Midwife Director, Poughkeepsie, NY (up to $30,000 sign on

Midwife Director, Poughkeepsie, NY (up to $30,000 sign on!)

Northwell Health Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Posted: 08-Jul-26

Location: Poughkeesie, New York

Type: Full Time

Salary: ,000

Categories: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants

Sector: Hospital, Public and Private

Salary Details: commensurate with experience and review internal equity

Internal Number: 1

Nuvance/Northwell Health – Vassar Brothers Medical Center Regional Midwife Director (Up to $30,000 sign on!)

Vassar Brothers Medical Center of Nuvance Health, proudly joining Northwell Health, is seeking an experienced Certified Nurse Midwife or Certified Midwife to join our team as the regional midwife director. We are building a team of 7 midwives providing full-scope midwifery care in the office and in the hospital alongside 2 full-time outpatient only midwives. If you are excited by the opportunity to help grow and shape a practice as the leader of the midwifery group, this is the job for you!

We are a collaborative Midwife/OB-GYN team providing care to a diverse patient population that draws from multiple counties in the Hudson Valley. Conveniently located approximately 75 minutes north of New York City with direct access via the Metro?

North train line, the Vassar region has a small town feel alongside the excitement of New York City.

The Regional Midwife Director provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the midwifery practice serving Vassar Brothers Medical Center as well as ambulatory clinical sites in Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, and Highland. This role is responsible for the oversight, mentorship, and performance management of site-based midwives, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered maternity and gynecologic care across the region.

Working collaboratively with site physician and nursing leaders, hospital administration, and the system women’s health leadership team, the Regional Midwife Director supports alignment of clinical standards, staffing models, quality initiatives, and professional practice across sites while maintaining an active clinical presence. This role will function as 0.8 clinical and 0.2 administrative FTE with an anticipated schedule of one 24-hour in-house call shift and one 8-hour clinical office day per week.

• Prior experience as a Midwife Director, Lead Midwife, or equivalent leadership role
• Experience in multi‑site or regional program leadership
• Experience with quality improvement, safety initiatives, and interdisciplinary care models

• Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Certified Midwife (CM) with current New York State licensure (or eligibility for NY licensure)
• Graduate of an accredited midwifery education program
• Active AMCB board certification
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical midwifery experience
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience in a healthcare setting
• Strong communication, coaching, and change management skills

Nuvance Health is proudly joining Northwell, one of the largest health systems in the Northeast. This means you and your family will have expanded access to renowned care, resources and expertise—through the 13,500 providers, more than 1,000 care locations and 28 hospitals throughout Northwell. Northwell and Nuvance Health have a unified goal:
Transform health care and build a healthier future for the residents of Connecticut and New York.