Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Family Health Centers of SouthWest Florida
Fort Myers, FL

Certified Nurse Midwife

Apply Description Excellent opportunity to join a stable company providing patient care. We are looking for a dependable, dedicated, and respectful person to join our Women's Health team. Outstanding compensation including generous paid time off, 9 paid holidays, excellent health benefits, a company paid pension, multiple bonuses, and more! POSITION DESCRIPTION: Under the general supervision of the lead Obstetrician/Gynecologist physician, the CNM manages the health care for healthy women throughout the lifecycle. This includes gynecologic care, family planning, and care provided antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum. May also collaboratively manage or refer to the OB/GYN physician, clients deemed to be high-risk. The CNM will deliver babies for low risk mothers in the hospital and also assist with high risk pregnancies and deliveries. DETAILED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Provide well-women gynecologic care and family planning services to healthy women, per scope of practice protocols approved by the lead OB/GYN physician. * Provide antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal care to essentially low-risk clients, as well as collaboratively manage or refer to the OB/GYN physician clients deemed to be high-risk, as established by protocols approved by the lead OB/GYN physician, and when required, the protocols of the Medical Staff of Lee Health System. * Perform as first assistant in scheduled and emergency cesarean sections, and if necessary, gynecologic surgical procedures. * Perform appropriate anesthetic and minor surgical procedures. * Order appropriate medications. * Supervise the actions of clinic staff, as appropriate. * Meet as scheduled with FHC OB/GYN physicians to review the care provided to high-risk obstetrical clients. * Meet as scheduled with the Chief Medical Officer and OB/GYN physicians of FHC to address issues related to Women's Health Services. Meet as scheduled at FHC general provider meetings. Requirements TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: * Graduate of an American College of Nurse-Midwives accredited school of Nurse-Midwifery. * Post Bachelor's Degree in related field of study. * Licensed by the DPR Board of Nursing under Sections 464.008 - 464-009, F.B. and certified under Section 464.012, S.F. Certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: * Eligible for clinical privileges with Lee Health Systems. * Bilingual skills English/Spanish preferred. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: * Knowledge of physiologic, sociologic, emotional, and cultural factors which effect women throughout the lifecycle, so that appropriate care may be given. * Knowledge of the process of normal low-risk pregnancy and birth. * Knowledge of factors indicating a high-risk pregnancy, and/or birth. * Knowledge of physiological and general human developmental factors related to essentially normal newborns. * Cognitive and motor abilities to manage clients requiring gynecologic and family planning care. * Cognitive and motor abilities to manage antepartal, intrapartal and postpartal care of essentially low-risk clients, and their newborns. Cognitive and motor abilities to first-assist the OB/GYN physician during scheduled and emergency cesarean sections, and when necessary, gynecologic surgical procedures. * Ability to recognize and refer to the OB/GYN physician, gynecologic or family planning clients needing care beyond the scope of practice of the CNM. * Ability to recognize and collaboratively manage or refer to the OB/GYN physician, clients deemed to be high-risk, either antepartally, intrapartally, or postpartally.