Healthcare Nursing Jobs in Bastrop, LA

Skills Needed: Personal Qualities:
Certified nurse midwives (CNM) must have good communication skills and the ability to instill confidence in patients. They must be sensitive, compassionate, and genuinely devoted to natural childbirth. A CNM must be able to deal with blood and be able to handle the stress of assisting women through the pain of childbirth. Other essential characteristics include being organized and clear thinking, as well as being able to gear up whenever the call comes in that a woman under your care has gone into labor.

Physical Requirements:
Nurse midwives have to lift, bend, and kneel for long stretches of time. They must be able to tolerate long and irregular work hours and be on call 24 hours a day.