Certified Nurse Midwife

Job Title

Nurse Practitioner

Duties

Provides independent, preventative, therapeutic and comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care. Collaborates with Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Performs accurate history and physical examination on obstetric, gynecologic and neonatal patients.

Manages labor to include initial evaluation/hospital admission, ongoing assessment of maternal and fetal status, labor progress, need for intervention process and patient/family education and support.

Provides postpartum care using a family centered approach. Evaluates and manages the normal postpartum period to include determining hospital disposition, providing discharge counseling and conducting clinic follow-up.

Department of Health and Human Services