Certified Midwife

Position Summary:

The Certified Midwife provides comprehensive, evidence-based, patient-centered care to women and families throughout the reproductive life cycle. Responsibilities include prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, reproductive, and gynecologic care within the midwife's scope of practice and applicable licensure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive prenatal, labor, delivery, postpartum, newborn, reproductive, and gynecologic care within scope of practice.
• Perform patient histories, physical examinations, risk assessments, and clinical evaluations.
• Monitor maternal and fetal well-being and manage normal labor and birth.
• Develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Recognize complications and initiate appropriate consultation, referral, or transfer of care.
• Provide postpartum and routine newborn assessments and care.
• Provide patient education regarding pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, contraception, and reproductive health.
• Support informed consent, shared decision-making, and patient preferences.
• Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies within scope of practice.
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments as authorized.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete medical records.
• Coordinate care with physicians, nurses, specialists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical education, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Maintain required licensure, certifications, competencies, and clinical privileges.
• Comply with HIPAA, organizational policies, professional standards, and applicable laws and regulations.

Required Qualifications:

• Current Certified Midwife (CM) certification or applicable recognized midwifery credential.
• Current, unrestricted state licensure or eligibility for licensure.
• Graduation from an accredited midwifery education program.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable clinical privileges.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong clinical judgment and patient assessment skills.
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to urgent and emergent situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and professional development.
• Ability to provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed care.