Registered Nurse-Mid Wife

Overview

Location : Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA

Hours of Performance : Services shall be provided Sunday through Saturday between 0600 and 0600 for one hundred thirty-five (135) hour

per week.

Benefits : Vest vacation, sick leave, holiday leave, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short Term Disability

Optional Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K) matching with employee participation in 401(K) plan

Responsibilities

• The HCW shall provide services as an advanced practice nurse with specialty education and

clinical skills. Providing independent management of women's health care, focusing particularly

on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, care of the newborn, family planning, postmenopausal and gynecological needs of women. The HCW shall utilize professional knowledge

and skill in physical assessment, clinical management of gynecological and obstetrical problems,

health maintenance, disease prevention and management of total health care needs of women and

newborns. The primary work settings are the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) and Labor

and Delivery Departments, although the HCW may provide services in other areas of the

hospital. The HCW shall provide technical guidance of patient care and work with other

members of the healthcare team as consultant, clinical guide, mentor, teacher, and / or team

member. Services shall be provided in accordance with the Standards for the Practice of

Midwifery, as defined by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM).

straight. Clinic and call time rotates and may include weekends and holidays as specified in the

position-specific statement of work.

Director.

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).

medical staff.

contraceptive, diabetic, psychiatric, thyroid, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pain

management

education counseling.

monitoring, initiation of induction / augmentation agents and analgesia using

assignment of Apgar scores and initial examination.

postpartum hemorrhage, uterine inversion, cord prolapse, and eclampsia.

members and other hospital staff.

licensure and clinical continuing education.

babies in a variety of settings to include prenatal care, intrapartum management, postpartum care,

immediate newborn care, and well-woman visits.

Qualifications

Degree / Education : Master's degree in nursing. Graduate from a certified nurse midwife

education program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Experience : Have a minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience working as a CNM within the

past three (3) years. As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in

the Service-specific credentialing instructions.

Licensure : Possess and maintain a current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in

anyone (1) of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Certifications : Certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Current Neonatal

Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.

Provide two (2) letters of recommendation written within the last two (2) years attesting

to the HCW's clinical skills. A minimum of one (1) of the letters must be from a

supervisor. The other letter must be from either clinic or hospital administrators or

practicing physicians. Reference letters shall attest to the quality and quantity of experience including, but not limited to, the communication skills between practitioner

and patient and among peers, and must include name, title, phone number, date of

reference, address and signature of the individual providing reference.

Kako'o Services

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