Certified Nurse Midwife

Cencora | Pharma solutions; Winchester (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization seeks a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to join their medical services team. The CNM will provide comprehensive women’s health services and collaborate with other healthcare providers. The role requires a KY CNM certification and offers an opportunity for professional growth within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Active unrestricted KY Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Certification.
• Current training in basic life support (BLS).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage individual patient care.
• Provide ongoing prenatal care and risk assessment.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Sensitivity in healthcare

Diagnostic skills

Education

KY Certified Nurse Midwife Certification

Basic Life Support Training

Job description

Sterling Health Solutions, Inc.

Job Description

Title: Certified Nurse Midwife - CNM

Supervisor(s): Chief Medical Officer - CMO

Department: Medical Services

FLSA Status: Salary Exempt

Effective Date: October 1, 2019

Job Summary

Under the administrative supervision of the Chief Medical Officer and the clinical supervision of a staff OBGYN physician, the CNM is a member of the patient care team, responsible for providing patient-centered care for the patients. CNM is responsible for women’s health services at multiple Sterling Health sites to any age female with a gynecological/obstetric concern, including comprehensive family planning services. This provider also can provide care for any adult needing treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Under appropriate supervision, the CNM plays a key role in extending the physician’s services. The CNM will be responsible for compliance with government regulations related to the provision of healthcare. The CNM participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement activities of the organization and the Performance Management System.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates and manages individual patient care.
• Refer patients for consultation, collaborative management or ongoing care as warranted by health status.
• Provide on-going prenatal care, risk assessment and teaching according to established protocols.
• Collaborate with physicians as indicated when caring for patients with identified needs.
• Obtain hospital privileges at CHI St Joseph Mt Sterling.
• Participate in the OBGYN call schedule with back-up from the OBGYN physicians.
• Actively participates in staff meetings, in-services, and provider meetings.
• Participate in quality improvement activities to ensure efficiency of OB systems and services.
• Interpret laboratory and diagnostic data.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required

• Able to provide health care in a sensitive manner to persons of all economic levels and cultural backgrounds
• Able to examine, diagnose, and treat clients of all ages independently

Credentials and Experience

Required

• Active unrestricted KY Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Certification from an accredited training program including prescriptive privileges
• Current training in basic life support (BLS)

Special Requirements

Requires full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination. Requires sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Requires frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to work with a moderate noise level in the work environment is required.

The above information is intended to describe the most important aspects of the job. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required in order to perform the work. The health center reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the business need arises. Additionally, this job description is not intended as an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and the Center continues to maintain its status as an at-will employer.

If the essential functions of this position cannot be performed in a satisfactory manner by the employee, reasonable accommodations may be made.