Certified Nurse Midwife - Langhorne, PA (Per-Diem)

THMA Medical Group is looking for a per-diem Certified Mid-Wife to join our OBGyn practice in Langhorne, PA.

Provides midwifery services in accordance with the rules governing the standard of practice of midwifery in Pennsylvania and in accordance with the THMA Medical Group.

Responsibilities:

• Perform evaluation and management for OB care for patients in the OBGyn Clinic
• Completes ACOG Prenatal Records and assigns risk factors
• Evaluates the progress in labor and actively participates in clinical care
• Acts as first assist for cesarean sections
• Completes admission assessment according to policy.
• Performs circumcisions
• Anticipates potential length of stay or discharge problems
• Performs physical exam on initial visit and reports abnormal findings to MD
• Orders appropriate lab studies as indicated
• Participates in discharge planning
• Documents in a clear and legible manner in EMR system
• Utilizes the information management system to enhance communication
• Communicates and documents change in patient’s condition to all appropriate individuals.
• Individualizes and documents educational plan based on age, cultural and spiritual values.
• Communicates transfer of patient responsibility.
• Documents emergency interventions according to policy.
• Documents medication use and controlled substance per policy
• Assesses learning needs, readiness to learn and actual or potential barriers to learning.
• Recognizes and integrates patient special needs and individualizes care.
• Includes pain management and supportive care issues in the plan of care.
• Adheres to infection control standards specific to patient care.
• Delegates work to the care team.
• Plans delivery of care according to patient acuity and staff competencies.

Requirements:

• MSN Required
• Nurse Midwife certification
• Current PA Registered Nurse license Required
• BLS Required
• ACLS Required

As the area’s most comprehensive medical center, St. Mary Medical Center provides state-of-the-art technology and advanced care for the most complex cases through a compassionate team of more than 700 physicians, 3,200 colleagues, and 1,100 volunteers. Services include the region’s leading cardiovascular program; Bucks County’s only state-accredited trauma center; emergency services including a dedicated pediatric emergency care center; neurosciences; a Joint Commission- certified primary stroke center, joint replacement program, and sleep disorder center; specialized diagnostic imaging; obstetrics; NICU and emergency pediatric care in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation; pain management; the St. Mary breast center; and the St. Mary cancer center.

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is the largest Catholic healthcare system serving the Greater Philadelphia area and is a part of Trinity Health of Livonia, Michigan. Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is comprised of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Saint Francis Healthcare, St. Mary Medical Center, Nazareth Hospital, and Trinity Health Mid Atlantic Medical Group along with their associated home health and LIFE programs, aligned joint ventures, sub-corporations, programs, and services. The hospitals, medical offices, specialized facilities, affiliated institutions, and foundations includes more than 9,000 colleagues. These hospitals serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within their communities.

Trinity Health Mid Atlantic Medical Group includes 400+ providers in over 20 specialties who provide care in 50+ locations and within all Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic hospitals. THMA Medical Group providers strive to improve the health of our communities by providing high quality care to our patients, families, and communities.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, and the core of the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the area boasts wonderful family oriented residential communities. There is quick access to historic Philadelphia with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums, and restaurants.  Beaches, mountains, New York City and Washington DC are also just a short drive away.

Craving some fun in the fresh air and sunshine?  Enjoy biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, golf and our many parks. The Countryside has more outdoor activities than you can shake a walking stick at including wine trails and even Appalachian trails, the possibilities are endless.

For more information on Philadelphia visit www.visitphilly.com.

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.