What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Midwife position at Hoag Health System?
Certified Nurse Midwife – Orange County, CA
Orange Coast Women’s Medical Group, a distinguished leader in women’s health in Orange County, is seeking a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to enhance their esteemed program. The CNM will provide comprehensive maternity care and counseling to expectant mothers, encompassing pregnancy, labor, comfort measures, pain management, delivery, birth alternatives, postpartum care, neonatal care, and childbirth education. The CNM will oversee the medical care of patients throughout the maternity cycle, including the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and gynecological phases. Responsibilities include delivering age-appropriate and specialty-specific patient diagnoses, treatments, procedures, education, consultations, and follow-up care. The CNM will adhere to standardized procedures, protocols, policies, and regulations of the practice and the state of California, ensuring the highest standards of care.
POSITION DETAILS:
- Fulltime position: 2 days of clinic/week plus option of one 24-hour hospital call shift or two 12-hour hospital call shifts/week.
- Clinic locations in Tustin, Laguna Hills, Foothill Ranch, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo and San Clemente (Flexibility to work at multiple sites is required)
- Currently 9 CNM’s in program, 4 NP’s
- Clinic schedule: 8:00am –4:30 or 8:30am – 5:00pm
- EMR: Athena (office) Epic (hospital)
- Manage both obstetrics and gynecology patients
- Competitive compensation package: Base guaranteed salary
- Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, continuing medical education
- Great mentorship provided by physicians and CNM’s
- Seasoned and capable support staff
- Strong administrative support
- Very collegial and collaborative culture
- Open to new graduates
QUALITY
- Maintains knowledge of theory, principles, and techniques related to all aspects of obstetric care as demonstrated by adherence to the prenatal care standards and core measures, and attendance at continuing education classes and inservices.
- Upholds the strictest confidence of all patient protected health information (PHI) and protects all PHI from accidental, intentional, or inappropriate disclosure.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with confidentiality and medical/legal reporting requirements and other significant regulations and ethical standards.
- Fosters a positive relationship between physicians, providers, staff and patients.
COLLABORATION
- Develops positive, effective working relationships with Health Care team members, providing information, consultation, and collaboration to assist in resolution of patient care issues
- Responds quickly to requests, encourages feedback and keeps others informed of progress on work activities to ensure efficient coordination of interrelated activities
- Resolves problems related to work assignments and department services in a timely and effective manner, flexibly adapting to changes in the work environment and appropriately responding to urgent situations.
- Establishes and maintains positive, effective relationships with other hospital departments, medical staff, and community entities.
- Establishes positive rapport with patients, families or support group.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Documentation of successful completion of a nurse-midwifery education program approved by the American College or Nurse Midwives
- Master's Degree: Nursing
- NRP Certification Required
- DEA License
- RN-Registered Nurse of California
- CNM-Certified Nurse Midwife
- BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
- ACLS – ADVANCED cARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
CONTACT:
Steven Yi
Physician Consultant
Steven.yi@hoag.org