Certified Nurse Midwife provides professional care for patients with obstetric and gynecologic needs. Assists patients in labor and delivery, as well as postpartum care. Being a Certified Nurse Midwife ensures safety and health of mother and child and identifies need for additional care. Works in conjunction with a practicing physician. Additionally, Certified Nurse Midwife requires a bachelor's degree. Requires Certified as Nurse Midwife. Requires Registered Nurse. Requires Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Certified Nurse Midwife's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Company: The Natural BirthHouse
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
About Us:
The Natural BirthHouse is a nationally accredited and state licensed freestanding birth center located in Lafayette, Louisiana. Established in 2016, we are committed to providing joyful, peaceful, and safe birth experiences to pregnant women in Acadiana. Our practice operates under a beautifully blended team of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), working seamlessly with collaborating physicians to improve maternal outcomes in an area plagued by high maternal mortality and morbidity rates.
Position Overview:
We are seeking 1-2 passionate and dedicated midwives to join our growing birth center practice and are able to commit to the on-call lifestyle in a team-setting with decent flexibility. Both Full-Time and Part-Time positions are available. As part of our team, midwives will work in teams of two and will alternate appointments with assigned clients, requiring approximately 2-3 days per week of clinic duties (about 20 hours). Additionally, midwives will share agreed upon on-call responsibilities for deliveries based on their full-time or part-time status.
Thanks to our model which includes on-going skills development, in-services and teamwork, all midwives (CPMs or CNMs) with or without experience or background in this type of setting may apply.
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This position offers a modest base salary supporting the midwives for their commitment to clinic duties and associated responsibilities. The majority of the financial compensation for this position comes in the form of commission, based on a per-birth model. Midwives will rotate on-call time based on their full-time/part-time status within a shared practice designed for professional sustainability and a healthy work/life balance.
Our current team of two midwives share an average of 6-12 births per month and have clients on a waiting list as early as their second trimester. In an effort to maintain sustainability of the midwives and personalized care to the clients, The Natural BirthHouse practice does not allow of a commitment of more than 14 registered clients per month per midwifery team.
It should be considered that each month’s income may vary based on the number of births attended during that calendar month. Considering we DO NOT perform medical inductions, the following is the most accurate estimates:
The *part time* position averages around $72-100k for an estimated 3-4 births per month
The *full time position* may provide between $90,000 - $140,000 for up to 8 births per month.
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Interested candidates should submit their CV and current licenses/certifications to naturalbirthhouse@gmail.com. Applications will be accepted until position(s) are filled.
Position Start Date: Summer 2024, flexible start date.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $90,000.00 per year
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Work Location: In person
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