Certified Nurse Midwife

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

A Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is a highly skilled healthcare professional who provides comprehensive care to women across their lifespan, focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and gynecological health. CNMs are responsible for promoting women's health and well-being through personalized care, education, and support.

Essential Functions

• Conduct thorough assessments, manage routine and high-risk pregnancies, provide prenatal education, and develop individualized birth plans.
• Offer postpartum support, conduct examinations, provide breastfeeding assistance, and address physical and emotional recovery needs.
• Perform routine gynecological exams, including Pap smears, contraception counseling, and management of menopause and other gynecological conditions.
• Educate patients on reproductive health, prenatal and postpartum care, and family planning.
• Work closely with obstetricians, pediatricians, and other healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with advancements in midwifery practice.
• Actively participates in clinic quality improvement activities.
• Participate in meetings and represent OHC as required.
• Must comply with federal laws and regulations as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
• Performs related duties.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

The GPTLHB is a tribal organization that follows tribal preference laws. Our policy is to give preference to qualified Indian / Tribal candidates over qualified non-native candidates in hiring decisions if all other qualifications are equal.

Employment is contingent upon the outcome of all required criminal background checks

Compliance with our Employee Health Procedure is a condition of employment. You are required to agree that you will comply with all job-related employee health screening and immunizations prior to your first day of employment. Jobs require that you have documentation that you have completed the following immunizations prior to your first day of employment : MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Influenza, T-dap (Tetanus - Diphtheria - Pertussis), and COVID-19 vaccination is required

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