Womens Health, Certified Nurse Midwife - Stamford Health/Oula Collaboration

Job Description

Oula and Stamford Health have started a unique collaboration to provide high-quality maternity care in Fairfield County, offering comprehensive support before, during, and after pregnancy. Our team of trusted midwives, OB-GYNs, and dedicated care navigators provide care to support the needs of our diverse community. Together, Oula provided by Stamford Health is opening a practice location in Norwalk with additional locations to follow.

This is an exciting full-time opportunity for a Certified Nurse Midwife, passionate about improving patient-centric maternity care, to make history as Stamford Health enters into partnership with Oula and opens the first maternity care practice of its kind in Norwalk, CT. As CNM, you will be responsible for delivering full-spectrum perinatal & GYN care, as well as shaping and refining the Stamford Health/Oula collaborative clinical care model. Expand upon your skill set and provide comprehensive support to patients before, during, and after pregnancy to deliver better outcomes aligned with best-in-class maternity care.

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM. Overnight rotational call required, including weekends and holidays.

Primary Location: Norwalk, CT

As a Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent to improve our workforce and support our mission, to that end we offer:

• Attractive total compensation package, including market competitive salary, benefits, and generous sign on bonus!
• Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans available day one
• Wellness programs
• Paid Time Off accruals
• Tax deferred annuity and (403b) retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free on-site parking and train station shuttle
• Childcare partnership with Childrens Learning Center

If interested in learning more, apply now or send your CV to Josie Eldred, HR Partner, at View email address on ziprecruiter.com ; View phone number on ziprecruiter.com

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides full-scope midwifery maternity (labor, birth, and postpartum) and GYN care at both the Norwalk clinic location and Stamford Hospital. 
• Facilitates clinical oversight of patients through all phases of their pregnancy journey. This 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
  • Transferring to MD care as required by clinical protocols 
• Communicates effectively with patients during and between appointments to ensure questions are answered and concerns are addressed 
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical protocols that enable effective midwife-OBGYN collaboration and the delivery of high-quality patient care 
• Support resident training on midwifery model of care, low intervention care, and collaborative care practice guidelines

Qualifications:  

• Active LM (Licensed Midwife) licensure in the state of Connecticut
• Certification by the AMCB as a Certified Nurse-Midwife
• Minimum two years of post-graduate clinical experience within a hospital labor & delivery unit and in low acuity maternity and GYN care.