Job Description
Certified Nurse Midwife (2325)
- Salary: $189,072-$300,560 Annually; $90.90-$144.50 Hourly
- Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt
- Recruitment ID: TEX-2325-EXEMPT
- Schedule: Part-time/As needed (Weekend and night availability required)
The Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) will join the longest-standing hospital-based midwifery practice in San Francisco, attending births in a state-of-the art Family Birth Center. This clinical setting offers expanded options to patients, including nitrous oxide, as well as ongoing support of physiologic birth, demonstrated by collaboration with community doula programs and one of the lowest cesarean-section rates in California. ZSFG nurse-midwives are members of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team with a shared commitment to providing respectful, culturally appropriate care to all patients and families.
Job Description
Under general nursing direction, the CNM functions within an organized system for the delivery of healthcare as a member of an interprofessional team. The CNM provides nurse-midwifery care in the Obstetrics, Midwifery, & Gynecology Clinic, Family Birth Center, and postpartum unit. In collaboration with the physician, the essential job functions include the following:
- Antepartum care (both 1:1 and Centering Pregnancy) in collaboration with Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program team members and social service agencies;
- Intrapartum care and Birth Center triage;
- Postpartum care (inpatient and outpatient);
- Family planning;
- Furnishing of medication;
- Clinical education of nurse-midwifery students, medical students, and residents;
- Documentation of care via electronic medical record.
- The 2325 Certified Nurse Midwife performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- LICENSE: Possession of a valid Certified Nurse Midwife Certificate issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing; (must be "Current" according to search.dca.ca.gov), AND
- LICENSE: Possession of a current Nurse Midwife Furnishing Number issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing; (must be "Current" according to search.dca.ca.gov), AND
- CERTIFICATION: Possession of National Board Certification as a Certified Nurse Midwife by the American Midwifery Certificate Board (must be “Active” according to AMCB database).
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.
- 2 years of intrapartum Certified Nurse Midwife experience (with no more than one year elapsed since their last intrapartum CNM experience)
- Fluency in Spanish