Description
Job Title : Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Womens Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
Job Responsibilities
- Department Lead for Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Participation as integral member of a multidisciplinary team for perinatal program
- Collaboration with assigned physician for supervision and consultation
- Participation in peer-review, quality improvement measures and program improvement
- Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial, functional, and developmental assessment.
- Order and interpret lab results and other diagnostic studies.
- Develop differential diagnoses.
- Develop / order therapeutic plan of care.
- Maintain patient records per organization policy.
- Evaluate patients response to plan of care and modify as needed.
- Provide patient / family counseling and education.
- Arrange for patient referrals / consultations.
- Care of the obstetrical patient, including high-risk Ob patients
- Contraceptive care
- STD screening and follow up.
- Pregnancy testing and care before, during and after pregnancy
- Evaluation and treatment of common infections
- Care before and after menopause
Qualifications
Required Education :
Bachelor of Science and Masters Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree with specialized training as a CNM (preferred) or Womens Health Nurse Practitioner, whose focus is in Obstetrics and Gynecology across the lifespan.Credentials And Certifications
Graduation from an accredited MSN or DNP program.Licensed and approved to practice in Maryland as a RN and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.Prescriptive authority.Experience Required
Five years of clinical experience preferred. Candidates with three to four years of experience will be considered based on qualifications of candidate and strength of references. Will take into consideration if candidate has worked in private practice, hospital-based, ambulatory care, urgent care, or acute care setting as CNM or WHNP.