Job Description

Outstanding Healthcare Opportunity

We offer a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced Certified Nurse Midwife at our Community Health Center of Meriden’s Women’s Health and Prenatal Care Center. The Center is a department of our comprehensive CHC of Meriden practice which provides primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care. The CNM is responsible for comprehensive prenatal and women’s health care services, including gynecology and contraceptive management. The CNM will work in an integrated team that includes OB/GYN physicians, Behavioral Health therapists, Registered Dieticians, Nurses, Medical and Medical Assistants. The CNM/NP will work in close collaboration with CHC of Meriden’s contracted OB/GYN practice, which provides prenatal care on site as well as providing intrapartum care and afterhours coverage. The position affords the right candidate the opportunity to truly build a healthier community by providing outstanding, culturally sensitive, comprehensive women’s health care services This position also precepts CHC of Meriden’s nurse practitioners residency program an dis an active member of all quality initiatives related to the Center.

If you are ready for a challenging, satisfying and rewarding career, join our team of diverse and motivated professionals at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC). CHC is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental and mental health services to the uninsured and underinsured. CHC is building a world class primary health care system that is committed to caring for special populations, and that is focused on improving health outcomes for our patients as well as building healthy communities. We are one of the leading health-care providers in the state of Connecticut, providing comprehensive primary care services in medicine, dentistry, and behavioral health. With more than 100,000 active patients, CHC is the health care home that works to keep our patients—and our communities—healthy. We go beyond the traditional health services to bring care wherever our patients and clients are, using innovative service delivery models and state of the art technology.

This is the opportunity for you if you:

• Are committed to clinical excellence in women’s health care
• Have a minimum of 5 years experience as a nurse midwife, including experience in managing all aspects of prenatal, routine gynecology, and contraceptive management
• Are committed to working towards the elimination of health disparities and improving the health of underserved populations.
• Possess a positive energetic attitude
• Enjoy working with people in a team based, collegial and integrated clinical environment

As a Certified Nurse Midwife for Community Health Center, you will:

• Provide high-quality routine prenatal care according to the standards of the ACOG and ACNM with particular attention to routine screening tests, health maintenance, anticipatory guidance and collaborative care for patients with psychosocial problems
• Provide comprehensive, high quality care based on current, accepted clinical practice guidelines for prenatal patients with medical conditions like Chronic/Gestational diabetes, Asthma, Chronic/Gestational hypertension, Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, including those from the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN), The American College of Nurse-Midwives & The American Diabetes Association for patients
• Collaborate with an OB/GYN group that is responsible for 24/7 call coverage and all labor/deliveries
• Work closely with other team members within the department, site, and organization to accomplish assigned goals, objectives, and responsibilities
• Assure compliance with CHC standards including those established by the Joint Commission, state of Ct. licensure, and CHC internal quality commit, OSHA/EOC, Safety/Infection Control, Quality Care Audits, and DPH licensure requirements
• Adhere to CHC standards for Electronic Health Record charting and documentation
• Work in a team atmosphere with other members of the clinical team including participation in daily huddles, periodic team meetings and sharing responsibility for improving outcomes with a medical team consisting of nursing and medical assistants
• Demonstrate commitment to professional development, maintenance and enhancement of skills through participation in continuing professional education activities

Qualifications:

• Licensed or license eligible in state of CT
• Board Certified as a Certified Nurse Midwife , master’s degree of DNP required.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience
• Current CPR certification
• Commitment to care of underserved populations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Bilingual (Spanish skills), as well as experience in Centering Pregnancy model, a plus

Organization Information:

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), and the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA).

Location:

Community Health Center of Meriden

City:

Meriden

State:

Connecticut

Time Type:

Full time