Expanding practice seeks a Certified Nurse Midwife Hospitalist to work in Waukegan, Illinois! 40 miles from Downtown Chicago!
Join a mission-driven community health organization's Reproductive Health team, providing inpatient and telehealth care from triage through delivery and postpartum.
CONTACT: Katie Patterson 843-574-8234 katie@nowhealthcare.org
Company:
- Community health organization providing holistic, affordable care since 1957, regardless of insurance status, immigration status, or ability to pay
- Recognized as a top workplace in Chicago and suburbs
- Mission-driven, believing healthcare is a human right
Compensation:
- Salary range: $110,000–$125,000, based on experience, skills, and education
- Full benefits package: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care or childcare
- 401(k) with employer match ($0.50 per $1.00, up to 5% of biweekly salary)
- Starting at 20 days PTO, plus 8 paid holidays
- Annual merit increases and room for career advancement
Job/Practice Description: Certified Nurse Midwife Hospitalist
- Provides inpatient and telehealth antepartum, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum care
- Cares for patients throughout admission, from triage through delivery and postpartum
- Performs histories and physical exams on new and returning patients
- Manages acute and chronic illness per protocol or in collaboration with physician
- Provides telehealth triage for antepartum/postpartum acute issues
- Performs procedures such as contraceptive implant and IUD insertion/removal, with appropriate training
- Participates in interdisciplinary teams and ongoing quality improvement activities
- Maintains active hospital delivery privileges and an active collaborative practice agreement with a physician
- Precepts students and participates in faculty/university activities as indicated
Requirements:
- MSN or DNP
- Basic rescuer CPR certification
- APRN–Certified Nurse Midwife license in Illinois
- Certification as a nurse midwife
- At least 2 years of CNM experience preferred
- Comfortable covering a busy L&D unit
- Medical Spanish proficiency preferred
Location offers:
- Waukegan, Illinois, located along the shore of Lake Michigan in northeastern Illinois
- About 40 miles north of downtown Chicago, with easy access to the city
- Close to Illinois Beach State Park, offering miles of lakefront trails and beaches
- Convenient access to both Chicago and Milwaukee metro areas