POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides comprehensive healthcare to a selective population of essentially healthy women. Participates in the care of women with medical complications in collaboration with Obstetrician-Gynecologists, following established medical protocols.
Recruiter: Sarah Grey || apply@covhlth.com

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required, and adjusts processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Performs accurate history and physician examinations.
• Identifies health hazards in the patient’s environment as well as patient risk factors. Identifies and considers the cultural patterns, economic status, and patient resources in plan of care.
• Participates in office clinic and Hospital schedule as assigned.
• Obtains appropriate laboratory specimens.
• Performs in office procedures as appropriate to include: Annual Exams, Colposcopies, IUD insertion and removal; Nexplanon insertions and removal; incision and drainage procedures
• Analyzes objective and subjective data for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
• Provides primary gynecological and obstetrical care in an ambulatory setting, following established medical protocols.
• Provides inpatient obstetrical care including:
• Labor management
• Vaginal delivery of infant(s)
• Repair of lacerations/episiotomy
• Management of minor complications, following established medical protocols
• Initiates emergency care as needed.
• Rounds on assigned OB/GYN Hospital Patients.
• Other services as outlined in hospital privileges including but not limited to:
• Management of triage patients
• Management of antepartum and post-partum patients
• ER Consultations
• Admission and discharge of OB/GYN patients
• NST Interpretation
• Ultrasound fetal heart rate and/or fetal presentation
• After clinic hours patient phone calls
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records and maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc. Documents all pertinent information.
• Refers patient to appropriate services which exceed scope of practice of the practitioner.
• Provides health promotion counseling and develop patient teaching information.
• Participates as needed in research activities and data collection.
• Instructs and supervises medical and midwifery students and other learners as assigned.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
Master’s degree from an accredited school of midwifery.
Minimum Experience:
Two (2) years’ experience in a midwifery practice or as a labor/delivery nurse.

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required, and adjusts processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Performs accurate history and physician examinations.
• Identifies health hazards in the patient’s environment as well as patient risk factors. Identifies and considers the cultural patterns, economic status, and patient resources in plan of care.
• Participates in office clinic and Hospital schedule as assigned.
• Obtains appropriate laboratory specimens.
• Performs in office procedures as appropriate to include: Annual Exams, Colposcopies, IUD insertion and removal; Nexplanon insertions and removal; incision and drainage procedures
• Analyzes objective and subjective data for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
• Provides primary gynecological and obstetrical care in an ambulatory setting, following established medical protocols.
• Provides inpatient obstetrical care including:
• Labor management
• Vaginal delivery of infant(s)
• Repair of lacerations/episiotomy
• Management of minor complications, following established medical protocols
• Initiates emergency care as needed.
• Rounds on assigned OB/GYN Hospital Patients.
• Other services as outlined in hospital privileges including but not limited to:
• Management of triage patients
• Management of antepartum and post-partum patients
• ER Consultations
• Admission and discharge of OB/GYN patients
• NST Interpretation
• Ultrasound fetal heart rate and/or fetal presentation
• After clinic hours patient phone calls
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records and maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc. Documents all pertinent information.
• Refers patient to appropriate services which exceed scope of practice of the practitioner.
• Provides health promotion counseling and develop patient teaching information.
• Participates as needed in research activities and data collection.
• Instructs and supervises medical and midwifery students and other learners as assigned.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned