Director of Midwifery

Job Description: Director of Midwifery, Renton

Classification​: 0.75  or 1.0 FTE, Exempt

Reports to: Clinical Director

Salaried Position 

Start Date: Open

About Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center

Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center (RVB&HC) is a nonprofit entity with locations in South Seattle and Renton, Washington.  We improve parent and infant health outcomes through midwifery-led, community-based, reproductive and pregnancy care for BIPOC families in the Greater Seattle Area. We also provide well-being, family planning, and general health services across the lifespan.  Pregnant clients have access to the birth of their choice, whether it be at home, in a birth center, or in a hospital. Our care is largely grant funded so that all clients receive access to the same options for their care, regardless of insurance type or ability to pay. 

We take a collaborative and comprehensive approach to providing individualized wrap-around care to clients. Our care teams include midwives, nurses, doulas, mental health counselors, lactation specialists, and partner physicians. We support clients to learn healthcare and systems navigation.  All visit types are built around a strengths-based approach and are designed to meet the client’s goals for their health and well-being.  Clinicians and staff interact with kindness,  generosity of spirit, and an investment in learning with, from, and about colleagues, clients, and community partners. 

Our organization supports the professional development and family orientation of its staff as demonstrated by flexibility around educational needs and where possible, flexing hours for providers and staff to build a balanced life where they are present for their families while fulfilling the responsibilities of their jobs.  Where possible, staff are encouraged to use a hybrid model of in-person and remote work.  

Our Commitments

In 2021 and 2022 RVB&HC staff worked together over several months to workshop our commitments. This living document is a reflection of each of us—and of what we bring to this new space. As you consider a position with RVB&HC, please read through these carefully and consider your own alignment with these values. 

Belonging

We are more than healthcare, we are a community of communities--connected through intercultural understanding and respect.  We honor the dignity and value of every human being without judgment. We are dedicated to maintaining a community where you hold the power in your decision-making process as we support you in creating the care plan you want. We strive to uphold an inclusive healthcare environment that maximizes intersectional solidarity and acceptance of all people.

Integrity & Dignity

We hold sacred your agency.  We follow your preferences for your body.  We listen to you and honor who you are here and now, knowing you are all the things you’ve lived, but are not defined by any one of them.  We show up with devotion to authenticity and seek to earn the trust we ask of you.  Our care is trauma-informed and individualized to your needs.  Our work is dedicated to upholding your human right to a dignified experience in your healthcare.

Transformative Change

We are engaged in transformative change as a continuous process. We consistently use discussion, connection, and compassion to nurture organizational, community, and individual healing. Our commitment is to stay at the table, work to decentralize leadership, rise together, and share the power of the work we do using the “Turning Towards Each Other in Times of Conflict” process.

The Director of Midwifery, Renton serves an essential role in providing compassionate, skilled care to pregnant, birthing, and postpartum clients; supporting RVB&HC and credentialed midwives to maintain and fulfill their duties; and ensuring clinical requirements are met for state and national licensure and accreditation.  

This position is an integral part of RVB&HC’s interdisciplinary clinical leadership team.  Our team is dedicated to holding an environment for providers that is supportive, allows for learning and growth, and promotes and supports the work of all colleagues.   The ideal candidate is vested in inquiry-led and responsive leadership and has skills to build on the strengths of the midwives working in our service while rooted in kindness.  

Three keys to success in this position are orientation to detail, excellence in collaboration, and writing skills.  Strong interpersonal skills and positive outlook are highly valued. 

This position is open for either Part Time without clinical practice; or Full Time with clinical practice, attending 2-4 births per month.

Primary Responsibilities

The Part Time DoM is responsible for all of the below except providing direct services to clients.

The Full Time DoM is responsible for providing clinical care according to the scope allowed by Washington State, the standards of the community and RVB&HC guidelines in a continuity model of care and attending 2-4 births per month and potential back-up support as needed for staff midwives.  

Administrative responsibilities include:  

• •  Support for RVB&HC Midwifery Team in Renton
    • Clinical Staff and Contractor Orientations
      • EHR
      • LabCorp
      • Site Orientation
      • Nitrous Training 
    • Clinical Student Orientation
      • EHR
      • LabCorp 
      • Site Orientation
      • Nitrous Training 
      • • Ensures clinicians have what they need to perform their duties successfully
          • Offers regular and as-needed meetings for Licensed Midwife check-ins
          • Serves as 24-hour point of contact to clinical staff and students for sentinel events or to debrief negative outcomes or traumatic births
          • Leads twice-monthly hour-long chart reviews 
        • Inventory Oversight
          • Work closely with inventory manager and DOO to ensure that supplies are kept in stock, unexpired, and ordered in a timely manner
        • Interface with Birth Bundle Project Team
          • Attends weekly rounds to coordinate Renton Birth Bundle Project providers and care for clients 
        • Serves on Clinical Leadership Team
          • Accepts short and long term tasks and projects as identified in team meetings
          • Participates in interviews and hiring decisions related to staff midwives and clinic team according to organization  procedures 
          • Participates in review of client feedback 
          • Participates in performance reviews/evaluations for non-midwife staff as requested by DOO and DHR
          • Participates in Policies, Procedures, and Practice Guidelines updates and reviews 
        • Clinical Quality Improvement
          • Work closely with DoM, Seattle to organize quarterly skills drills for clinical staff
          • Work closely with the DoM, Seattle and DOO to 
            • Manage the clinical side of DOH, JUA, and CABC site visits
            • Monitor compliance re: legal/state/CABC guidelines, internal policies, quality standards 
        • Oversee Privileged Licensed Midwives (PMW) at assigned site 
          • Work with front desk to ensure PMW enrollment process is complete
          • Orientation of PMWs to Birth Center 
          • Nitrous Training of PMWs
          • Oversight of PMW paperwork and submissions required during and after births
          • Chart Review
          • Follow up actions as needed
        • • This position requires working outside of normal office hours in response to client or provider needs.  Call schedule is arranged with a colleague in the RVB&HC practice to achieve continuity of carer mode for all clinical practitioners.

Qualifications

• • • • • • 2 or more years experience working in a birth center environment
          • Licensed Midwife in the State of Washington or in the process of transferring a license from another state
          • Certified Professional Midwife (NARM)
          • BLS and NRP certification by date of hire
          • Medicaid/Apple Health Domain number, ProviderOne, CAQH, and OneHealthPort applications in progress or completed by date of hire
          • Experience working with diverse populations
          • Ability to stay calm and navigate urgent medical decision making
          • Comfortable using a computer for various tasks
          • Proficient in Zoom, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and GSuite products including Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive 
          • Valid driver’s license
          • Working vehicle
          • Working cell phone 

Salary and Benefits

The starting salary for this position is annually, depending on experience.  RVB&HC provides a benefits package including full medical, dental, vision coverage paid by the employer and a 401K Plan that is activated on day one of employment with a 4% match from RVB&HC.  Paid holidays and a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan are included.  For providers: license fees, liability insurance, and limited CEUs are included in the benefits package. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 

Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center is an affirming, positive, diverse work environment. Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Covid-19 Vaccination Policy

In compliance with Washington State proclamation: 21-14.1, all staff and contractors are required to have completed the recommended COVID-19 vaccine series and boosters.  If an individual requests an exemption, a committee of two senior staff will conduct an individualized assessment and determination of each individual’s need and justification for an accommodation