Certified Nurse Midwife

Job Description

TMC Health is currently recruiting for a Certified Nurse Midwife for our inpatient OB Triage Team. A qualified candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in a high volume OB Hospitalist program as a CNM. The CNM will work with the OB hospitalist team to triage patients at 20+ weeks for UTI's, non‑stress tests, and other assessments. The role is Monday‑Friday, mostly day shift with no nights or weekends required.

Competitive base salary, relocation assistance, and a $20,000 sign‑on bonus are available.

In collaboration with a physician, the CNM provides comprehensive assessment of patient’s health status, evaluates assessment data, and makes treatment decisions.

• Initiates patient admissions and collects health, illness, psychosocial, and family history from patients; provides initial care of emergencies.
• Performs physical examinations and orders appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Records patient’s health information, performs periodic health evaluations, and establishes/records care plans; evaluates care plans, monitors and records progress, and makes modifications accordingly.
• Determines normal and abnormal findings on patient history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests; initiates referral and consultation when appropriate.
• Consults and collaborates with members of the health care team in assessment and management of health care problems; functions as a liaison between physicians, nursing, technologists, and area support staff.
• Prescribes, regulates, and adjusts medications including over‑the‑counter medications and treatments.
• Provides teaching and counseling aimed at prevention of illness and modification of risk factors to health, and maintenance of high‑level wellness; instructs and supervises students and hospital personnel in methods and theories of diagnostic testing.
• Assumes responsibility for the ongoing therapeutic management of stable long‑term health problems in the chronically ill.
• Completes patient discharge summaries.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and revision of nursing protocols and standards of care.
• Provides IT skills and familiarity by using basic computer functions:
  Word, Excel, Outlook, and e‑mail attachment capabilities.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Performs other evaluative and supportive duties due to the advanced nature of training and the Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) status, as needed.
• Researches and provides advice on patient care processes, nursing processes, and larger‑scale quality improvement projects.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department‑specific safety and confidentiality policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in Nursing or a related area, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Five (2) years of related experience, preferably in an acute care setting.
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or must be eligible for such certification; must become credentialed at TMC through the Professional Staffing Office prior to appointment.
• Current Arizona state license as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner, including prescriptive authority.
• Current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency license for prescribing controlled substances.
• Additional certifications may be required based on delineation of privileges as outlined by Medical Staff.

• Knowledge of nursing care and assessment best practices.
• Knowledge of regulations and policies as they relate to patient evaluation, care and information.
• Skill in evaluating comprehensive health assessments and evaluating results to ensure the most appropriate treatment option.
• Skill in providing the best practice patient care.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure protocols.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from patients and/or their representatives, and the general public.
• Ability to work with concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, and to apply mathematical operations to solve or analyze job‑related situations.
• Ability to identify positive or negative variances from expected outcomes.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.