Nurse Midwife Certified at Legacy Health – VANCOUVER, Washington

Nurse Midwife Certified
US-WA-VANCOUVER

Job ID: 26-46227
Type: Regular Full-Time
Salmon Creek Medical Ctr campus

Overview

Treating women and newborns with the care and dignity befitting them is an important aspect of this Nurse Midwife position. If you want to be part of a multidisciplinary team providing family-centered patient care that is part of a healthcare community dedicated to making life better for others, we invite you to consider a career with Legacy.

Provides antepartum, post-partum, family-planning and well-woman gynecological care independently and with consultation to low, moderate and high-risk adolescent and adult women based on scope of practice and established guidelines. This care is guided by practice protocols and standards established under the direction of the Medical Director and Clinical Vice President of Women’s Services. Functions in collaborative relationships with consulting physicians as clinically indicated. Participates in the daily functions and staff rotations as directed by the Medical Director. Follows all organizational, regulatory and human resource policies and procedures as established by Legacy Health System. Practice includes full participation in outpatient care.

PRACTICES FULL SCOPE OF MIDWIFERY

Education/Licensure:

• Current applicable state license as a Registered Nurse/ Nurse Midwife/ Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Privileges (NP-PP) required.
• National Certification as a Nurse Midwife (MW) required.
• Possess active BLS card from the American Heart Association.

Experience:

• Full scope women’s healthcare and midwifery experience.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work with people in a diplomatic and tactful manner, utilizing effective leadership and group process skills.
• Demonstrated competency in clinical care, as appropriate to the ages of patients served.
• Ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs; knowledge of growth and development; and an understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients.

Sorry, no J1 or H-1B visa opportunities.

For additional information please formally apply or contact Adrian Keener at Akeener@LHS.ORG.