Advanced Practice Provider - Certified Nurse Midwife (Liberty Township)

Shift

Full Time (1.0 FTE), Day shift

Location

This position will be located at The Christ Hospital – Liberty Campus (6939 Cox Rd. Liberty Township, OH 45069).

Position Description

Candidate will serve as a full-time, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to assist in labor & delivery/postpartum at The Christ Hospital’s Liberty Township campus. The CNM will help with triage, rounding needs and be the point person for a new option to be offered - Dilipan cervical ripening for inductions. This position is not involved in call coverage.

Job Description

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is licensed as a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and has been prepared with the appropriate graduate level education and authorized to practice and prescribe as such. The CNM may provide a full range of primary care health women’s health services, including but not limited to pregnancy care, menopause care, annual gynecological care, and as directed by their state designated scope of practice.

A Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) will provide support and guidance throughout the birthing process from prenatal care to post-partum care by monitoring the physical, emotional, and mental state of the mom throughout entire process and are integral at ensuring the safety of the baby. If practicing in a hospital setting, the delineation of privileges will also define their scope.

Job Responsibility

• Ed responsibilities
• CNM may be responsible for evaluating gynecology consults in the ED in conjunction with a collaborating physician.

• Delivery
• The CNM provides support for the admitted patients at the Liberty Birthing Center throughout their entire hospital stay. In a hospital setting, midwives can consult with or turn the patient over to an OB-GYN if complications arise. They provide the physical, mental, and emotional support that the mother needs and work to keep the technical intervention to a minimum.
• CNM will be responsible for interpreting fetal heart rate tracings, performing rupture of membranes and placement of internal monitors if necessary.
• CNM may also assist during caesarian sections or be involved in vaginal deliveries.
• CNM will assist with postpartum care and education as well as discharge planning.

• Ob triage
• Evaluate and treat pregnant patients who present in OB triage, this includes but is not limited to monitoring for labor, reading and interpreting NST’s, diagnosing and managing common pregnancy conditions