Certified Nurse Midwife

Company: Mayo Clinic
Location: Eau Claire
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Why Mayo Clinic
Join the authority in medicine and partner with the nation's best hospital (U.S. News & World Report ), ranked in more specialties than any other care provider. At Mayo Clinic, we believe there is a better path to healing that humanizes the practice of health care and inspires hope in the people who need it most. You will be part of an amazing diverse team committed to solving the most serious and complex medical challenges - one patient at a time.

Mayo Clinic offers a variety of employee benefits. For additional information please visit Mayo Clinic Benefits . Eligibility may vary.

Position description
Midwives provide prenatal care for low and moderate risk women in the clinic and intrapartum care for all women in labor and delivery in collaboration with our physician colleagues. An obstetrician is always available for assistance as needed and for management of high-risk medical conditions. Approximately 1100 births a year occur at our hospital, with an anticipated volume of 650-700 births for the midwife team.

Mayo Clinic midwives are independent providers practicing at the top of their license within a multidisciplinary obstetrical care team focused on compassionate, expert, and personalized care. We enjoy high-level resource support in a collaborative, multi-specialty practice with access to specialists in maternal fetal medicine, medical genetics, reproductive medicine and other medical and surgical specialties as needed throughout the Mayo Clinic Enterprise.

The vision for the Certified Nurse Midwives at Mayo Clinic is to provide the best midwifery care in the world by modeling evidence-based midwifery in a team-based approach to care. Midwives at Mayo Clinic believe that every patient deserves a midwife as part of their care and strive to support their patients in a holistic, whole person way while working with the first class medical care that is available in the Mayo enterprise. We provide antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care to women delivering at the Mayo Clinic Health System's hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Additional career opportunities include academic advancement, leadership of committees and teams, and participation in quality improvement projects and research studies. Midwives also play an integral role in the clinical education of midwives, resident physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and medical students. Midwives are eligible for faculty status through the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and provide didactic and clinical teaching to learners throughout their educational program.

Qualifications
Masters or Doctoral prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and midwifery program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives. Body mobility, coordinated dexterity of hands, ears, and eyes; sensory acuity, and verbal ability are required.

Eligible for RN and APRN licensure in Wisconsin. Active AMCB CNM certification upon hire. Current BLS and NRP certifications.

Additional qualifications
Preferred prescriptive authority in the State of Wisconsin (APNP Certification). Ability to read and communicate effectively in English. Experience: Two years experience in Women's Health Field preferred but not required.

External applicants: please upload 2-3 letters of reference with online application.

New graduates: letters of reference must be from clinical preceptors.

Mayo Clinic employees: please upload 3 most recent appraisals with online application.

License or certification
National certification from the American College of Nurse Midwifes (ACNM). Active Wisconsin R.N. license or eligibility to practice professional nursing in the state of Wisconsin. Current BLS certification. Active Wisconsin Nurse Midwife license.

Exemption status
Exempt

Benefits eligible
Yes

Schedule
Full Time

Hours / Pay period
80

Schedule details
Schedule will include a mix of 8-hour day shifts in the clinic and 12-hour hospital shifts which rotate between days and nights, 8 am - 8 pm, or 8 pm to 8 am.

Weekend schedule
Approximately 1 in 4 weekends

International Assignment
No

Site description
Eau Claire, with a metro area of 163,000 is home to the 11,000 students at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Strong schools, low crime rate, and a reasonable cost of living may be expected. With an abundance of outdoor activities, The city also serves as the retail center for west central Wisconsin and the major metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul is 90 minutes away. Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire is recognized as a Best Hospital in Northwestern Wisconsin and within the top 5 for Hospitals in Wisconsin (U.S. News & World Report, ).

Recruiter
Justin Breckenridge

EOE
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.

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