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Job description
Certified Nurse Midwife Opportunity
At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while caring. connecting. growing together.
Here at Optum, part of the largest network of medical groups in the nation, we are seeking a Certified Nurse Midwife to join our growing OB/GYN team in Poughkeepsie, New York. Join us today and start doing your life's best work.
Position Highlights:
Collegial multispecialty group practice with a large referral base
Focus on team-based care
Excellent support staff and dedicated practice management systems
Full complement of clinical and administrative support teams to assist with patient care, including a dedicated Medical Assistant for each provider
Responsibilities:
Participates in initial examination of obstetrical patient, and in collaboration with the MD, shares responsibility for care, treatment, and delivery of patient
Examines patient during pregnancy, utilizing physical findings, laboratory test results and patient's statements to evaluate condition and ensure that patient's progress is normal
Discusses case with Obstetrician to assure observation of specified practices
Instructs patient in diet and prenatal health practices
Stays with patient during labor to reassure patient and to administer medication
Delivers infant and performs postpartum examinations and treatments to ensure that patient and infant are responding normally
Compensation & Benefits Highlights:
Guaranteed, competitive compensation model based on quality, not quantity, with significant earning potential, annual increases, and bonus eligibility
Financial stability and support of a Fortune 5 Company
Robust retirement offerings including employer funded contributions and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP for UHG Stock)
Comprehensive benefits plan inclusive of medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, CME and malpractice coverage
Robust clinician learning and development programs
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree and Midwifery certificate
Completion of Midwifery Education Program
Four years of clinical Midwifery experience, required with references
Current NYS Midwife License and AMCB certification
Would you thrive with Optum? Do you practice evidence-based medicine? Are you seeking a practice focused on patient-centered quality care, not volume? Are you a team player - comfortable delegating and empowering teams? Are you constantly seeking better ways to do things? Do you want to be part of something better?
OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Worksite address
poughkeepsie, NY, 12600, US
Who can apply
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