RN - OB GYN
Profession: Level 4 RN Midwife Client
Specialty: RN Midwife
Duration: 12 weeks, extendable depending on needs
Shift: 3x12.0
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum years of experience required
License: Active state RN license
Certifications: AMCB, ACLS, BLS, NRP, OBDNN, DEA
Must-Have: Certified midwife with necessary licenses and certifications
Description:
Shifts consist of 24-hour in-house deliveries.
Typically, 7-24 hour shifts per month are expected.
Some shifts may occur on weekends, but coverage may be provided by other professionals.
Midwives will be off after call shifts.
Opportunities may arise to see patients in a women's clinic, though this is not the primary focus.
A designated call room is available.
Midwives triage all patients and admit them for uncomplicated vaginal deliveries.
Discharges will be performed on non-cesarean section patients.
Physicians are consulted for complicated cases and for operative deliveries.
Current birth rate is approximately 5-6 deliveries per day, with expectations of an increase due to a new facility being developed.
Midwives are responsible for delivering babies in various settings.
They provide emotional support and guidance throughout the labor process.
Identification of high-risk pregnancies is part of their duties.
Midwives also educate patients and families on antenatal care and reproductive health.
