Certified Nurse Midwife - Jefferson New Jersey

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

This position requires providing service to the adolescent & adult age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served Assessment & Management

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.

Diagnosis:

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

Formulates Plan of Care:

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.

Documentation:

Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary)

Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.

Communication and Collaboration:

Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.

Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Professional Practice:

Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.

Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.

Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.

Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Job Description:

Master's Degree from accredited Midwifery Program

AMCB Board Certification

BLS certification

RN License

Salary Range:

$103,022.02 to $150,476.47 Annual

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Positions posted as annual salaries reflect an estimated amount for a 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) (i.e. 40 hour equivalent)), positions for less than 1.0 FTE will be prorated.

Work Shift:

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type:

Regular

Employee Entity:

Kennedy Medical Group, Practice, PC

Primary Location Address:

205 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey, United States of America