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Job Description:
Certified Nurse Midwife

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master or Doctorate Degree in Nursing

• Certified as a nurse midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)

• Active APRN license in the State of Florida

• Current NRP and BLS certifications

• Committed to trauma-informed approach to care

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/QUALITIES

• Previous community birth setting experience

• Prioritizes safety and client/family experience

• Ability to maintain professionalism and compassion in high-stress situations

• Desire to impact a small organization in a positive way

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Adheres to the birth center model of care and philosophy of physiological birth, trauma-informed care, and informed consent

• Adheres to birth center eligibility criteria for clients throughout antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care to include newborn care.

• Provides comprehensive midwifery care

• Provides competent and respectful care to all families regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or disabilities

• Participates in once-monthly drills/ in-service provided in-house

• Participates in professional and community awareness activities

• Supervises the orientation and functioning of birth assistants

• Participates in a quality assurance program

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS   

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.    

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle, or feel. 

• The employee is regularly required to use keyboarding skills, using hands to enter data or text.  

• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. 

• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. 

• The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. 

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

POSITION REPORTS TO: Responsible to the Office Manager for administrative functions and to the Clinical Director for clinical functions of the Birth Center.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Health insurance

Malpractice insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance