Certified Nurse Midwife- Per Diem

Certified Nurse Midwife – Per Diem at Communicare+OLE

$78.50/hr - $86.34/hr

• Position Title: Certified Nurse Midwife
• Department: CPSP
• Reports To: Associate Director of Perinatal Program
• DLSE/FLSA Status: Nonexempt/Hourly position
• Supervisory Responsibilities: No
• Salary Range: Clinic: $78.50/hr hospital $86.34/hr.
• Location: Davis, Woodland, West Sacramento clinic sites; shifts at Sutter Davis Hospital.
• Schedule: Per Diem:
  No set hours.

Communi Care+OLE is a Federally Qualified Health Center providing comprehensive, patient-centered perinatal, primary care services including medical, dental, substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, and outreach services to low income, multicultural, uninsured, and underinsured patients. The midwife works as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes health educators, nutritionists, lactation consultants, social workers, midwives, physicians, nurses, and other staff. The midwife also collaborates with Sutter Medical Group OB/GYNs and Sutter Davis Hospital to provide full scope midwifery services at three Communi Care+OLE clinic sites in Yolo County and at Sutter Davis Hospital.

Communi Care+OLE encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous Peoples, people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, veterans, individuals of all ages and religions, and individuals who have been affected by the legal system. You are welcome here.

• Education: Completion of an accredited Certified Nurse Midwife program.
• Board certification by American College of Nurse Midwives.
• Experience/Lived
  
  Experience:
  
  1-2 years minimum experience providing full scope midwifery care required; experience working in a clinic or FQHC serving a low-income population preferred.
• Special Skills/Training: Bilingual Spanish preferred; ability to operate all equipment used in clinic sites and in hospital practice; ability to perform all procedures listed in outpatient and inpatient Perinatal Protocols; demonstrated skills to provide culturally sensitive, age‑ and literacy‑appropriate counseling and care to patients; current Registered Nurse license in California; current Nurse‑Midwife license in California; current NMP Furnishing license in California;
  
  current DEA certificate; current AMCB certificate; BLS – Basic Life Support Certification by AHA; must apply for, be granted, and maintain Allied Health Staff Privileges with Sutter Davis Hospital.

Perform all aspects of routine antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum midwifery care, as well as preventive health services and comprehensive birth control services, as specified in written protocols approved by the Associate Director of Perinatal Health Services and Medical Director. This includes health history, physical examination, diagnosis, treatment, and health education.

Provide intrapartum care at Sutter Davis Hospital as specified in written protocols and practice agreements approved by the collaborative practice team. Independently manage and deliver low-risk patients; co-manage high-risk women when appropriate; deliver patients followed by a physician when OB on call is in surgery; inform patient and family of progress and involve them in treatment decisions; manage all patients in Labor and Delivery when OB on call is in surgery;

manage complications and emergencies independently until physician arrives.

Order and interpret laboratory findings for outpatient and inpatient care and consult or refer as needed, and communicate with patients in a timely manner.

Complete Communi Care+OLE and Sutter Davis Hospital notes within appropriate timelines according to policies.

Request appropriate consultation with collaborating physicians as needed or specified by protocol.

Communicate follow-up information and high-risk conditions to the collaborative practice team during consults and at weekly MD Review/High Risk meetings.

Refer appropriately to team members in keeping with the concept of multidisciplinary team-based care.

Communicate on-call schedule changes and requests for time off to the Perinatal Program Manager and Associate Director of Perinatal Health Services with adequate notice.

Coordinate with the Volunteer and Learner Program Supervisor to meet volunteer needs of the program. Engage volunteers and/or students/residents, including interviewing, selecting, supervising, training, and managing performance. Provide direct and timely feedback to volunteers/residents.

Participate in Communi Care+OLE and Sutter Davis Hospital Birth Center quality improvement and department meetings.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Entry level

Full‑time

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