Certified Nurse Midwife: Obstetrics & Birth Care

Kaiser Permanente; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a Certified Nurse-Midwife to independently manage care for low-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients. You will co-manage higher risk cases with physicians and provide counseling aligned with the American College of Nurse-Mmidwives and State Nurse Practice Act.

The role requires adherence to Kaiser standards, participation in teaching the antepartum class, and collaboration with obstetric teams in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Certified Nurse Midwife (California) required at hire.
• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration within 12 months of hire.
• Nurse Midwife National Certification required at hire from American Midwifery Certification Board.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.

Responsibilities

• ANTEPARTUM evaluates patients' general and obstetrical health status; determines pregnancy status, gestation, fetal presentation, and fetal heart rate; records findings; consults with MD for abnormal findings; orders labs/imaging; provides teaching and counseling; observes maternal health.
• INTRAPARTUM performs labor screening, independently manages care for low-risk women during labor and delivery under physician supervision; co-manages higher risk patients as appropriate; manages pain control and epidural requests.
• POSTPARTUM provides health supervision, care, teaches family planning, and prescribes contraception.
• Kaiser Permanente may reevaluate and change job descriptions or status; changes typically communicated to affected employees.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a Certified Nurse-Midwife to independently manage care for low-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients. You will co-manage higher risk cases with physicians and provide counseling aligned with the American College of Nurse-Mmidwives and State Nurse Practice Act.

The role requires adherence to Kaiser standards, participation in teaching the antepartum class, and collaboration with obstetric teams in a hospital setting.