Advanced Practice Provider - Certified Nurse Midwife

Certified Nurse Midwife Reports to Position

SCMG Chief Medical Officer (or designee)

St. Charles Center for Women’s Health

11/12/2025

DEPARTMENTAL

SUMMARY:

The Center for Women’s Health has a mix of physicians, certified nurse midwives, women’s health nurse practitioners, and psychologists. The office provides a full spectrum of women’s health services and is the only primary CNM practice within SCHS providing certified midwifery care to a large central Oregon catchment area.

Work schedule: Full‑time schedule includes two outpatient clinic shifts and one 24‑hour call shift or two 24‑hour call shifts per week. When there is no 24‑hour on‑call shift, four clinic shifts are scheduled. Call shifts may occasionally be split into 12‑hour shifts.

Call expectation: Family Birthing Center call will be equitably distributed throughout the year.

Work location: Primary work location will be in Redmond for outpatient services. Midwives also participate in rotations to outreach locations in Prineville, Bend, Sisters, and other locations as developed.

• Practice and role model excellence in the care domains of diagnosis, aligning treatment goals to patient values, definitive treatment, supportive care, follow‑up care, promote good health, and prevent illness.
• Practice midwifery within the scope of license, training, and credentialing; cooperate with other SCHS physicians and caregivers to ensure optimal patient care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care while demonstrating expert knowledge of evidence‑based obstetric and gynecologic care.
• Collaborate with other members of the obstetric and gynecologic interdisciplinary team and referring providers to ensure a world‑class patient experience.
• Calculate dosages and administer medications accurately in accordance with SCHS policies and procedures for medication administration.
• Document all patient care in the proper form and in a timely manner in compliance with hospital policies and regulatory agencies.
• Deliver first‑rate customer service and patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, and is timely, efficient, accurate, and courteous.
• Proportionately share in call shifts with other CNMs.
• Keep midwifery knowledge and skills current through regular continuing education activity; must attest to having obtained 60 hours of Category 1 CME relevant to the practitioner’s current medical practice over the prior two‑year work period.
• Assist in obstetrical and/or gynecologic surgery with documentation of appropriate training.
• Admit patients, manage labor, and attend deliveries rles Medical Center Bend with CNM partners and OB Hospitalist back‑up.
• Provide patient care, including prenatal care, rles Center for Women’s Health locations.
• Schedule to include weekday, weekend, holiday, and night coverage.
• Saturday, Sunday, and holiday call will be equitably distributed throughout the year.
• Perform physical exams, collect and document data, manage labor and spontaneous delivery, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations, and prescribe appropriate interventions and medications.
• Collaborate with and act as liaison among the nurse, patient, family, physician, and community resources for coordination of patient care.
• Actively pursue knowledge and skills for professional development.
• Active participant in high‑risk OB meetings and OB Section meetings.

• Document all patient care within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and complete all necessary tasks in compliance with health system policies and regulatory agencies to ensure timely and accurate billing.
• Be familiar with the SCHS organization structure.
• Participate in provider meetings and assist in policy formation for SCHS and ambulatory practice.
• Maintain current CME activity to meet maintenance of board certification and compliance with MSO rules and continuing privileges without restriction.
• Keep all licenses and appropriate certifications current and unrestricted.
• Maintain active privileges at a St. Charles Health System hospital sufficient to permit…