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
Hours: Part-time
Exam type: Position Based Test
Rule: Rule of the List
List type: Entrance

San Francisco Department of Public Health

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: Friday, February 13, 2026

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, ongoing support of physiologic birth, and collaboration with community doula programs.

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.
• Other related duties as assigned/required.

License and Certification required:

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

Desirable

Qualifications:

• Spanish language skill to provide midwifery care.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.