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Midwife - Waterloo

UnityPoint Health

#Nonprofit #Patient Assessment #Quality Care #Patient Care #Flexibility #Collaboration #Health Care #Triage #Chronic Conditions #Autonomy

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The Certified Nurse Midwife will provide full-scope midwifery care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, managing labor and delivery while collaborating with OB/GYN physicians. Responsibilities include performing vaginal deliveries, triaging obstetric patients, and providing clinical coverage on Labor & Delivery.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and eligible for an unrestricted license to practice in Iowa. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required, along with the ability to prescribe and administer medications.

Medication AdministrationTeam CollaborationPatient AssessmentCare CoordinationBasic Life SupportInpatient CareOutpatient CarePatient-Centered CareSurgical AssistanceEvidence-Based CareClinical CoverageLabor SupportCertified Nurse MidwifeOB/GYN CollaborationHigh-Risk Obstetrics ManagementEmergent Care Management

Job description

Overview UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Certified Nurse Midwife to join our team in Waterloo, Iowa Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health.
At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.
Commitment to our team has earned us a spot on the Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare.
Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
At UnityPoint Health, you matter.
UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care.
The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions.
The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.
Join a collaborative team of OB/GYN physicians committed to delivering outstanding, evidence-based care.
Practice in newly expanded, state-of-the-art Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) suites with 24 beds Level II NICU support on site Total practice delivery volume averages approximately 1,300 deliveries annually Provide full-scope midwifery care in both inpatient and outpatient settings Independently manage high-risk obstetrical cases while collaborating closely with OB/GYN physicians Perform vaginal births, laceration repairs, and serve as first surgical assist for cesarean sections and gynecologic surgeries.
Triage, assess, and manage emergent obstetric patients in collaboration with RNs and OB/GYNs.
Manage hospital labor assessments and admissions, including normal and abnormal labor.
Perform in-office procedures including IUDs, PAPs, Nexplanon insertion, EMB as needed Rotate with one other midwife to provide physician assistance, including labor support and surgical first assist coverage.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team including OB/GYNs, RNs, LCSWs, health coaches, lactation counselors, childbirth educators, and other specialists.
Two clinic locations, including one located on the hospital campus.

Midwife - Waterloo

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