Certified Nurse Midwife

Overview

Apply for a Full-time position as a Certified Nurse Midwife at Health Services of North Texas (HSNT). Our mission is improving the quality of life for all North Texans through medical care, support services and advocacy. Our vision is a healthy community. As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Denton County, HSNT provides high-quality, evidence-based care to a diverse population in a non-profit, community healthcare setting.

HSNT seeks providers passionate about delivering care, education, and resources in a community health setting to patients with limited options, and who are ready to leverage and expand their knowledge in chronic conditions while embracing teamwork and collaboration.

A day in the life of our Certified Nurse Midwife may look like this:

• Reviews initial intake, health history, and laboratory results; performs physical examinations and designs treatment plans to provide early intervention and health maintenance for HSNT patients.
• Provides assessments and evaluation of drug therapies and treatment regimens during routine follow-up visits to ensure effective, efficient care.
• Maintains open consulting relationship with the physician to ensure delivery of the most effective medical care.
• Educates patients on medication regimens and drug adherence.
• Provides ongoing medical care, including medical history, evaluation, treatment for conditions per Public Health Service Treatment Guidelines, and referrals to specialists as needed.
• Maintains a referral base of specialists to provide services for HSNT patients.
• Maintains patient records in compliance with HIPAA and medical center standards.
• Provides ongoing guidance and supervision of medical care by other clinical providers.
• Provides training and orientation of new clinical providers.
• Adheres to HSNT and medical center policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality management studies.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Supervising Physician and/or COO.
• Maintains regular in-person attendance at the medical center or assigned location for appropriate patient care.

• Takes part in initial examination of patient, monitors course of pregnancy, advises on proper health practices, conducts tests as appropriate, and reports complications to the obstetrician.
• Prepares patients and their partners for delivery; trains mothers-to-be in exercise, breathing, and relaxation techniques; provides breastfeeding instructions if requested.
• Attends and reassures patient throughout labor, monitors fetal condition, administers medications, and notifies physician of prolonged labor or complications indicating possible surgical intervention.
• Delivers infant and checks mother and child to ensure normal response.
• During the postpartum period, visits mother and child to provide additional instruction in feeding and care of the newborn.
• Conducts classes for patients and family members on pregnancy, delivery, and childcare.
• Conducts classes for nursing students so they may assist new mothers.
• Provides advice on family planning and performs gynecological services.

• Strong communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, written, etc.) and demeanor with patients and colleagues. Ability to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information fluently and frequently.
• Professional, compassionate, and confidential approach with the ability to relate to individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, cultural/socioeconomic backgrounds, including various sexual orientations.
• Ability to work efficiently and multitask under stressful conditions and adapt to a changing environment.
• Ability to observe, assess, recognize, identify, determine, and perceive within established protocol to fulfill the essential functions and exercise professional and clinical judgment.
• Proven skills in working independently, self-motivated, goal-oriented, with strong initiative and self-starting attitude.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Sufficient vision and hearing to effectively monitor patients.
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