Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), APRN
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Summary
The Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), APRN provides antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum and women's health patient care services. The CNM will be expected to provide women's health, prenatal and postpartum care to women in selected clinic settings, triage women who present to Labor and Delivery, and to manage the care of essentially healthy women admitted in labor, delivery and postpartum. CNMs provide comprehensive health assessments, determine diagnoses, implement treatment plans, prescribe medical treatments and manage health issues for patients independently or in collaboration with the designated physicians. The CNM will work autonomously as well as in collaboration with a variety of individuals to diagnose and manage patients' health care problems, and will serve as a health care resource interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate. The CNM coordinates the multidisciplinary care of patients, facilitating all necessary consults, assuring that care is timely and appropriate. The CNM teaches aspects of midwifery and obstetric care and services to medical, nursing and midwifery students and participates in research initiatives led by the Women and Infants Service Line.
Job description
Job Responsibilities
- Provides antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and women's health care services.
- Performs comprehensive health assessments and establishing diagnoses.
- Develops and implementing treatment and care plans.
- Prescribes medications, therapies, and diagnostic tests within APRN scope.
- Triages patients presenting to Labor & Delivery.
- Manages laboring patients independently or collaboratively with OB/GYN physicians.
- Monitors fetal and maternal well-being during pregnancy and birth.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, nurses, and specialists
- Supports evidence-based, low-intervention, patient-centered maternity care.
- Consults or referring to physicians when complications arise.
- Documents patient care and maintaining compliance with APRN and hospital standards.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Valid License as an APRN by the State of Arkansas
- National Board Certification for Nurse-Midwifery
- Prescriptive authority and DEA license is required but may be obtained after hire
- Will consider a new CNM graduate
- The in-person response time requirement is 1 hour
- Demonstrated communication (written and oral) problem-solving, leadership and collaborative skills
- Strong patient advocacy and patient education skills
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Holiday, Vacation & Sick Leave
- Education discount
- Retirement: Up to 10% matched
- Basic Life Insurance
- Career Training
- Merchant Discounts
- Concierge prescription delivery
Company overview
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is Arkansas' only comprehensive academic health sciences university and the state's largest public employer. Founded in 1879 by eight physicians, UAMS has evolved into a statewide health system encompassing six colleges: Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health, and Graduate School. As a premier academic medical center, UAMS combines education, research, and clinical care through its UAMS Medical Center, which serves as Arkansas' only adult Level 1 trauma center and the state's sole provider of adult kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. The institution operates with a $1.3 billion budget and generates over $100 million in annual research funding, maintaining internationally recognized programs in multiple myeloma, aging, and other specialized areas. UAMS supports over 3,000 students, 900 medical residents and fellows, and maintains affiliations with Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. With eight regional campuses across Arkansas, UAMS provides extensive community outreach and telehealth services, ensuring healthcare access throughout the state while contributing approximately $3.92 billion annually to Arkansas' economy.