Certified Nurse Midwife - Clinical Director

Job Description:

The CNM Clinical Director, as appointed by the governing body, will function in accordance with the CDPHE Standards for Hospitals and Health Facilities: Chapter 22 - Birth Centers, and the CABC Indicators of Compliance with Standards for Birth Centers as defined by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC). The CNM Clinical Director shall have the authority, responsibility, and accountability for clinical services provided by the facility and will fulfill the CNM Clinical Director responsibilities as outlined in Part 5 of the CDPHE Chapter 22 Standards for Birth Centers. The appointed CNM Clinical Director shall be a clinical provider, as defined in Part 2.7 of these rules, and have the necessary professional scope of practice, as regulated under Title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, to supervise the facility's clinical providers. The CNM Clinical Director, individually or with a committee of the facility's clinical providers, shall recommend and enforce rules, regulations, and policies for the proper organization and conduct of the facility's clinical providers, and be the formal clinical liaison with the governing body for Birth Center of Denver (BCD).

The CNM Clinical Director will be one of the facility's clinical providers and supervises the facility's clinical services. The CNM Clinical Director will provide full-scope nurse-midwifery care within the BCD Clinical Practice Guidelines and must meet the criteria for Certified Nurse-Midwives as defined by the Saint Joseph Hospital (SJH) Medical Staff Bylaws, Clinical Rules, Medical Staff Rules as well as the BCD Clinical Staff Bylaws. The CNM Clinical Director will function in accordance with the American College of Nurse-Midwives Standards for Nurse-Midwifery Practice and work in a collaborative relationship with nurse-midwives, physicians, attending physicians and residents from the SJH OB/GYN Residency Program.

The CNM Clinical Director shall designate in writing one of the facility's other clinical providers to act as the CNM Clinical Director when the appointed CNM Clinical Director is temporarily absent. The designated clinical provider shall have the appropriate clinical privileges to carry out the responsibilities of the CNM Clinical Director.

Birth Center of Denver is an independent licensed facility that is owned and operated by Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc, with its own set of Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) privileges and bylaws that are separate from Saint Joseph Hospital. Certified Nurse Midwives will be provided by the Front Range Medical Group, who are exclusively leased back to Birth Center of Denver, and are dedicated to covering nurse-midwifery services only at Birth Center of Denver.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Master's Degree (Nursing, Public Health)
• Graduation from an ACNM accredited nurse-midwifery education program
• Five years full-scope nurse-midwifery practice
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills?
• Current license to practice nursing in Colorado
• Registered as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Colorado
• Colorado Prescriptive Authority
• Current DEA Number
• Current ACNM Certification
• BLS
• NRP

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a clinical leader in a CNM hospital based practice
• Experience as a CNM and/or director within a birth center setting

Location:

Birth Center of Denver

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$50.97 - $78.69

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