Midwife

NYC Health + Hospitals • Full-time • Brooklyn, NY, US • $118.75k / year • 2d ago

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under the supervision of Midwifery Services and direction of the OB/GYN Division, provides antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, neonatal, interconceptional and gynecological

care in accordance with written midwifery protocols which have been approved by the Institution’s Medical Board.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

Plans and provides health care for women and newborn infants.
Establishes a complete database concerning the patient through history taking,

physical examination and appropriate laboratory data.

Assesses the status of the patient, develops and implements a plan of care with the patient during the prenatal, intrapartal, postpartal, neonatal and interconceptional/gynecological periods.
Provides guidance and education for patients and families concerning health maintenance, admission and discharge, and labor management (including physical and emotional support).
Manages labor, including delivery of the newborn, utilizes medication and performs procedures.
Provides immediate and follow-up care of the newborn infant, including an ongoing assessment and follow-up with the postpartum family.
Seeks medical consultation for patients with deviations from standards/guidelines.
Performs ongoing review of care, including evaluation and documentation in the medical record.
Provides contraceptive guidance and evaluation and treatment for minor gynecological conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

Licensure as a Midwife by the New York State Department of Education.

Department Preferences

Preferred