SUMMARY

The Certified Nurse Midwife assesses and directs the care of patients in collaboration with the healthcare team. Assumes responsibility and is accountable for adherence to WC policies and procedures, as well as all applicable federal and state laws as they pertain to healthcare and employment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provides antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care to uncomplicated OB patients.
• Performs GYN patient annual and problem exams, contraception, health screenings, and related procedures.
• Assesses and documents patient status through chart review, interview, and physical examination.
• Provides efficient, cost effective care using evidence-based medicine and best practices including consultation, and collaboration, coordination, and referral services.
• Promotes wellness using education, counseling, and written materials.
• Admits, manages and delivers own OB patients.
• Assists physicians with C-sections and other surgeries.
• Appropriately and promptly recognizes and responds to the need for intervention and emergencies and refers to or obtains assistance from physicians.
• Rounds on own hospitalized, antepartum and post-operative patients.
• Receives, organizes, prioritizes, stores, and maintains transmittable information utilizing electronic technology.
• Responsible for protecting Personal Health Information (PHI) and maintaining compliance with WCs Privacy Policy. Uses the minimum PHI necessary when completing assignments.
• Promotes, establishes, and maintains open and effective communications.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position does not supervise any employees.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Must have an education that meets the state licensure requirements for practice and prescriptive privileges in the State of Oregon.
• Current Basic Life Support certification.

COMPETENCIES

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills to ensure maximum productivity.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense; to carry out instructions, write reports, and correspondence, and speak clearly to patients, employees and owners.
• Ability to deal with complex problems involving multiple facets and variables in non-standardized situations.
• Must be able to maintain proficiency with practice and hospital EMR systems and establish and maintain good rapport with partners and hospital staff.
• Ability to work with little supervision while performing duties.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job operates in a professional medical office environment. Requires the ability to work under pressure and with a diverse population including staff, physicians, patients, vendors, and other members of the public regularly. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. This position will have frequent exposure to contagious diseases; bodily fluids including blood; toxic substances; medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinical environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• Constantly required to talk, hear, and/or communicate, convey or exchange information clearly and concisely.
• Requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as viewing a computer terminal; reading professional journals, and technical procedures; and analyzing data and figures.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and/or move about the office to assist physicians, and patients, and to accomplish tasks.
• Frequently required push, pull, reach, and/or transport supplies and or equipment to various locations within the office. [10-50 pounds.]
• Frequently required to have full range of body motion to assist, move, and/or lift patients. [75+ pounds.]
• Frequently required to perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, and location, by touching, particularly with fingertips.
• Frequently required bend, sit, stoop and stretch.
• Frequently uses arms, hands and fingers for grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/turning of wrists, and manipulating in the performance of various clerical duties such as typing and writing, and/or to operate medical and technological equipment.