Certified Nurse Midwife

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

Position Summary

The Certified Nurse Midwife provides comprehensive women’s health care across the lifespan, including prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, gynecologic, and preventive services. This role emphasizes patient-centered, evidence-based care, health promotion, and collaboration within interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive midwifery care, including prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum services
• Conduct gynecologic examinations, preventive screenings, and family planning services
• Manage low-risk pregnancies and births within scope of practice
• Perform vaginal deliveries and assist with obstetric procedures as appropriate
• Provide newborn assessments and care as permitted by scope and privileges
• Educate patients and families on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and wellness
• Collaborate with obstetricians, nurses, lactation consultants, and ancillary services
• Identify high-risk conditions and initiate appropriate consultation or referral
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and care planning
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in the electronic health record
• Support quality improvement, patient safety, and evidence-based practice initiatives

Practice Setting

• Hospital labor and delivery units and/or outpatient women’s health clinics
• May include on-call, shift-based, or scheduled coverage depending on practice model

Patient Population

• Women across reproductive and post-reproductive stages
• Obstetric patients with low-risk pregnancies

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing or Midwifery
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse-Midwifery education program
• Current certification as a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
• Eligible for unrestricted advanced practice licensure in the practicing state
• DEA registration or eligibility, if applicable

Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Expertise in normal pregnancy, childbirth, and women’s health care
• Excellent communication and patient education abilities
• Commitment to patient-centered, culturally competent care
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment

Work Environment

• Women’s health and maternity care settings
• Multidisciplinary, collaborative care model
• Emphasis on safe, supportive, and family-centered care