Certified Nurse Midwife Opportunity

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) has an excellent part-time employment opportunity for a Nurse Midwife to join our team located in Pontiac, Michigan.

The selected candidate will cover the night shift. Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide obstetric care, inter-dependently with the medical team, to clients attending any of the patient care sites supported by the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and dedicated to Obstetrics/Gynecology services.
• Practices inter-dependently with a team of physicians with whom explicit practice commitments have been developed, within departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops appropriate clinical tools jointly with the medical team to assess potential obstetric risk.
• Develops care guidelines, jointly with the medical team, for obstetrical clients’ follow up, consultation and transfer when indicated by deviations from normal.
• Promotes and provides childbirth and breast-feeding education on an on-going basis to enhance the aspects of normalcy in human pregnancy.
• Provides additional care to non-midwifery obstetrical clients interdependently with the medical team when mutually agreed upon.
• Develops, in conjunction with nursing, medical team and administration, innovative programs for the care of obstetric clients.
• Participates in educational programs for clients, medical students, graduate trainees, midwifery students and community.
• Promotes the philosophy and education of nurse midwifery by participation in division of education programs for clients and health care providers.
• In the Labor and Delivery area, participates in the initial evaluation of obstetrical clients and provides initial clinical impressions and assessments as needed, in cooperation with the medical team. Practices as a full scope certified nurse midwife within the hospital setting.
• Participates and promotes a collegial inter-professional relationship with nursing, medicine, and all other support personnel.
• Participates in clinical or basic research, quality assurance and surveys related to institutional operational improvement in women’s health care as it relates to midwifery education and care.
• Performs all other duties and projects as assigned.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Provides quality patient care by considering the age specific, development and cultural needs through competent clinical practice. Demonstrates unit/area competencies.

Requirements:

• Certified Nurse Midwife, as licensed by the American College of Nurse Midwifery and approved training programs in the United States. Foreign-trained midwives must have completed all requirements as developed by the American College of Nurse Midwives.
• Licensed by the American College of Nurse Midwifery.
• Prefer active practice of clinical midwifery experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Certified Nurse Midwife to join St. Joseph Mercy Oakland.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland is offering an excellent competitive compensation and benefit package.

Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (THOH), a member of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, is a 497-bed comprehensive, community teaching hospital and regional tertiary facility located in Oakland County, Michigan. THOH is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States.

A long-time leader in Oakland County, THOH was founded in 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy. For more than 80 years, THOH has been a technologically forward hospital that combines advanced medicine and personal care to assist patients on their path to wellness. With dedicated physicians, nurses and hospital staff committed to providing quality care throughout the patient stay, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland has truly personalized the patient experience. THOH has won numerous local and national recognition for patient safety, quality, and performance, and consistently ranks in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide.

With a recent $54.5 million hospital renovation and expansion, THOH has added an additional 120,000 square feet, housing a new emergency center, private patient tower, imaging center and retail pharmacy. THOH provides a broad range of services including cardiology, orthopedics, women & children services, cancer care, and neurosciences. THOH’s staff and physicians are dedicated to providing excellence in patient care.

THOH invites you to join its award-winning team, grow in a positive environment, and build a remarkable future with a leader in health care.

For more information about Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, please visit our website.

Oakland County, Michigan – Named for its beautiful oak trees, Oakland County offers a blend of big city, suburban, and rural lifestyles. Oakland County is recognized as having Michigan’s second highest population with a residential population of more than 68,000 and has continued to grow since its inception over 175 years ago. Located north of Detroit, Oakland County is part of the nation’s seventh largest metropolitan area and is home to 39 cities and 14 townships. Today, residents have access to 30 downtown areas, nearly 90,000 acres of natural settings, several entertainment and sports venues, plus countless opportunities to achieve a high quality of life. This area is also home to several institutions of higher education, well-known private schools, and exemplary public schools.

With its proximity to Detroit, quality schools, and numerous recreational opportunities, the Oakland area is a perfect place to raise a family. Museums and golf courses are nearby, and Detroit's sporting events, concerts and more are just a half-hour away. The old, well established neighborhoods of the past are joined by gorgeous new residential development. The Oakland area is also a great locale for pet lovers.

Oakland County is the new horizon for living, working and prospering. Focused on the future, Oakland County is one of the wealthiest counties in America, and features a quality of life and commerce that few places can match. Oakland offers world-class educational opportunities for children and adults, ranging from two award-winning public school districts, Avondale Schools and Rochester Community Schools, to Oakland University, a major Division 1 degree-granting university. The community also is served by 10 private schools, Rochester College and Oakland Community College, the largest of Michigan's community-based publicly funded institutions.

With excellent schools, affordable housing, employment opportunities and an abundance of cultural and recreational activities, moving to Oakland County will be the best decision you can make.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.