Certified Nurse Midwife

Job DetailsJob Location: PALM CENTER OBGYN - CASA GRANDE, AZ 85122Position Type: Full-timeJob Shift: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-FridaySTATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Promotes and maintains patients health by providing midwifery services to the extent to which she /he is licensed and/or certified while collaborating with an OBGYN physician.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Plan, direct, and evaluate patients in ambulatory health services

Identify short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommend options and course of action

Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, obtaining, updating and studying medical histories

See ambulatory patients in the Clinic for selected laboratory testing, examination, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic and acute episodic illnesses and minor injuries

Either indirectly or directly provide health screenings such as pap smears, mammograms, and colorectal cancer screenings

Perform referrals to physicians as needed, write prescriptions, and perform office procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols, and available equipment

Work with the OB/GYN Chair in the care and treatment of patients

Schedule follow-up visits in office as needed

Confer with patients private physicians as needed

Instruct and counsel patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal and abnormal development information, discussing family planning, providing counseling on sexually transmitted diseases, discussing prenatal and postpartum issues and promoting wellness and health maintenance

Provide continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans

Act as a resource person for decisions, planning, and policies affecting the health of patients

Develop the health care team by providing information, educational and experiential growth opportunities Maintain outpatient records by documenting patient care services

Record statistics and conduct research as deemed necessary by the organization

Compile necessary reports concerning ambulatory care at the facility as required or requested

Collaborate with staff to identify patient needs and help develop plans to meet these needs

Follow the patients health care as needed for continuity of care

Serve as a member of committees dealing with health care

Manage the Centers OBGYN patients who presents to the emergency department, L&D triage, or are directly admitted to L&D in coordination with the assigned collaborative physician during the CNMs assigned on call shifts

Respond to after-hours answering service calls and document in the Centers EMR as appropriate

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies

Participate in in-service/education regarding Quality Improvement

Participate in other assigned duties as designated by the OB/GYN Chair, Medical Director, or Chief Executive OfficerQualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program

Must be currently licensed in good standing as a Certified Nurse Midwife in the state of Arizona