[Hiring] Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), APRN @University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Role Description

The Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), APRN provides antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and women’s health patient care services. The CNM will be expected to:

• Provide women’s health, prenatal, and postpartum care to women in selected clinic settings.
• Triage women who present to Labor and Delivery.
• Manage the care of essentially healthy women admitted in labor, delivery, and postpartum.
• Provide comprehensive health assessments, determine diagnoses, implement treatment plans, prescribe medical treatments, and manage health issues for patients independently or in collaboration with designated physicians.
• Work autonomously as well as in collaboration with a variety of individuals to diagnose and manage patients' health care problems.
• Serve as a health care resource interdisciplinary consultant and patient advocate.
• Coordinate the multidisciplinary care of patients, facilitating all necessary consults, assuring that care is timely and appropriate.
• Teach aspects of midwifery and obstetric care and services to medical, nursing, and midwifery students.
• Participate in research initiatives led by the Women and Infants Service Line.

Qualifications

• Valid License as an APRN by the State of Arkansas Required.
• National Board Certification for Nurse-Midwifery.
• Prescriptive authority and DEA license is required but may be obtained after hire.
• Will consider a new CNM graduate.
• The in-person response time requirement is 2 hours.
• Demonstrated communication (written and oral), problem-solving, leadership, and collaborative skills.
• Strong patient advocacy and patient education skills.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background and registry check and drug screen.

Requirements

• Provides antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and women’s health care services.
• Performs comprehensive health assessments and establishes diagnoses.
• Develops and implements treatment and care plans.
• Prescribes medications, therapies, and diagnostic tests within APRN scope.
• Triage patients presenting to Labor & Delivery.
• Manages laboring patients independently or collaboratively with OB/GYN physicians.
• Monitors fetal and maternal well-being during pregnancy and birth.
• Provides newborn care during the first 28 days of life.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, nurses, and specialists.
• Supports evidence-based, low-intervention, patient-centered maternity care.
• Consults or refers to physicians when complications arise.
• Documents patient care and maintains compliance with APRN and hospital standards.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health: Medical, Dental, and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family.
• Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Leave.
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only).
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS.
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000.
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities.
• Merchant Discounts.
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy.

Salary Information

Salary range: $104,475 - $140,805

Required Documents to Apply

• Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents

• Special Instructions to Applicants

Pre-employment Screening Requirements

• Annual TB Screening
• Criminal Background Check
• Sex Offender Registry
• Substance Abuse Testing

Constant Physical Activity

• Hearing

Frequent Physical Activity

• Feeling
• Grasping
• Lifting
• Manipulating items with fingers, including keyboarding
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Sharps
• Standing
• Talking
• Walking

Occasional Physical Activity

• Crawling
• Crouching
• Kneeling
• Reaching
• Sitting
• Stooping

Benefits Eligible

Yes