Certified Nurse Midwife - Full Time (Fontana)

• Under the supervision of an Ob-Gyn physician, manages the care of women during labor and delivery.

• Obtains an accurate medical, obstetrical, gynecological and psycho-social history of the present pregnancy.

• Observes signs of the members general and obstetrical health status.

• Performs complete physical examinations including the pap smear, breast examination, abdominal examination, pelvic examination and clinical pelvimetry.

• Records all findings of examinations, histories and significant observations in the patients chart.

• Determines pregnancy status during gestation, presentation and position of fetus and fetal heart rate.

• Determines whether all findings are within normal limits.

• Orders appropriate laboratory examinations such as chest X-ray, ultrasound, CBC, urinalysis, blood type and Rh factor, serology tests.

• Consults with and obtains orders from an obstetrician for any special care or diagnostic procedure and refers to other services as necessary.

• Institutes preventative measures and detects abnormal conditions, obtains consultation and assistance from physicians as needed.

• Teaches, counsels and guides individual members regarding their individual health care.

• Determines the need for social services, genetics or mental health services and refers as appropriate.

• Evaluates patients general and obstetrical health status.

• Provides health supervision, care and family planning advice to women during antepartum and postpartum periods.

• Evaluates fetal status by performing such procedures as abdominal palpation and ultrasound examinations to estimate fetal weight, presentation and position, approximate station and fetal heart rate.

• Able to perform internal and external fetal monitoring and interpretation.

• Consults with obstetrician regarding questionable findings.

• Determines members degree of labor and whether member is to be admitted to labor and delivery.

• Independently conducts normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries.

• First assists at Cesarean Sections and gynecological surgeries.

• Performs immediate care of the newborn.

• N/A.

• Graduate of an accredited RN program.

• Graduate of a nurse midwifery program accredited by the A.C.N.M. BS or BSN or BA required, MS Degree required in 2010.

• Certified Nurse Midwife (California)

• Registered Nurse License (California)

• National Provider Identifier

• Nurse Midwife National Certification from American Midwifery Certification Board

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program

• If the department elects to hire a new grad CNM, the California Furnishing Number and, if applicable, DEA Registration Number must be obtained within twelve (12) months of hire.

• BCLS.

• Three (3) years recent experience as a CNM preferred.

Notes:

• Will be on on-call at OMC and FMC medical center.