Certified Nurse Midwife

Position: — Certified Nurse Midwife
# Certified Nurse Midwife

Requisition :
180236

Department:
510701 Administration

Shift:
Varies Category:
Provider### Paid Time Off### 401(k) Company Match### Flexible Work Environment Renown Health is northern Nevada's healthcare leader and Reno's only locally owned, not-for-profit health system. We are an entire network of hospitals, primary care offices, urgent care centers, lab services, medical specialties, and x-ray and imaging services - with more than 7,000 nurses, doctors and care providers dedicated to the health and well-being of our community.
** For Providers:
** Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) are affiliate partners in Nevada's first integrated academic health system. The affiliation aims to improve the health of the community, region, and state through research, medical education, and expanded clinical care. Renown physicians participate as joint faculty at UNR Med for teaching, lectures, supervising clinical rotations, and other academic activities for the education of medical and physician assistant students, residents and fellows.

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Full Time - Eligible for Benefits## Position Purpose Certified Nurse Midwife is responsible for working closely with pregnant women, assisting in births, and providing health care to women and infants post-pregnancy. The CNM will assist with prenatal care, labor, delivery, and postpartum care, and may also provide reproductive care, treatment, and education to patients.## Nature and Scope Certified Nurse Midwives are primary health care providers who practice in the Women's Health setting.

According to their practice specialty these primary care providers provide nursing and medical services to individuals, families, and groups. In addition to diagnosing and managing acute episodic and chronic illnesses, nurse practitioners emphasize health promotion and disease prevention. Teaching and counseling individuals, families, and groups are a major part of nurse practitioner's role.

The incumbent must provide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of neonatal, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and families, as applicable. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based upon physical, motor/sensory, psychosocial, and safety appropriate to the age of the patient served. A Certified Nurse Midwife performs the following acts in addition to the ordinary functions of a registered nurse if he/she is properly prepared, and the acts are currently within the standard of medical practice for his specialty and appear in their protocols:
1. Systematically access the health status of persons and families by:a. Taking, recording, and interpreting medical histories and performing physical examinationsb. Performing or initiating selected diagnostic procedures.
2. Based on information obtained in the assessment of a person’s health, manage the care of selected persons and families common, acute, recurrent or long-term health problem. Management may include:a. Initiation of a program of treatment for the patient, in conjunction with the supervising physician.b. Prescribe medications consistent with Nevada prescribing laws and DEA privileges.c. Evaluation of responses to health problems and programs of treatmentd.

Informing a person or family of the status of the patient’s health and alternatives for caree. Evaluation of compliance with a program of treatment agreed upon by the person or family and the nurse practitioner.f. Modification of programs of treatment based on the response of the person or family to treatment.g. Referral to appropriate providers of health careh. Treatment of minor lacerations which do not involve damage to a nerve, tendon or major blood vessel, as applicable.i. Commencement of care is required to stabilize a patient’s condition in an emergency until a physician can be consulted.
3. Any other act if:a. The nurse practitioner is certified to perform that act by an organization recognized by the Nevada Board of Nursingb. The performance of the act was taught in a program of education attended by the nurse practitionerc. The…