Nurse Midwife - Alice Medicine Clinics Main Street Job at CHRISTUS Health, Alice, TX

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  • CHRISTUS Health
  • Alice, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Summary:

The Nurse Midwife manages women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post partum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning and gynecologic needs of women. Provides direct prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum and/or well women patient services and primary care to low-to-moderate risk obstetrical and gynecological patients. Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Assesses critical elements of the patient’s history, interprets test results, and institutes practice protocols with a high degree of independence
  • Partners with physician colleagues to diagnose and manage patients using guidelines and approved standards of care
  • Leads the health care team with expert advice to case managers, nurses, physicians, social workers, and other health care members as appropriate
  • Communicates findings and plan of care to physician and other members of the healthcare team through progress notes and verbal communication
  • Interprets and follows up on test results and response to treatments and medications
  • Evaluates patients’ response to the plan of care, and revises the plan as needed, collaborating with a physician as required
  • Identifies patient/family educational needs and in collaboration with appropriate staff, provides patient/family education
  • Acts as an advocate for the patient/family, encouraging participation in decision-making and care
  • Tracks clinical performance outcome data
  • Performs advanced procedures for which competency has been verified
  • Assess learning capabilities and readiness of population or individuals, and tailors education to meet age, developmental, and educational needs
  • Prioritizes learning needs and documents them accordingly
  • Ensures that time frame and subject matter is appropriate for target audience/individual
  • Utilizes appropriate teaching materials (handouts, audiovisuals, demonstration, etc.) and documents use and patient outcome
  • Initiates, designs, and completes educational programs for patients, families, and target audiences
  • Communicates advanced knowledge and skills related to patients, families, and staff at the organizational, community, and national level
  • Adheres to agree upon format/protocol for documentation of records
  • Maintains appropriate level of documentation to promote/support level of complexity when compared against/to service fee charges
  • Documents telephone calls with patients and specialists
  • Documents in concise, clear, logical, and legible manner
  • Identifies the knowledge and skills needed through self-assessment, peer review, and supervisory review
  • Participates in a variety of educational activities in order to maintain and increase competency
  • Maintains licensure/certification

Requirements:

Education/Skills

  • Master of Science in Nursing

Experience

  • 2 -3 years of experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

  • NRP
  • APRN License in state of employment
  • BLS
  • CNM

Work Type:

Full Time

Job Tags

Full time,

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