Certified Nurse Midwife

Responsibilities

• Providing comprehensive inpatient clinical care to OB/GYN patients consistent with existing practice protocols, organizational standards, legal and regulatory requirements
• Providing outpatient gynecologic and obstetric care in a collaborative practice with EMCM Ob/Gyn physicians
• Providing inpatient obstetrical coverage that involves initial evaluation of parturient and continued care and delivery of normally laboring patients under the guidance of the labor floor staff physician
• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated
• The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions
• Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions
• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs
• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum
• Implements and modifies plan of care
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation
• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable

• Master's Degree from accredited Midwifery Program
• AMCB Board Certification
• BLS certification
• RN License

Demonstrates expertise in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient OB/GYN clinical care, including assessment, diagnosis, and management of complex health conditions. Proficient in utilizing evidence-based practice guidelines and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.