Inpatient Certified Nurse Midwife

Job Description

At North Bay Health, the Inpatient Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) provides comprehensive, evidence-based, patient-centered obstetric and gynecologic care within the inpatient setting. Responsibilities include labor management, childbirth, postpartum care, obstetric triage evaluation, emergency stabilization, and collaboration in multidisciplinary management of maternal-fetal conditions.

• Perform comprehensive obstetric assessments for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients.
• Independently manage normal labor, spontaneous vaginal delivery, and immediate postpartum care.
• Evaluate, manage, and admit patients presenting for obstetric triage when appropriate.
• Assess labor progress and implement evidence-based labor management strategies.
• Manage induction and augmentation of labor, including Oxytocin administration per institutional protocols.
• Interpret fetal heart rate tracings and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Manage spontaneous rupture of membranes.
• Consult with MD/DO regarding any abnormal findings.
• Address patient pain management, including requesting epidural for women in labor.
• Perform cervical examinations and labor progression assessments.
• Repair first- and second-degree perineal lacerations.
• Manage postpartum hemorrhage according to institutional protocol.
• Stabilize obstetric emergencies until physician escalation or team intervention.
• Perform postpartum assessments.
• Provide contraception counseling and initiate postpartum contraceptive management:
• Address breastfeeding-related clinical issues in collaboration with lactation services.
• Order appropriate laboratory tests and medical imaging as needed.
• Document all findings of examinations, histories, and significant observations in the electronic medical record.
• Contribute to the development and sustainment of the inpatient CNM program, including participation in program planning, clinical pathway development, protocol standardization, quality and performance improvement initiatives, interdisciplinary committee work, mentorship, operational problem‑solving, and efforts that support long-term viability of the service line.
• First assist in cesarean delivery (if credentialed).

• Education:
  
  Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited program.
• Licensure/Certification:
• Active Registered Nurse license.
• Certified Nurse Midwife certification through American Midwifery Certification Board (ACMB).
• DEA registration.
• National Provider Identifier number.
• Furnishing license.
• BLS.
• ACLS.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 2 years active CNM clinical practice experience.
• Skills:
• Labor management expertise.
• Obstetric triage evaluation.
• Fetal monitoring interpretation.
• Emergency maternal stabilization.
• Postpartum complication recognition.
• Hemorrhage management.
• Hypertensive disorder management.
• EHR proficiency.
• Physical Effort:
  Attendance is an essential function of the job. Physical demands include prolonged standing/walking, frequent lifting, positioning, assisting patients, exposure to bodily fluids and infectious materials. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Hours of Work: 12‑hour shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and rotating coverage.