JOB SUMMARY:

Provides competent, age specific health care to women in Labor and Delivery.  Performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, and prescribes appropriate interventions and medications.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

·         Provides acute health care to the patient of childbearing age.  Uses the processes of assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation to provide care that integrates the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient/family.

·         Performs basic physical assessment using observation, inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion.

·         Discriminates between normal, normal variations, and abnormal deviations by specific screening tests and refers patients with abnormal findings to appropriate members of the primary health care team.

·         Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings obtained by history, physical screening, behavioral assessments, and, in collaboration with the designated physician, implements an appropriate management plan.

·         Executes such diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed according to the patient’s history and physical.

·         Initiates necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patient.

·         Seeks to ensure high quality care. Demonstrates leadership skills in achieving improved outcomes for all patients/families.

·         Utilizes age specific developmental principles when providing care.

·         Establishes a therapeutic relationship with the patient/family.

·         Plans, develops, coordinates, and provides appropriate health education and counseling in response to patient needs.

·        Role models advanced practice professional nursing through conduct, communication, decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving.

·        Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC JOB FUNCTIONS:

·        Performs related duties as required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

Master’s degree in Nursing.  Registered Nurse currently recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing to practice as a Nurse Midwife.  National certification in midwifery.  No experience required.

EQUIPMENT:

Standard patient care equipment, supplies and mechanical devices for a selected patient population. Standard hospital-related office equipment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION:

·         Work environment is located in a comfortable indoor area.

·         Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped workspace and/or fumes could sometimes cause discomfort.

·         Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required, such as walking, standing, squatting, reaching, pushing, puling, performing CPR and lifting materials, equipment, objects and/or patients.

·         Lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.

·         Vision, hearing, talking and sense of touch abilities must be adequate to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as reading small print, reading from monitoring equipment, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate oral and written communication.

·         Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory and sensory inputs.

·         Shift work may be required.

·         Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury.

·         May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood pathogens, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents and disoriented or combative patients or others.

·         May be required to be on standby and work extended shifts in situations deemed necessary by the Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing Director and/or Nurse Manager.

OTHER:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.

 ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS EQUIVALENTS IN LIEU OF STATED MINIMUMS REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES.