers appropriately
- Documents all assessments, treatments, medications, and evaluations in a timely manner.
- Counsels on HIV concerns
- Intrapartum
- Reviews antepartum record and medical history, performs admission physical examination and writes orders including laboratory and ancillary procedures.
- Provides ongoing support and care.
- Evaluates and manages labor and delivery providing for immediate care of the newborn and consulting with back-up physician as indicated.
- Documents all assessments, treatments, medications and evaluations in a timely manner.
- Postpartum
- Evaluates and discharges postpartum patients with consideration for postpartum follow up care of mother and infant and individual family planning choices.
- Assists and educates mother and family to plan care for herself and family throughout puerperium and interconceptual periods.
- All charts will be countersigned by supervising physician.
- Gynecologic Services