Certified Nurse Midwife or WHNP - MFM

Description

Do you have a passion for OB and Women's care? Are you calm under pressure? Are you a source of peace in a hectic, scary environment? If you pride yourself on being an excellent listener who loves to educate and pour TLC into scared, high risk pregnant mamas, you're in the right place!

Summary:
Provide high risk care from puberty to menopause. Provide advice, care and support for women and their partners and families during high risk pregnancies. This role will entail a large volume of diabetes management for pregnant moms and will not involve OR time.
Work Schedule: PRN- Every Friday and as needed
The pay range for this position is:$48.87 - $75.74 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. There is a PRN differential that will be paid for PRN roles.
Responsibilities:
•  Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination.
•  Plans, implements and evaluates patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate, and rounds on hospital patients.
•  Performs appropriate emergency interventions and manages complications; to include diabetes management, multiples, and other high risk pregnancies.
•  Provides education/counseling to patient and patient's family with respect to pregnancy, care of the newborn, and gynecological care.
•  Provides care in the context of promoting age and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making and the right to self-determination.
•  Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
•  Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements for Nurse Practitioners:
•Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
•Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment.

•Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement
•Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges

•Full prescriptive authority
•Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice.

•Eligible to provide services reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
•Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration’s (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs.

•Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical, dental and vision coverage; retirement plans; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; and a full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance. Our employees and their family members have full access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes up to 5 free counseling visits and work/life solutions, such as one free legal consultation. In addition, other emotional counseling support is available depending upon their need.

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