Certified Nurse Midwife

Signature Healthcare; North Easton (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is seeking an experienced certified nurse midwife to serve as a Laborist in our Labor and Delivery unit and in our outpatient practice. The schedule includes twelve-hour hospital shifts and eight-hour outpatient sessions.

You will manage intrapartum and postpartum care for low-to-moderate risk patients, assist with C-sections, perform fetal testing interpretations, and collaborate with obstetricians in a busy, well-supported environment.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a nurse midwifery program.
• Must be licensed as a Certified Nurse Midwife.
• Experience preferred.
• Language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independent intrapartum and postpartum management of low-risk women.
• Interpretation of antepartal fetal testing.
• Triage of antepartum patients on labor and delivery.
• Co-manage high-risk patients with transfer to tertiary care center.
• Surgical first assist with C-sections.
• Telephone triage for nurse midwifery patients.
• Participate in daily huddle/board rounds on labor and delivery.
• Facilitate growth and development of nursing staff and students.

Skills

Nurse Midwife

Laborist experience

Team collaboration

Education

Certified Nurse Midwife program

Job description

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is seeking an experienced certified nurse midwife for a full time opportunity. The certified nurse midwife will function as a Laborist in our labor and delivery unit within Brockton Hospital, as well as see patients in our office based outpatient practice. The schedule will be determined but is expected to consist of twelve (12) hour shifts in hospital, and eight (8) hour sessions in the outpatient practice. Office setting practice includes independent management of well-women, low risk obstetric and gynecologic patients, as well as co-management of at risk gynecologic and obstetric patients. Laborist Duties to Include: • Independent intra partum and postpartum management of low risk women and co-management of women at risk • Interpretation of antepartal fetal testing • Triage of antepartel patients on labor and delivery • Consult with attending obstetrician and/or perinatologist as indicated • Co-manage with assessment/admission/transfer of high risk patients to tertiary care center • Function independently and collaboratively with the attending on call obstetrician to assess, manage low to moderate risk intra partum patients • Assess, manage, and discharge patients in the post partum period • Surgical first assist with C-sections • Telephone triage/task management of nurse midwifery patients • Participate in daily huddle/board rounds on labor and delivery as a member of the obstetric team • Facilitate growth and development of nursing staff, new hires, orientees, and students on the labor and delivery unit Qualifications: • Must have completed a nurse midwifery program • Must be licensed as a Certified Nurse Midwife • Experience preferred • Language skills preferred • Must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively Our certified nurse midwives are viewed as a very integral part of our OBGYN and Labor and Delivery Team .There is no night call involved in this role. In addition, Signature Healthcare offers very competitive salary and benefits, as well as generous paid time off. Located just 21 miles south of Boston, Signature Healthcare is southeastern Massachusetts' largest integrated healthcare system, which includes Brockton Hospital and Signature Medical Group. Brockton Hospital is a private, not for profit, 245 licensed bed community teaching hospital that emphasizes community based locally owned care. Signature Medical Group is one of the largest multi specialty, multi site physician group practices on the south shore. SHC serves an area population of approximately 418,000 in a primary service area of 22 communities with a total of 2,500 associates operating from locations in Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, Hanson, Easton, Randolph, and Raynham. Signature Healthcare is committed to continuous process improvement. We have embraced LEAN as our management system and our way of working. All employees have a significant role in improving our environment of care through problem solving, generating improvement suggestions, goal setting, and measuring results.Location: Signature Healthcare · OB/GynSchedule: Full Time 40 Hours only, Varied, Varied