Faculty - Certified Nurse Midwife

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The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest
health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals
throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes
five institutes, as well as providing management services for other
local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical
access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical
centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

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Additional Job Description:

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department
of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences seek a
Faculty Certified Nurse-Midwife (rank commensurate with
experience). The successful candidate will be expected to practice
in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Depending on operational needs, a successful candidate may also be
assigned to provide services at additional worksites in West
Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In such instances, travel
would be anticipated and expected to fulfill said duties at these
additional sites.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of
full-scope nurse-midwifery, providing prenatal, intrapartum, and
postpartum care, labor and delivery management, newborn care in the
immediate postpartum period, and gynecologic and well-person care
across the lifespan, including family planning and contraception,
preconception counseling, and menopause care. The successful
candidate will work collaboratively with OB/GYN physicians and the
broader care team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care
for patients across West Virginia and the surrounding region, and
will share in call responsibilities. In addition to providing
excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be
actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and
midwifery and nursing students .

Qualifications: Candidate must have a Master’s or Doctoral degree
in Nurse-Midwifery from a program accredited by the Accreditation
Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) and be eligible for a
West Virginia Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license with
prescriptive authority. Successful candidate must be certified as a
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) by the American Midwifery
Certification Board (AMCB) and hold or be able to obtain current
BLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification. All
qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the WVU Medicine
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences as
a faculty midwife at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, the Health
System’s flagship academic medical center. The successful candidate
will be part of a collaborative team of midwives,
obstetrician-gynecologists, and subspecialists, with the support of
the WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital and its neonatal
intensive care services, and will contribute to the educational
mission of an academic department.

The West Virginia University Health System is a West Virginia-based
academic health system that provides the full continuum of
healthcare services at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and Maryland. With more than 47,000 employees, of which 7,200
are providers, and $10 billion in total operating revenues, the WVU
Health System is anchored by an 890-bed academic medical center and
the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in
Morgantown, West Virginia. Together, the Health System’s hospitals,
clinics, and specialty programs provide a comprehensive continuum
of care, ranging from community-based primary and specialty
services to highly complex, quaternary care and post-acute
care.

Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small
metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business
climate. The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a
large city in a safe, family-friendly environment. There is also an
excellent school system and an abundance of beautiful homes and
recreational activities. Morgantown is located just over an hour
south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and
Baltimore, MD.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn and make a difference
from day one.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8120 UHA Obgyn

Address:

1 Medical Center Drive

Morgantown

West Virginia

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