Certified Nurse-Midwife or Certified Midwife / Instructor / Senior Instructor / Assistant Professor in the Non-Tenure Clinical Practice Track (Open Rank)

University of Colorado • Aurora, CO

8d • $95,683 - $107,357 • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Colorado Denver l Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.
Nature of Work:
The University of Colorado College of Nursing is seeking a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) or a Certified Midwife (CM) for a part-time (0.3-0.49 FTE) non-benefited position with its University Nurse Midwives (UNM) faculty practice in Aurora, CO (on the Anschutz Medical Campus) to provide antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, wellness and gynecological care to a select population. Individuals who are interested in a full-time opportunity at UNM should refer to the following active requisition:
https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=37018&lang=en
This position is clinically based as a health care provider and includes an instructor level, non-tenure clinical practice track appointment within the College of Nursing. The University of Colorado, College of Nursing currently has four academic midwifery faculty practices and a midwifery education program. This position will work full-scope, including late clinics, weekends and night shifts.
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a public education, clinical and research facility serving 4,500 students, and a world-class medical destination at the forefront of life-changing science, medicine, and healthcare. CU Anschutz offers more than 42 highly rated degree programs through 6 schools and colleges and receives over $500 million in research awards each year. We are the single largest health professions education provider in Colorado, awarding nearly 1,450 degrees annually. Powered by our award-winning faculty, renowned researchers and a reputation for academic excellence, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus drives innovation from the classroom to the laboratory to the delivery of unparalleled patient care. Read CU Anschutz Quick Facts here.
Faculty Practice Description:
UNM offers families many services including individualized care, group prenatal care, childbirth education, lactation services, behavioral health services, and referrals to specialty care within the University of Colorado and UCHealth systems. UNM provides full-scope midwifery care to individuals at the Anschutz Medical Campus and inpatient care to STRIDE clinic patients. UNM believes that families benefit from personalized and comprehensive care that focuses on the individual while including the family in the plan of care. The practice provides care to families from many countries and strives to offer culturally appropriate care. This position is a faculty appointment, and involvement in the College of Nursing is expected. The midwife will be part of a midwifery service that consists of 20 midwives and has a long and successful history within the University of Colorado system.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in midwifery from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Current AMCB certification.
• Current RN, APN and RxN licensures in good standing (Any State) or applicable certified midwife professional license.
• Must be willing and able to obtain current AMCB certification by date of hire.
• Must be willing and able to provide full scope contraceptive services and counseling on abortion services.
• Must be willing and able to obtain Colorado RN, APN, RxN licenses or applicable certified midwife professional license by date of hire.
• Must be willing and able to obtain current board certification as a midwife by date of hire
• Must be willing and able to obtain current DEA license within 18 months of hire.
• Must be willing and able to obtain valid NPI number by date of hire
• Must be willing and able to obtain valid Colorado Medicaid Provider number by date of hire
• Must be willing and able to complete CAQH and all credentialing requirements prior to by date of hire.
• Must be willing and able to obtain current BLS/CPR certification by date of hire.
• Must be willing and able to actively participate in health plan contracts.
• Must be willing and able to remain credentialed by the health plans and ensure credentialing materials stay current.
• Must be willing and able to work in a normal patient care environment with some exposure to biological hazards and infectious diseases.
• Must be willing and able to work extra shifts if and when necessary to cover practice needs
• Exceptional independent judgment to monitor and respond to changes in a client’s condition
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively with clients and other members of the health care team
• Skilled in the use of the electronic medical health record
• Excellent knowledge of and ability to perform clinical teaching
• Ability to effectively develop and promote practice
• Strong collaborative nature
• Willingness and ability to actively participate in health plan contracts
• Ability to remain credentialed by the health plans and ensure credentialing materials stay current

Nice To Haves

• Current, active DEA Licensure
• Experienced in water birth and alternative labor/birth options
• Experience working in a high patient volume and/or high-acuity patient setting
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary clinical care teams

Responsibilities

• Provide full scope care to the gynecologic, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patient
• Provide care in the outpatient clinic, OBED, and intrapartum unit
• Utilize limited obstetric ultrasound skills in the outpatient and inpatient setting
• Recommended attendance at monthly practice meetings and participate in a minimum of one-practice and/or College of Nursing committee.
• Educate health care team students (APPs, medical students, residents) and actively participate in student evaluations
• Participate in practice development, promotion and community outreach.
• Active participation in health plan contracts.
• Remain credentialed by the health plans and ensure credentialing materials stay current.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level