Certified Nurse Midwife​/Instructor​/Senior Instructor​/Assistant Professor Clinical

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Certified Nurse-Midwife / Instructor / Senior Instructor / Assistant Professor – Clinical Practice Faculty Track (Open Rank)

– Requisition #: 39198

The University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with a demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

The College of Nursing is seeking a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) / Certified Midwife (CM) / Instructor / Senior Instructor / Assistant Professor in the Clinical Practice Track (Open Rank) for a 1.0 FTE, benefits-eligible position with its Center for Midwifery (CFM) faculty practice in Aurora, CO. This position is clinically based as a healthcare provider and includes an instructor level, clinical practice track faculty appointment within the College of Nursing and is full scope including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, well‑woman and gynecological care.

The University of Colorado College of Nursing currently has four academic midwifery faculty practices and a midwifery education program.

The Center for Midwifery is a private practice model that provides holistic, person‑centered care. Services include individualized care, alternative labor/birth options, childbirth education, lactation services, mental health services, water birth and referrals to specialized care in other departments. The practice provides full‑scope midwifery care to people at two locations with births occurring at the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

CFM believes that people benefit from personalized and comprehensive care that focuses on the patient while including the family in the plan of care. We serve people who desire an alternative labor and birth experience with a water birth option. The midwife will be part of a midwifery service that has a long and successful history within the University of Colorado system.

Work is performed independently under the general direction and authority of the CFM Clinical Lead.

No supervision exercised.

• Provide full‑scope care to the gynecologic, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patient.
• Provide care in the outpatient clinic, OB ED, and intrapartum unit.
• Utilize limited obstetric ultrasound skills in the outpatient and inpatient setting.
• Attend monthly practice meetings and participate in a minimum of one practice and/or College of Nursing committees.
• Educate health‑care team students (APPs, medical students, residents) and actively participate in student evaluations.
• Provide water birth option to low‑risk patients.
• Participate in practice development, promotion and community outreach.
• Active participation in health plan contracts.
• Remain credentialed by the health plans and ensure credentialing materials stay current.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

CU Nursing is an amazing place to be. We have the distinct advantage of being part of a huge medical campus with three incredible hospitals – the VA, the nationally ranked University of Colorado Hospital, and the Children’s Hospital Colorado where our nursing students and faculty learn every day. From our beginning 125 years ago as part of the School of Medicine at CU Boulder to our current home at the Anschutz Medical Campus, the college has been a recognized leader in nursing education (ranked #10 in online MS graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report 2023).

Our faculty, students and staff have been instrumental in shaping the profession of nursing and teaching the next generation of nurses while treating patients in our own nurse‑led clinics. Be a part of an innovative, dynamic, diverse, and exciting workplace -- helping make great things happen. Join us in our quest to boldly transform health together.

We have amazing benefits and offer exceptional…