What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nurse Midwife position at UCLA Health?
Certified Nurse Midwife
Work Location
Santa Monica,CA
Job #21942
Work Hours
12 hour shifts, rotates days and nights including weekends and holidays; working at SM Hospital, Ronald Reagan as well as OB/GYN clinics as necessary
Employment Type
2 – Staff- Career
Duration
Indefinite
Salary Range
$83.25-119.28 Hourly
Posted Date
November 19, 2025
Bargaining Unit
CNA – NX
Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
JOB DUTIES
Description
The Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) encompasses a full range of primary health care services for women. These services include the interdependent provision of primary care, gynecologic and family planning services, preconception care, care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. These responsibilities are consistent with the core competencies for basic midwifery practice adopted by the American College of Nurse-Midwives as adopted by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
The CNM will work at both Santa Monica Hospital and Ronald Reagan (Westwood).
Salary range: $83.25-$119.28/hourly
care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
CA RN License- required
Successful completion of a Master’s level Nurse Midwifery program that is recognized and certified through the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the California Board of Registered Nursing -required
CA NM license and ACNM Certification -required
Nurse Midwife Furnishing Number -required
BCLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Certification-required
A minimum of 3 years experience as Labor and Delivery Nurse -required
Experience as a CNM-strongly preferred
Ability to function under the Certified Nurse Midwife Practice Guidelines which have been established and annually reviewed-required
Skill in comparing/inspecting patient care and judging whether it is similar to or different from prescribed standards-required
Ability to speak on a one-to-one basis to persons of various social, cultural, economic or educational backgrounds, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain information, explain policies and procedures, provide information or resolve conflicts-required
Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in workload, changes in assignments, pressures of deadlines, competitive requirements and/or a heavy workload-required
Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal supervision. Skill in working with frequent interruptions and distractions, under conditions of fluctuating workload-required
Skill in using the Electronic Medical Records (Epic experience preferred)-required
Ability to utilize excel, word and other software programs-required
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel-required
Demonstrated writing skills to compose logical, detailed and grammatically correct correspondence-required
Ability to document patient care in a concise and comprehensive manner-required
CNM2 : 6+ months exp or more as CNM