Certified Nurse Midwife

Description

At Neighborhood Health Center, you’ll find a kind and rewarding workplace with a fulfilling mission of providing impactful healthcare while striving for health equity. Neighborhood is the largest and longest serving Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Western New York. Together, we provide high quality care to diverse individuals and families, regardless of ability to pay.

Responsibilities:

Work in collaboration with other health care providers and agencies to provide, and where appropriate, coordinate services to individuals and families. Primary health care consists of a broad range of personal health care services including:

Promotion and Maintenance of health

Prevention of illness and disability

Basic care during acute and chronic phases of illness

Guidance and counseling of individuals and families

Referrals to other health care providers and community resources when appropriate

Practices within a health care system that provides consultation, collaborative management of referral as indicated by the health status of the patient

Manages women’s healthcare, including pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum care, newborn care, family planning and gynecological needs of women

Evaluates test findings, makes initial medical diagnosis and initiates appropriate action to facilitate the implementation of the therapeutic plan consistent with the continuing health care needs of the patient in accordance with accepted protocols

Works in consultation and/or collaboration with a licensed physician, assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examinations and diagnostic tests

Practices in accordance with the standards for the Practice of Nurse-Midwifery as defined by the American college of Nurse-Midwives

Participates in on-call coverage for the department including day, evenings, holidays and weekends

Provides outreach and speaking to community groups

Assists in the development of procedures and policies related to accountabilities

Assists in developing and implementing metrics to measure effectiveness of this position

Compensation: $109,000 – $115,000 per year base on a full time, 40 hour work week

Individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other position related components

Requirements:

Must be a Registered Nurse who has graduated from an advanced education program accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives

Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Womens Health preferred but not required

Must have passed a national certification examination which meets strict requirements set by the state health agencies

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must be able to read, write and speak the English language; a second language of Spanish preferred

Why Neighborhood?

There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Neighborhood. We offer a kind, diverse, team-based work environment with competitive compensation and potential bonus, as well as comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, life insurance, 403b match, health savings accounts, generous paid time off and loan forgiveness, if applicable.

Neighborhood Health Center is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to the practice of equity and inclusion.