Nurse Midwife or Women's Health NP- HUP Perinatal Evaluation Center- Part-Time, Day Shift

Womens Health Nurse Practitioner Or Certified Nurse Midwife

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The HUP Perinatal Evaluation Center is looking for a part-time Womens Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to join their team at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The unit requires collaborative care for high risk obstetric and postpartum patients, and sees procedures such as Ultrasonography for BPP, AFI, and fetal position.

The primary role is to function as a full-scope Midwife providing independent and/or collaborative care within the department in accordance with its mission. The care will extend to uncomplicated gynecological and obstetric patients, as well as obstetrical patients and their newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods in the hospital and or outpatient setting. The Midwife will also participate in teaching medical and midwifery students and junior residents the management of normal labor and delivery, and provide feedback regarding their performance. The CNM will project a positive image of Penn Medicine through excellent communication, teamwork, teaching and patient care skills, to support patients/families, facility personnel and Penn Medicine processes to ensure coordinated, efficient, and safe/quality care while providing an excellent experience.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing direct clinical care for patient population according to established protocols and utilizing evidence based practice standards in collaboration with team.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential medical records.
• Documenting all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Identifying self properly to the patient and family, and clarifying the role of the nurse midwife if necessary.
• Functioning within their scope and referring to the collaborating physician when outside of scope, and/or directed by the collaborating physician or when requested by the patient and/or family.
• Performing interventions specific to assigned patient population and collaborative agreement.
• Participating in the performance improvement processes to meet quality of care and service standards.
• Demonstrating awareness of professional responsibility as role model to peers and members of the health care team.
• Performing approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients clinical status.
• Addressing patient and family concerns and creating a therapeutic relationship to provide support.
• Providing patient education, counseling and instruction regarding patient diagnosis, medical treatments, medications, and preventative care.
• Participating in and supporting accreditation, compliance and regulatory activities of the organization.
• Precepting CNM students and other health care learners.
• Identifying patient/family needs for community resources and referring appropriately.

Credentials include:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Womens Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
• Advanced EFM
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Prescriptive Authority (Required)
• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)

Education Specialization: Master's Degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

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