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Job ID: 210412
Category: Nurse Midwife
Work Type: FT
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Summary:
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is looking to add an experienced full time Certified Nurse Midwife to our Family Medicine Obstetrics (FMOB) team in FY25. The additional CNM position would add a third Midwife to our existing team and allow the department to expand midwifery services across our mission areas. Our CNM’s work collaboratively with our FMOB Faculty covering our L&D service at HUP AND providing prenatal care and women’s health services in partnership with several community health centers across the city. This promotes our mission of caring for historically underserved populations in settings they can access while providing high quality care for both birthing parent and child. Interested candidates should have a strong interest in teaching as they would work alongside residents and students at HUP L&D and in the community.
All midwives function under the guidelines designated by Penn Medicine medical staff guidelines and are credentialed through that body. The CNM is held accountable through a formal job description, through delineations of privileges and through their agreement with their collaborating physicians who have initiated a Collaborative Practice Agreement. All clinical work hours and associated requirements will be defined and managed under the direction of the collaborating physician/division designee, and within Human Resource guideline.The primary role is to function as a full-scope Midwife providing independent and/or collaborative care within the department in accordance with its mission. The care will extend to uncomplicated gynecological and obstetric patients, as well as obstetrical patients and their newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods in the hospital and or outpatient setting. The Midwife will also participate in teaching medical and midwifery students and junior residents the management of normal labor and delivery, and provide feedback regarding their performance. The CNM will project a positive image of Penn Medicine through excellent communication, teamwork, teaching and patient care skills, to support patients/families, facility personnel and Penn Medicine processes to ensure coordinated, efficient, and safe/quality care while providing an excellent experience.
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