Would you be interested in working at a small community hospital and have impact on outcomes and not be just an employee of a large system?

Would you like to work in a facility that will allow you to have work/life balance? 

Would you want to live within an hour of Houston and have the access to a large city but live in an area that the hospital serves about 70K in the area?

If that sounds like the change you are looking for, please read on…

What they’re looking for:

•Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program required.

•Two years of L&D experience required.

•Current Texas licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Certified Nurse Midwife required.

•Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of employment, before patient care is administered independently. Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 90 days of employment.

Hours and compensation potential:

•The position if full time. Person will need to take call 7 days a month and anything over that is compensated.

•Range is $120K-$140K with RVU bonus depending on experience.

•A full benefits package included $1K CME allowance as well as a 5K sign-on bonus.

What you’ll be doing:

•Under general supervision of a Physician, the Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) responsible for managing and providing women’s health care services related to pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, family planning and gynecological needs. 

•This position will deliver patient care in both clinic and hospital settings within an Ob/Gyn practice. 

•Provides excellent patient care by utilizing highly developed assessment, clinical, documentation, and analytical skills to identify, plan, and implement appropriate care plans for patients.

•Effective management of both routine and complex clinic patients along with other clinic demands, as varied throughout the day, in balance with hospital duties as part of a provider team.

•Effective management of admitted hospital patients, including antepartum, peripartum/laboring, and postpartum with minimal supervision.

•Timely documentation of care, signing off of labs, and post-care patient communication to ensure best continuity of care while meeting financial targets. 

•Proper identification of patient need for escalation to Physician care when indicated, as urgent/emergent care issues arise.

•Adheres to infection prevention and safety protocols.

•Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement, and desired client-centered outcomes.

•Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, competence validation; supports department-based goals which contributed to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.

•Actively participates in survey readiness activities and assures that department is compliant with all regulatory standards.

What you can expect is:

•Position is located an hour from Houston.

•Will work with a great group that is growing. Currently deliver about 20-25 babies monthly and would like to double that with 2 OB/Gyns and a Midwife. Currently have 1 OB/Gyn with more patients than they can see.

•Facility is about 120 beds, accredited, not-for-profit acute care community hospital.