Certified Nurse Midwife - Certified Nurse Midwife, OBGYN Hospitalist

Position Summary

Location: Winnie Palmer Hospital 

Department: OBGYN Hospitalists

Status: Full Time 

Title: Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women’s Institute, provides specialized care that covers all facets of women’s health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. One of the nation’s largest-volume and most experienced obstetrical centers, we welcome nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, one of the largest NICUs in the nation. Our hospital is nationally recognized for excellence, with Magnet® designation for high-quality nursing care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013, Level IV Maternal Levels of Care Verification from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The Joint Commission, Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission, a national ranking in Neonatology from U.S. News & World Report, and Top Teaching Hospital honors from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Position Summary:

(CNM)/Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) leads in the management of and consultation regarding nurse midwifery protocols, while incorporating all of the essential factors of primary care, including evaluation, assessment, treatment, and referral to patients.

Responsibilities

• Leads in ensuring the model of OH health care is applied, is focused on the ambulatory care of women and newborns with an emphasis on health promotion, education and disease prevention, and recognizes the woman as central to the process of providing such care.
• This care includes preconception counseling, care during normal pregnancy and childbirth, normal gynecological services, contraceptive care, and care of the peri- and post-menopausal woman.
• Handles emergency situations and provides collaborative practice per protocol.
• Provides surgical assistance and ultrasound services, works a rotation schedule, and takes part in office practice call.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• The Sr. CNM/ARNP is responsible for the management of patients within a healthcare system that provides for medical consultation, collaborative management and/or referral to hospital departments, and to government and community agencies.
• The Sr. CNM/ARNP supports the financial well-being of the organization by providing cost effective, quality care which meets established clinical and financial outcomes.
• This allows for the admission, under the supervising physician’s service, assessment, evaluation, management, disposition and discharge of patients within established protocols.
• The Sr. CNM provides educational opportunities and resources on clinical treatment, research activities and grant development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the nurse Midwife category.
• Five (5) years experience in specialty required.
• Certified as a Nurse-midwifery certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) renewed every 5 years.
• Current active certification and licensure in the State of Florida as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the nurse midwifery category renewed every two (2) years.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification; and NRP certification.