Certified Nurse Midwife

Company: Tender Gifts Midwifery & Birth Center
Location: Fort Collins
Posted on: March 26, 2020

Job Description:

Candidates must meet the criteria for Certified Nurse-Midwives by Colorado (or once licensed in Colorado if not currently) law and function in accordance with the American College of Nurse-Midwives Standards for Nurse-Midwifery Practice. The CNMs hired for Tender Gifts Midwifery & Birth Center will work in our community birth settings. Our midwife will work closely with ancillary staff to provide high-quality care to clients and their families.We expect any CNM's we hire in our practice to participate in outreach and community education efforts that foster the mission of our birth center while promoting the growth of out of hospital births in our community. This is a contracted, part time position with the possibility of full time employment.Position qualifications (or must be willing to attain the following):Current licensure as a CNM in Colorado (or willing to get)Current ACNM CertificationCurrent enrollment in the AMCB, CCA or CMPColorado Prescriptive Authority (or willing to get)BLS and NRP current--Job Responsibilities: The Midwife we hire for our center will be a part of the clinical staff under the direct supervision of the Clinical director.Duties include, but are not limited to: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, postpartum care, well woman care, and newborn care that are appropriate to community birth settings. Midwives will keep careful and complete health records of clients. Midwives will provide care with careful shared decision making with clients. Midwives will attend staff meetings and training/education as required or directed by the Governing Body or Clinical Director. Duties may also include miscellaneous administrative duties when appropriate including: answering phone calls, returning emails, providing tours, scheduling appointments, taking payment, etc.The Certified Nurse Midwife will uphold moral and ethical standards related to the Midwifery Model of Care and the Philosophy of Tender Gifts Midwifery & Birth Center. Abuse of alcohol, prescription drugs, recreational drugs, tobacco use or electronic cigarette use on the premises will not be tolerated and provides grounds for immediate termination of the contract of services.

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