Locum Certified Nurse Midwife

**Specialty:** Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

**Justification for Coverage:** Addressing staff shortage during recruitment

**Coverage Duration:** Immediate start for 6 months, with the possibility of extension

**Practice Environment:** Combination of clinic and hospital settings

**Shift Requirements:** - Clinic: Two 8-hour shifts (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM) - Hospital: Two 12-hour midwifery shifts (either 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM or 7:30 PM - 7:30 AM), totaling 40 hours weekly

**Key Responsibilities:** - Hospital duties include attending deliveries, performing 1st and 2nd degree vaginal repairs, and co-managing high-risk obstetrics cases (e.g., hypertension and diabetes).

- Manage labor in collaboration with obstetric physicians and facilitate medication administration, triage, and board management.

**On-call Expectations:** No on-call responsibilities

**Patient Volume and Census:** - Clinic: Approximately 20-22 patients per day - Hospital: Variable patient load based on delivery rates

**Electronic Medical Record System:** EPIC

**Credentialing Timeline:** Approximately 90 days from application submission

**Required and Accepted Certifications:** 

- Board Certification in Nurse Midwifery

- BLS Certification (American Heart Association)

**State Licensure Requirements:** - Active California CNM license required

**Minimum Qualifications & Experience:**

- Certified Nurse Midwife (in CA) - Current California Registered Nurse License

- AMCB CNM National Certification

- California Nurse Midwife Furnishing Certification

- Preferred: 3 years of recent CNM experience;

Minimum: 1 year of current practice