Nurse Midwife Department of Public Health

Nurse Midwife (2325) - Department of Public Health - 162331

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Department: Public Health
Job class:2325-Nurse Midwife
Pay range: $93.175/hr - $148.1125/hr
Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Part-time
Exam type:Position Based Test
Rule:Rule of the List
List type:Entrance

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

• Application Opening: Friday, February 6, 2026
• Final date to receive applications:
  Application filing will close on or after Friday, February 13, 2026

Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers.

The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

The Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) will join the longest-standing hospital-based midwifery practice in San Francisco, attending births in a state-of-the art Family Birth Center. This clinical setting offers expanded options to patients, including nitrous oxide, as well as ongoing support of physiologic birth, demonstrated by collaboration with community doula programs and one of the lowest cesarean-section rates in California. ZSFG nurse-midwives are members of a collaborative, interprofessional team with a shared commitment to providing respectful, culturally appropriate care to all patients and families.

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list.

Under general nursing direction, the CNM functions within an organized system for the delivery of healthcare as a member of an interprofessional team. The CNM provides nurse-midwifery care in the Obstetrics, Midwifery, & Gynecology Clinic, Family Birth Center, and postpartum unit. In collaboration with the physician, the essential job functions include the following:

• Antepartum care (both 1:1 and Centering Pregnancy) in collaboration with Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program team members and social service agencies.
• Intrapartum care and Birth Center triage.
• Postpartum care (inpatient and outpatient).
• Family planning.
• Furnishing of medication.
• Clinical education of nurse-midwifery students, medical students, and residents.
• Documentation of care via electronic medical record.
• The 2325 Certified Nurse Midwife may perform other related duties as assigned/required.

Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, which can be found on DHR’s website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

License and Certification:

1. Possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

2. Possession of a valid California Nurse-Midwife license.

3. Possession of certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board.

4. Possession of a valid Nurse-Midwife Furnishing Number issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS:

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Spanish language skill proficient to provide midwifery care.

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