Certified Nurse Midwife - SDU/CFDT

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A Brief Overview
The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is a key member of the collaborative obstetric team providing care across the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) and the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT) at CHOP. This role combines inpatient hospitalist-style coverage with outpatient prenatal care for a high-risk maternal-fetal population.

The CNM provides prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care in collaboration with attending obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Responsibilities include management of vaginal deliveries, postpartum rounding, and serving as first assist for cesarean sections (training provided if needed).

The position includes a rotating schedule to support 24/7 coverage (days, nights, weekends, holidays). The inpatient/outpatient split typically ranges from 0.3/0.7 to 50/50 depending on service needs.

We strongly prefer Certified Nurse Midwife candidates with at least 2 years of experience. First assist experience is desirable but not required.

What you will do

1)Antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care for women and their families expecting to give birth to an infant with a fetal anomaly including surgical first assist for cesarean sections.

• Assess the complex needs of patients.
• Utilize the data to formulate a plan of care.
• Analyze the indications, contraindications, risk of complications and cost-benefit of therapeutic interventions.
• Manage the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient’s response. Manage changes in condition with a focus on optimizing patient outcomes.
• Incorporate health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the patient and fetal condition

2)Serve as an educational resource to patients/families, nursing staff and provider team.

3)Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.

4)Participate in scholarly activities including research and education.

• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required licenses, competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings.
• Participate in the professional development of others.

5)Demonstrate commitment to patient safety.

• Speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
• Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanism.
• Demonstrate shared accountability for safe practice.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Nursing with a focus on Midwifery Required
• Technical Diploma First Assist for Cesarean Section Course Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years midwifery experience Required
• tertiary care setting Preferred
• Centering pregnancy Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• First assist surgical training and experience (Preferred proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Prescriptive Authority (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - within 3 months - Required and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - within 3 months - Required and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - within 3 months - Required and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - within 3 months - Required

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SALARY RANGE:

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