Certified Nurse Midwife - 32 hour

Job Summary:

Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality health care through direct primary care management of ambulatory GYN patients, ambulatory prenatal patients, laboring/birthing patients in the hospital, and hospitalized postpartum patients (may include assessment, diagnosis, development/implementation of care plan, and follow up). Document in writing all care in patients permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards. Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), and state licensing guidelines. Perform other duties as requested.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• One (1) year of experience as a full scope CNM (Intrapartum, Antepartum, Postpartum, GYN Care.)

Education

• Completion of approved nurse midwifery program required.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  

• Registered Nurse License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire

• Certified Nurse Midwife (Washington) within 6 months of hire
  

• Certified Nurse Midwife (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
  

• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
  

• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration
  

• Nurse Midwife National Certification
  

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Eligible for hospital privileges required upon hire/transfer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) - Five (5) years of experience in full scope practice as CNM (Intrapartum, Antepartum, Postpartum, GYN care.)
• Thorough and working knowledge in primary care of ambulatory or hospitalized prenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and GYN patients.
• Working knowledge of state health care laws, medical/legal principles, and licensing regulations.
• Ability to provide primary OB/GYN care to ambulatory and laboring/birthing patients.
• Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.

Notes:

• Secondary location: Sunnyside hospital - Clackamas, OR