Nurse Midwife

Pay: $66.00 per hour

Job description:

US Got People (USGP) is actively seeking a Registered Nurse Midwife to join our healthcare team at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, serving active-duty military members, veterans, and their families. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a federal healthcare environment.

Benefits to This Position

• Working alongside the government at a federal facility provides opportunities to work in a meaningful industry, centered around service, learning, and growth.
• Compensation:
• $66/hour Health & Wellness Stipend

Schedule:

• Any day Sunday through Saturday, between 6am-6pm

Education Qualifications:

• Master's degree in nursing. Graduate from a certified nurse midwife education program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives

Experience and Other Qualifications:

• Have a minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience working as a CNM within the past three (3) years.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse
• Certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Must have a current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association

Job duties may include but are not limited to:

• Perform physical assessment and exam with special emphasis on the reproductive health, sexual health, psychosocial and OBGYN history of the patient.
• Manage the care of normal antepartum women to include teaching, counseling and support.
• Manage uncomplicated pregnancies independently (inclusive of teaching, counseling and support).
• Manage complicated pregnancies through consultation and/or collaboration with OBGYN medical staff.
• Consult with other specialists, clinics, or health resources as indicated.
• Write prescriptions for needed medications including but not limited to contraceptive, diabetic, psychiatric, thyroid, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pain management
• Order laboratory tests and radiographic procedures as needed for diagnosis.
• Assess and treat the acute OBGYN patient with episodic illnesses and consults when needed.
• Assess and treat minor gynecological problems and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
• Treat partners of OBGYN patients with STDs.
• Develop health promotion and maintenance plans including disease prevention and health education counseling.
• Provide periodic health screening.
• Admit and discharge patients to and from OBGYN inpatient services.
• Facilitate transfer of care to another facility.
• Manage patients in labor, including inpatient orders, amniotomy, external and internal monitoring, initiation of induction/augmentation agents and analgesia using
• intramuscular and intravenous narcotics and potentiators, and local anesthesia administration.
• Manage cephalic deliveries, including repair of laceration or episiotomy.
• Assess and manage uncomplicated postpartum patients.
• Manage newborns, including airway management, resuscitation, endotracheal intubation, assignment of Apgar scores and initial examination.
• Identify and manage medical emergencies including but not limited to shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, uterine inversion, cord prolapse, and eclampsia.
• Provide clinical guidance for residents, trainees, students, rotators, new or temporary department members and other hospital staff.
• Maintain communications with professional organizations as necessary for career development, licensure and clinical continuing education.
• Provide comprehensive primary care to a select population of essentially healthy women and their babies in a variety of settings to include prenatal care, intrapartum management, postpartum care, immediate newborn care, and well-woman visits.We look forward to receiving your resume!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Medical-surgical: 1 year (Required)
• Outpatient acute care: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)
• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person