Certified Nurse Midwife, OB-GYN

Responsibilities

• Assess the health status of patients by obtaining health and medical histories, performing physical examinations, and diagnosing health and developmental problems.
• Manage the care of women (including LGBTQ patients) during labor, delivery, and the initial postpartum period.

All births are attended at the Childbirth Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Outpatient clinics are located at 22 Atwood Dr, Northampton, MA and 170 University Dr, Amherst, MA.

• Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and/or newborn care to patients.
• Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, and estimating fetal size and weight.
• Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.
• Provide patients with direct family planning services such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers including cervical caps or diaphragms.
• Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff, or others.
• Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.

Perform other duties as assigned. Comply with all policies and standards.

Master’s degree in nursing required.

Certified Nurse Midwife with a state license required.

Minimum of two years of experience as a nurse midwife required for Midwife I; three to four years required for Midwife II.

• Experience with the centering model of care and a desire to work as part of a collaborative, progressive team.
• Three or more years of midwifery experience preferred.

Mass General Brigham Medical Group Western Massachusetts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, or other status protected under law. We will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.