Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Certified Nurse Midwife to join the healthcare team at a newly formed clinic associated with a level II trauma center. .The Certified Nurse Midwife will provide comprehensive care to expectant mothers, ensuring a safe and positive birthing experience. This role requires a strong understanding of obstetrics and gynecology, as well as the ability to support patients through prenatal, labor, and postpartum stages. A commitment to patient education and advocacy is essential.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
●Certified Nurse-Midwife provides full-scope midwifery maternity (labor, birth, and postpartum) and GYN care at both the Norwalk clinic location and Hospital.
● Certified Nurse Midwife facilitates clinical oversight of patients through all phases of their pregnancy journey – includes working with the interdisciplinary team to establish eligibility for care for moderate/high risk patients, ensuring clear communication that is well-aligned with prenatal care and intrapartum collaborative care plans, conducting consultations, and transferring to MD care as required by clinical protocols
● Certified Nurse Midwife communicates effectively with patients during and between appointments to ensure questions are answered and concerns are addressed
●Certified Nurse Midwife contributes to the development and implementation of clinical protocols that enable effective midwife-OBGYN collaboration and the delivery of high-quality patient care
●Certified Nurse Midwife supports resident training on midwifery model of care, low intervention care, and collaborative care practice guidelines
Qualifications
Minimum of two most recent years of experience as a Midwife in a hospital L&D unit. If candidates work for physicians they should be able to provide case logs from births performed in a hospital based L&D setting for the last two years.
Active LM (Licensed Midwife) licensure in the state of Connecticut
Certification by the AMCB as a Certified Nurse-Midwife
MINIMUM five years of post-graduate clinical midwife experience within a hospital labor & delivery unit and in low acuity maternity and GYN care. This is a hard requirement as candidates with less than five years of experience will not be able to be credentialed.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $145,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- CNM: 5 years (Required)
- Recent Labor and Delivery Hospital: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- AMCB CNM Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
