PS Certified Nurse Midwife

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 96,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare institution as a Certified Nurse Midwife, where you'll provide essential care to women throughout their life cycle. This dynamic role involves managing health needs, performing diagnostic tests, and offering individualized guidance to patients. The University of Utah is dedicated to enhancing health and well-being through patient care, research, and education. As part of a collaborative team, you will contribute to a culture of compassion and innovation, ensuring high-quality healthcare for diverse populations. If you are passionate about women's health and eager to make a difference, this opportunity awaits you!

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Certified Nurse Midwife in Utah is required.
• Basic Life Support certification is necessary within one month of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care and manage health needs of women.
• Perform diagnostic procedures and manage complications.

Skills

Certified Nurse Midwife

Basic Life Support

Patient Care

Clinical Competence

Communication Skills

Education

Current licensure as a Certified Nurse Midwife

National certification as a Nurse Midwife

Job description

This position is in the BirthCare HealthCare Midwifery practice and includes clinic, call, and/or laborist work.

VP Area: VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department: [Department Name]

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment: External Posting

Pay Rate Range: $96,000 + DOE

Close Date: 02/12/2025

Priority Review Date: [Priority Review Date]

Job Summary

The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) hired into this position will manage the general health needs of women throughout the life cycle. The position requires a considerable degree of independent skills and judgment necessary to monitor and respond to changes in patients’ condition. As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research, and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks faculty and staff who are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that are integral to our mission.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provide evidence-based care to women including ordering and evaluation of diagnostic tests and management of minor complications.
• Provide inpatient (CNM) and outpatient obstetrical care for essentially healthy women.
• Provide individualized client teaching, counseling, and anticipatory guidance for the current identified problem, weeks’ gestation, and social/cultural situation.
• Perform accurate comprehensive health history, review of systems, and physical examination, concluding with diagnosis and treatment.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures and tests, as indicated by the history and physical examination, for pregnancy, acute and common primary care conditions.
• Develop differential diagnoses based on clinical and laboratory data.
• Differentiate and manage common primary care problems and other deviations from normal. Recognize emergencies and initiate emergency care/triage.
• Manage the general health needs of women throughout the life cycle. Initiate health promotion and disease prevention strategies that consider the individual’s age, developmental status, disability, culture, ethnicity, and sexual orientation to address their physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs.
• Participate in the care of women with medical complications in collaboration with Obstetricians-Gynecologists and/or other physicians and health professionals as indicated and by sharing and receiving referrals for care with other professionals.
• Complete necessary documentation appropriately, including coding and billing.
• Instruct, supervise/precept, and serve as mentor to students and trainees in medicine and nursing as assigned. Ensure a positive learning environment.
• Contribute to site-specific quality improvement and data collection efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Problem Solving

Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above. Ability to provide care to the population served. Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient’s status and provide care as described in the department’s policies and procedures manual. Demonstrated leadership, human relations, and effective communication skills. Demonstrated clinical competence and in-depth knowledge of specialty area. Demonstrated teaching and research skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• Current licensure to practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife in the State of Utah.
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider card through American Heart Association, or obtain within one month of hire, as determined by credentialing.

Preferred:

• Utah State prescriptive privileges.
• National certification as a Nurse Midwife.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers, and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at [phone] or [phone] or University Human Resource Management at [phone] if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status.

Posting Specific Questions

• * Do you have current licensure to practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife in the State of Utah, and national certification as a Nurse Midwife as required by state law?
  • Yes
  • No
• * If you answered "No" to the previous question, are you in the process of obtaining your licensure to practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife in the State of Utah, and national certification as a Nurse Midwife as required by state law?
  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A (I have already obtained my license)
• * Do you have a Basic Life Support Health Care Provider card?
  • Yes
  • No

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter (Optional)

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