Faculty - Certified Nurse Midwife

The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

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West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences seek aFaculty Certified Nurse-Midwife (rank commensurate with experience). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Depending on operational needs, a successful candidate may also be assigned to provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In such instances, travel would be anticipated and expected to fulfill said duties at these additional sites.

Duties:
The successful candidate will practice in the areas offull-scope nurse-midwifery, providing prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care, labor and delivery management, newborn care in the immediate postpartum period, and gynecologic and well-person careacross the lifespan, including family planning and contraception,preconception counseling, and menopause care. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with OB/GYN physicians and the broader care team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered carefor patients across West Virginia and the surrounding region, andwill share in call responsibilities.

In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and midwifery and nursing students .

Qualifications:

Candidate must have a Master’s or Doctoral degreein Nurse-Midwifery from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) and be eligible for aWest Virginia Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license with prescriptive authority. Successful candidate must be certified as aCertified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) and hold or be able to obtain currentBLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.

All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the WVU Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences asa faculty midwife at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, the Health System’s flagship academic medical center. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative team of midwives,obstetrician-gynecologists, and subspecialists, with the support ofthe WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital and its neonatal intensive care services, and will contribute to the educational mission of an academic department.

The West Virginia University Health System is a West Virginia-based academic health system that provides the full continuum of healthcare services at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania,Ohio, and Maryland. With more than 47,000 employees, of which 7,200are providers, and $10 billion in total operating revenues, the WVUHealth System is anchored by an 890-bed academic medical center andthe 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Together, the Health System’s hospitals,clinics, and specialty programs provide a comprehensive continuum of care, ranging from community-based primary and specialty services to highly complex, qua ternary care and post-acutecare.

Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both…