What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Midwife Certified Specialist position at Legacy Health?
Overview
At Legacy, we are committed to improving the wellness of others. Our mission is to provide excellent, evidence-based care to our patients while showing compassion to our patients and each other. We demonstrate this each day, in everything we do. If you are interested in joining a team that is making a difference, we would like to speak with you.
This is a supplemental midwifery position at Legacy Medical Group (LMG) Midwifery practicing at the Emanuel/Randall Children's Hospital and Legacy Medical Group St. Helens campus. Our thriving midwifery practice provides independent full scope care in a team-based model.
Description and Requirements:
- Provides antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, family-planning and well-woman gynecological care independently to adolescent and adult patients based on scope of practice and established guidelines.
- Consults appropriately with consulting physicians.
- Provides collaborative care or referral to medical management as appropriate.
- This care is guided by practice guidelines and standards established jointly by the LMG Midwifery staff and Program Director under the direction of the Clinical VP of Women’s Services.
- Follows all organizational, regulatory and human resource policies and procedures.
- Practice includes full participation in outpatient and inpatient care.
- Practices full scope midwifery.
- Full scope women’s healthcare and midwifery experience required.
- Ability to work with people in a diplomatic and tactful manner, utilizing effective leadership and group process skills.
- Bilingual preferred but not required.
Education:
- As required by licensure.
Certification and Licenses:
- Current applicable state license as a Registered Nurse/ Nurse Midwife/ Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Privileges (NP-PP) required.
- National Certification as a Nurse Midwife required.
- Possess active BLS card from the American Heart Association
- Current licensure as required by staff and state requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled. Sorry, no J1 or H-1B visa opportunities.
For additional information please formally apply or contact Erin Pendergraft at EPENDERG@LHS.ORG
Qualifications
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Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity
Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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