We’re looking for people who are passionate about birth, community, and families.

Director

of Midwifery

Wage Range: 
$115,000-125,000 DOE

Qualifications

  • Graduate from an approved and accredited Nurse Midwifery program Certified as a nurse midwife by the American Midwifery Certifying Board (AMCB)

  • Active RN and APRN Licensure in the State of North Carolina

  • Experienced in the clinical practice of nurse midwifery and administration

  • Active member of the ACNM

  • Meets continuing competency criteria of the State of North Carolina and AMCB

  • Current NRP and BLS certification

Essential Functions

  • The Birth Center Director of Midwifery (CNM) is responsible for the 24-hour operation of the Birth Center. The Director of Midwifery is responsible for clinical staff. The Director of Midwifery will assist the Administrator as needed.

  • The Director of Midwifery (CNM) is also responsible for the management of care of Birth Center and midwifery practice clients during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum phase, as well as neonates until 3 days of age; as well as providing women’s health and gynecological care.

  • Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates all aspects of Birth Center functioning

  • Supervises daily operation

  • Establishes and revises policies, practice agreements, procedures, and quality assurance program

  • Hires, evaluates, and terminates staff

  • Coordinates schedules for office staff, clinical office staff and on-call hours

  • Meets with the Board of Directors, professionals, and office staff on a regularly scheduled basis

  • Assist in the development of the annual budget and reviews profit/loss statements

  • Plans and evaluates client care program

  • Develops and works toward achieving long term plans for the birth center

  • Participates in direct client care activities in rotation with other CNM(s)

  • Participates in professional and community activities

  • Represents the Birth Center in a professional manner to the community

  • Continues professional development

  • Participates in the clinical and/or didactic education of midwifery, nursing and medical students by providing in-services and new educational material periodically

Orientation and

Competency Program:

  • Orientation of employees contracted as Birth Assistants will include assessment and documentation of competency in intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal nursing and labor support skills specified in the Birth Assistant Job

  • The orientation program will include an initial self-assessment of required skills that will serve as the basis for determining the type and extent of in-service training required for the individual employee.

  • After reviewing the employee’s orientation self-assessment, the Director of Midwifery will make arrangements for the necessary in-service training. The Director of Midwifery will be assisted by the clinical staff of NCBC conducting and evaluating the in-service training. This training may include individual or group skills sessions and/or emergency drills, and the provision of direct client care under the supervision of a staff CNM or fully-trained Birth Assistant.

  • Either relevant clinical experience in another setting or in-service training will be documented for all required clinical tasks.

  • Once the Birth Assistant has completed the Birth Assistant Skills Self-Assessment and the Birth Assistant Orientation Checklist to the satisfaction of themself and the Director of Midwifery, they may function independently in accordance with their job description

To apply for this position

submit a cover letter and resume to:

Ariel@BirthPartners.com