Job Description
Job Summary:
In conjunction with Chief of Service and/or OB/GYN physicians, the Chief CNM, supervises the Certified Nurse Midwives. Independently manages the care of low risk women during antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods. Co-manages higher risk patients when determined appropriate by CNM and MD. Provides standard maternity care and counseling to women adhering to the standards of the American College of Nurse Midwives, procedures and instructions regulated by the State Nurse Practice Act and The Permanente Medical Group.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Interviews, hires, trains/develops, supervise and evaluates certified nurse midwives.
- Oversees development and maintenance of CNM service schedule, maintains CNM standards, policies and procedures, and develops goals and performance improvement opportunities.
- Calls and conducts meetings of CNM staff as needed to implement the above duties and responsibilities.
- Establishes and maintains quality of care and service standards. Ensures staff is in compliance with TJC, and other local, state and federal regulations. Maintains a mechanism for peer review and annual performance evaluation. Develops and monitors budgets and resource allocation.
- Monitors CNM financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service. Works collaboratively with OB Chiefs, managers, and hospital committees to ensure integration of nurse midwife functions. Attends or sends designee to Regional CNM peer group meetings.
- Provides clinical rotations for nurse-midwifery students from accredited Nurse-midwifery education programs.
- ANTEPARTUM Evaluates patients general and obstetrical health status. Determines pregnancy status, duration of gestation, presentation, and position of fetus, fetal heart rate, and determines whether all statistics are within normal limits. Obtains an accurate medical, obstetrical, gynecological and social history and an account of the course of the present pregnancy. Observes signs of the members general and obstetrical health status. Performs all appropriate physical examinations appropriate to CNM care needed, including the pap smear, breast examination, and pelvic examination. Records all findings of examinations, histories and significant observations on patients chart. Consults with appropriate MD regarding any abnormal findings. Orders appropriate lab and medical imaging studies as needed. Institutes preventative measures and detects abnormal conditions. Obtains consultation and assistance from ancillary services as needed. Teaches, counsels, and guides individual members regarding their individual health care. Teaches antepartum classes as needed in individual facilities. Evaluates maternal general health status and well being.
- INTRAPARTUM Performs medical screening exam to diagnose labor. Independently manages the care of low risk women during labor and delivery, under the supervision of a physician. Co-manages higher risk patients when determined appropriate by CNM and MD. Performs facility specific standardized procedures. Evaluates patient for appropriate pain management. Includes requesting epidural for women in labor.
- POSTPARTUM Provides health supervision, care, teaches family planning, and prescribes contraception to women during the postpartum period.
- Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum three (3) years of experience as a Certified Nurse-Midwife required.
Education
- Graduate of a nurse midwifery program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives (A.C.N.M.).
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
- Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
- Certified Nurse Midwife (California) required at hire
- Drug Enforcement Administration Registration required at hire
- Nurse Midwife National Certification required at hire
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
Additional Requirements:
- Demonstrated ability to work in teams and have effective communications and listening skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of all regulatory requirements and legal consequences of midwifery care.
- Demonstrate a track record of following the precautionary and preventive measures in giving patient care.
- Proven ability to exercise professional prerogatives based on sound clinical judgment.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of supervisory experience.
- Current and valid California Nurse-Midwife furnishing certification (including any needed education in pharmacy) and didactic education and supervised clinical experience in third trimester limited obstetric ultrasound preferred.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Leandro, CA |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Salary | $155,040 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1945 |
| Website | http://www.kp.org/careers |
About Company
At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research.
Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach.
Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Certified Midwife (CM)unmatched
- Clinical Laboratoryunmatched
- Clinical Medicineunmatched
- Clinical Nursingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Didactic Methodunmatched
- Family Planningunmatched
- Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Hospital Administrationunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Maintenance Servicesunmatched
- Maternal-Fetal Medicineunmatched
- Medical Examinationunmatched
- Medical Imagingunmatched
- Medical Treatmentunmatched
- Midwiferyunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Nursing Credentialsunmatched
- Nursing Managementunmatched
- Obstetrics and Gynecologyunmatched
- Pain Managementunmatched
- Patient Assessmentunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Goal Settingunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Performance Reviewsunmatched
- Pharmacyunmatched
- Policy Developmentunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- QoS (Quality of Service)unmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Quality of Careunmatched
- Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- Resource Managementunmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Statisticsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Ultrasoundunmatched
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